Hello, my friends!

Thank you for such a warm welcome of my first article a few weeks ago! Your inquiries as to whether or not to expect this column weekly made me realize that I should probably clarify that tidbit of information.

As much as I'd love to write this article weekly, I think the best option for this busy mom is to have it be a biweekly column, (or whenever creativity hits me, which is just about as random as the Iowa weather).

Speaking of the Iowa weather, this weather reminds me of a musical I was in at the Spencer Community Theatre during Iowa's sesquicentennial in 1996. It w...