Friend - at the studio waiting for Logan

"I'm not trying to knit. I can knit and I LOVE yarn."

Logan 6 years old - having an especially SLOW morning

"It's not a rock it s a Toaster Strudel. Now hurry up and eat it already."

"Those are your sneakers, not algebra. Let's go!"

Boys - running late before school

"People are more likely to be late or early seeing as there is only a one minute window to be right on time."

My students - advanced jazz class this evening

"I've given you the tools to be great! Now it's up to you to do the work. "

Chris - 11:44pm

"Oh god is he asleep?"

Logan 6 years old - in the kitchen doing homework

"I am so proud of you! You're an awesome reader. All you need is some confidence."

Chris - applying wall decals in our bedroom

"Just do it already. Slap it on there. It'll be fine. I promise."

Oliver 5 months - living room

"You've gotta crawl baby. You can't walk before you crawl though lord knows you're trying."

Brenden 10 years old - in the bathroom while doing your hair before school

"You need to find something you love to do that also makes you enough money to live comfortably. It's so much easier to get up and go to work if you really love what you do. It doesn't matter how long it takes you to finish school as long as you really love it. Chances are you'll be doing it for much longer than you were in school."