Roll Out

Most Saturdays were set aside for family outings, the kind that began with long, winding car rides toward someplace special. The time in the car could feel like forever, but there was a quiet coziness to it—me in the backseat with a favorite toy, a small piece of home I could hold onto while the scenery drifted by. 😁🤖

That Tracks

 Radio‑controlled cars were the thing when I was a kid. I never had a TurboHopper, but my neighbor did—and the empty volleyball courts at the park behind our house instantly became our homemade off‑road track. I might not have owned the car, but designing the course was just as thrilling! 😎

Lab Partner

Talk about a recipe for disaster…the teacher pairs me with the cute girl in class, and suddenly I’m conducting a science experiment with the attention span of a goldfish. Forget balancing equations—I was just trying to remember how to breathe. Honestly, the real miracle wasn’t the passing grade…it’s that I didn’t accidentally set the lab on fire. 😍😅

Stop!

One night a black cat ran in front of our station wagon, so my dad hit the brakes. The truck behind us didn’t react in time and plowed into us. The car was totaled, we were shaken, but everyone walked away — even the cat. ❤️

Run

 My last cartoon reminded me of a family incident.

On a mountain trail we ran into what we thought was a cat. It was a skunk. We ran. FAST! 😅

Encounter

I often walk my neighborhood before the sun rises, which is apparently prime time to bump into my "pal"...a skunk. I’ve wandered as close as six feet of him before my brain catches up—luckily he’s never felt inspired to…"say hello" to me.🤢

Temp Swings

It's the time of year we get those wide temperature swings! Bundle up in the morning, and walk around in a short sleeve shirt by the afternoon! 😁☀️