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when the search for dinner turns into a road trip

by Judy Schwartz Haley

We are in the midst of a road trip from Seattle to Alaska: my mother, my 2-year-old daughter, and I.

Naturally, the first move in a trip to the westernmost state, would be to go east for three days. Right? We’re taking the scenic route: the first night in Leavenworth, and then Coeur [...]

How a scary looking kid helped me get my head screwed on straight

by Judy Schwartz Haley

The first night I met him, he glared at me then leaned back a ways before slamming his head down on to the table. That thud of skull connecting with wood was so hard it made the walls shake and the windows rattle. I choked a bit on my heart, and my stomach churned with that nauseous fear that comes when everything is wrong. Very, very wrong. What were we doing with this kid in our home? [...]

Ethernet Blessings

by Judy Schwartz Haley

I’ve been thinking about my dad a lot lately. December 30th would have been my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary – if he had lived that long. I remember how much my neices and nephews enjoyed their grandpa – and he them – story time, living room forts, tickle monsters… I know there is little [...]