Callie Feyen

The morning before first grade, Hadley realized that she had a loose tooth.  She was wound up with excitement and anticipation: I knew it would happen this year! What if it hurts when it comes out? Wouldn’t it be cool if it happened at school? What if there’s blood? Does the Tooth Fairy know where I live? (I find it interesting… View Post

When it comes to my kids’ artwork and school projects I have a terrible, terrible time throwing it away. There are a couple of reasons for this.  First, I find what Hadley and Harper create incredibly interesting. Take Harper’s guys, for example.  It’s been so much for to watch them go from this: To this: The other reason I like… View Post

Starting: a new essay.  My mentor this year wants me to try an essay that does not have me in it.   Like what Ira Glass does in This American Life. He has the coolest job, doesn’t he?  That’s what I want to do when I grow up.  Anyway, I’m working on writing something about a sculpture at the University of… View Post

We’re celebrating my in-laws’ 45th wedding anniversary this week in Michigan and that means biking around Mackinaw Island, building rock cairns to mark our trails, going on boat rides, having a bit of cherry lemonade at the Cherry Republic store, and of course, looking for Petoskey stones. Fun times are being had by all.

This week the girls and I watched Anne of Green Gables. On VHS, mind you.  Harper wasn’t that into it.  She wondered when the “kid part” was coming.  Meaning, “Where are the cartoons?”  Hadley, on the other hand, loved it.  She was a little concerned about the folks in the movie who were being mean to Anne, and she is… View Post