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Can My Hound Tell Time? By: Lisa Batten Kunkleman It’s five o’clock somewhere. Yes, indeed, it’s here, in my house. Somehow my dogs know it’s supper time and start pacing, then patting me on the leg as I sit typing at my desk. Our hound dog Sadie even starts faking asthma and breathing heavily. She […]
I don’t know why, but the day after our mini blizzard, which in North Carolina can mean an inch or two of snow and ice, there was a roll out garbage and recycling bin phenomenon. It was the first day of clear roads after our little snow-event- extended weekend, when on my morning walk I […]
Our “empty nest syndrome” isn’t what I expected. Not only is it empty of kids, recently it’s been empty of adults too. We’re running back and forth to the kids’ universities nearly every weekend for something. Mainly to football games, which I suppose is understandable since we purchased season tickets for both schools. How could […]
I used to stroll our three babies through the mall in their extra- long, stadium-style triple stroller. Every few yards, people said, “You really have your hands full,” or, “Better you than me.” Now friends say, “How’re you doing?” and “I’m praying for you,” and “It must be so quiet at your house with […]
“So what did the doctor say? Is it a tail or a black snake? You know we’re here for you girl.”
By Lisa Batten Kunkleman Back in 2015, I made fun of our piddling little snow storm saying all we needed was a broom to clear a path. Well, two years later, I have to eat my words at least a nibble. We have real, honest to goodness fluffy snow. Not ice and haven’t lost power […]
Lisa Batten Kunkleman I used to feel so guilty sitting at my computer for hours at a time. People walking by have no idea what I write, type, or peruse on that wide screen. My husband is always busy, looking productive while I must look anything but. He does nothing to make me feel […]
My mom and my brother Mike’s Christmas visit was too short, as always, and they were about to start the three-hour trip home when she and I decided to take a quick look in her old cedar chest which now graces the foyer of our home. In no time, we were making a good old […]
(Sing it to “Sleigh Bells Ring, Are You Listening…” tune) Come on cat, Stop your hiss-in That ol’ hound, Wants some kiss-in It’s just Sadie’s way, To get you to play When she sticks that nose on you like that. Yes she smells, It’s so true-ue When she gets, Next to you-ue But she’s oh […]
Senior Year with Triplets: Reminiscing Over Photos for the Senior Yearbook Page It’s real. Oh my gosh! They’re seniors. All three of our eighteen-year-old kids are likely to go to college and leave us as empty nesters next year. I can’t stop reminiscing while trying to pick out pictures of important times in our triplets’ […]
