KellyAMarks

I have a friend who has a 2 1/2-year-old that is absolutely precious. Her mom and I struck a deal: every day I send her a funny meme, and...

Not too long ago, Paul and I were talking, and I have no recollection what brought this up, but Paul stated that THIS was the best time...

When I was in college, there was some trash-talking about Generation X. The Boomers were considered the greatest generation, and we were...

Several years ago I was at Matthews United Methodist Church, and I saw their solution to deer and other critters that were eating their...

I love our neighborhood, but probably not for the usual reasons. #1) Each house has at least an acre of land. That creates distance,...

Yesterday I was goofing off on Facebook, and I saw that a friend of mine posted some pictures of her youngest grandson marching in the...

Some blog posts write themselves; I just need to get out of the way. Sometimes I struggle from the first word till the last. You are...

Some babies are colicky, and after hearing the horror stories from the parents, it sounds like a complete nightmare. I’m not sure how...

I’m sure you’re going to find this shocking, but Paul and I tease each other mercilessly. Someone asked me just this week how I put up...

There are many ways, both good and bad, to know you live in the South; one of them occurred yesterday morning. I was sitting at the...

You’ve heard the phrase guilty pleasure! “Something, such as a movie or music, that you enjoy, despite feeling that is not generally held...

I remember one very specific moment in a Brit lit class I took in college my sophomore year. It was an afternoon class; it was warm in...

Paul and I have never had a pet. I feel un-American and maybe even un-human saying that, but since we teach students who come into our...

Thursday, August 3, 10 PM It’s been a heck of a day. Madi packed her car to the gills and set off for Chapel Hill and the new digs she’s...

Have you ever seen anybody geek out? It’s quite a sight to behold. They are in a normal scenario; the circumstances are typical,...

Fun fact: in North Carolina, reckless driving is a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1000 and 60 days in jail. Jail? I...

There is a type of household that is “I want what I want, and I want it now.“ And then there’s ours, “You get what you get, and you don’t...

It was a long week, capped by the longest Saturday in history. We have been waiting all week for Madi to return home from Italy. On this...

In our yard, we have three pin oak trees. They must be over 100 years old. They are enormous. Every spring, I am so happy to see the buds...

There is an odd dynamic in the family. Hypothetically speaking, let’s say I had been telling Paul for months, or perhaps even years, that...