Callie Feyen

“Do you guys want yellow or orange carrots?” “Doesn’t matter,” Hadley says. “Doesn’t matter, but I want yellow carrots,” Harper says. The two of them are drawing pictures of super heroes and one evil villain who has the word “butt” in his name.  I’m packing lunches for the three of us because today we are going to the zoo.  John… View Post

One thing I couldn’t wait to do after turning in my thesis was go to the library and look for books to read JUST BECAUSE.  I feel a major YA binge coming on. Maybe some Sarah Dessen chased with some E. Lockhart.  I think that will pair nicely with the TV series “One Tree Hill” that I’m ridiculously involved in…. View Post

Someone got her library card after someone else labeled “DELINQUENT” paid her library fines. Someone participated in the school science fair and was extremely annoyed at someone else because she made her wear a dress.  You don’t make lighting in a dress. The weather’s been beautiful so we are playing on the blacktop. We are moving. Joy the Baker, a… View Post

I have pack rat/hoarder tendencies. You won’t ever find me keeping ketchup packets or barbecue sauce from restaurants. Those aren’t allowed in my house. Actually, between you and me, I don’t even like taking leftovers home unless it’s pizza. I’ll walk away from the table and if someone says, “Callie! Don’t forget your leftovers!” I make an extremely convincing act… View Post

Here’s a picture of Harper praying for dead caterpillars.  You know, just a moment’s pause before we continue scootering. Of course taking this picture made me decide that it was time to revisit the caterpillar story from the spring of ’10. So here you go: The story for this post began on Friday.  The girls and I were walking around… View Post