Nickels, grass, the new peace sign, a"salt" rifles and klump.

New glasses, going to the eye doctor alone, the last child, and cool frames.

Giant asteroids, rich neighborhoods on Halloween, painting and the Maines twins.

I spy, priorities, star testing, presidential candidates and The Donald.

Ghost stories, hurt knees, knee noises and athletes foot.

Syd is a great kid, and sometimes I forget to parent her properly. She not doing well in school all of a sudden and we talked about it. Not my proudest moment as a parent. I chose the wrong time and place, and didn't choose my words very carefully...I wish I had a "do over" button for talks (read, lectures )like these.

Cough buttons, sneezing in concert, psat recap, swimming, and storms.

Heatwaves, el Nino, California weather and listener emails.

Failing grades, priorities and how to succeed.

Creepy dolls, decorating a Christmas tree, family holidays, old friends and data.