Vilma PackardAug 13, 20183 min readBittersweet GoodbyesI feel it was only yesterday when I helped our firstborn son vacate his dorm room at the end of spring semester his freshman year. My...
Vilma PackardMay 13, 20181 min readAn Ode to My Mom (Things I Love About Her and Learned from Her)I love that she’s a teacher and that she’s my first. She taught me the value of words, written or spoken. How those words have power. How...
Vilma PackardMay 9, 20181 min readUnfinished BusinessWhen I was a child, I used to write stories with pictures. If I didn't go into physical therapy, for sure I would have been an English...
Vilma PackardApr 13, 20182 min readHuman's Best FriendMy husband thought he'd successfully dodge the pet request phase kids normally go through. He couldn't be more wrong! It sneaked up on...
Vilma PackardApr 8, 20182 min readStealing on Borrowed TimeMy youngest son's transformation from a sweet little boy to 'I'm too-cool-to-be-seen with my mom' type teen has been hard on me. He was...
Vilma PackardApr 7, 20182 min readThe Albatross of College Auditions By now, all high school seniors should have received their acceptance letters and had made a decision on which school to attend in the...