Iva and Brant were trying to conceive a child. They had been trying for six months with no success. At their doctor's appointment, they expressed discouragement. But then they saw the doctor smiling broadly.
The couple will be happy to know they have a baby on the way.


I put the black plastic rose in a vase with water. I left it atop my bookcase for a few weeks. Ten people asked me about it. They wanted to know why I had a watered, fake flower.
Honestly, I didn't really know why either.


Jen was so confident in her preparations for the county spelling bee. She had spent the past month studying the dictionary every night. When the Bee started, Jen survived as others got knocked out. It all came down to the final two and Jen's opponent had messed up.

Jen won the spelling bee!