This reminds me of a 5th grade spelling test debacle. I never had an issue with spelling and I found the tests pretty easy. I found most of my academic endeavors quite easy throughout all of my schooling and even college. It did not serve me well as a young adult though. I was so used to things coming easy to me, so…

I still do that in my head when I read that word. It’s just one of those things with me. My daughter is grown, with excellent reading and spelling skills, but she pronounces climate like this when she’s reading aloud: klī-MATE’. My husband pronounces esophagus like this: EE’-so-phay-guss. I’m actually glad I’m not the…

Well, I’m just going to share my first ever regret, which occurred somewhere between the ripe old age of 2 or 3 years old. I was playing in the sand in my rural ‘backyard’.... My mom had given me some spoons and other cutlery to play with in the sand. I was thoroughly enjoying myself, when a seemingly brilliant idea…