On the surface the kids seem happy and able to cope day to day. But if you give them a chance, they open their hearts and pour out their feelings.

Even if it's a picture of the Superdome, there is almost always sunshine or a rainbow. It was almost always the last thing they added to their pictures.

Hope . . . one crayon at a time. We're just moms.

Kids know what parties are going to have alcohol and what parties won't.

Probably in the worst shape are home offices, the accumulation of every-day paperwork.

Our kids just really wrestled well all day long. We had a few letdowns, but for the most part our kids wrestled hard.