The Transracial Solution
Teresa on May 13th 2008
Inspired by Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal, the idea came to me when I was filling out the girls’ paperwork for school registration. After completing several pages of questions I came to the ethnic background section. Among my options were Caucasian; Hispanic, non-Caucasian, African-American, Asian, etc. As I pondered what option I wanted to select [...]
What’s in your backyard?
Teresa on May 11th 2008
I have to say that I’m not quite as terrified about the bugs here any more, but I still wouldn’t sleep outside if you paid me. When the sun goes down on Arizona dessert suburbs, the creepy crawlies come out. Last night after I got the kids in bed I went outside to admire the [...]
Welcome to a new home, new friend.
Teresa on May 11th 2008
In the aftermath of last week’s tragedy, we’ve accomplished quite a lot. Ryan and I went to Home Depot with an inkling of a plan. I’ve been wanting to build a new habitat for the tortoises for quite a while now, due to the hope that we will soon replace our grass with turf. Anyhow, [...]

