Apr
09

Welcome to My World!

Posted by Jennifer

I smile as I typed that headline because I am forever saying that to my husband, Craig, when he discovers that two or more of our children will inevitably need his attention at the same time, that someone used the last of the toilet paper, or that one of the kids didn’t put away his or her clothes as instructed. Welcome to my world! It’s not his fault… he works full time as a deputy metro editor at the Akron Beacon Journal, and misses most of the quirks that consume my day. As the mother of five children, ages 10 months to 13 years, I have my share of unplanned fun, all while I am trying to manage my own freelance writing and editing work. It is a juggling act, to be sure, and it ain’t pretty sometimes! But when I do eke out a moment for quiet reflection (OK, this might only...

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