As some of you may know Lent just started. When the boys came back from Sunday school last weekend, we asked them about it. “I know!” my oldest said. “I know the story of Lent!” “The story of Lent?” To be honest, I don’t know the “story of Lent.” I mean, I know what Lent […]
Read MoreThe other night, as we were eating dinner, my six-year old turned to his mother. “Mom,” he said. “I wish you were younger.” “Why’s that?” she asked. “Because then I could marry you.” “No,” his little brother shouted. “You can’t marry your family.” He gestured dramatically with his hands. “It’s not allowed.” I wish I could […]
Read MoreI wish I could take credit for this one… This past weekend I had a front row seat to a moment of pure brilliance in my wife’s parenting career. I was sitting at the kitchen table at the time, sorting through some papers. She was cooking pancakes on an electric griddle. Our 6-year old was […]
Read MoreSomewhere along the line, we acquired these square plastic flat boards (about two feet across) with four wheels on them. We call them roller boards, and the kids love them. They lie on their bellies and push themselves around the house or driveway. I’ve tried rollerboard too, though I’m a bit too big, and I […]
Read MoreMy wife got an emergency call from C’s school yesterday. It seems the big guy was pale and wheezing and sitting in the school office under observation. He has a cold right now and used to have asthma, so this is something we take very seriously. She hurried over as fast as she could, only […]
Read MoreToday’s Tale is in the Chronicle. Click here to read it! Keywords for Searchers: funeral, sharp dressed, clothes, zipper,
Read MoreYesterday evening, my wife and kids surprised me with pizza and stromboli for dinner. “Daddy,” the four year old called. “We got you a special treat!” I ran down the stairs. “Oh yeah?” “Yeah,” he nodded. “Because you’ve had such a tough day.” During dinner, my wife excused herself to go to the bedroom. After […]
Read MoreToday’s Tale is in the Chronicle. Click here to read it! Terms for Searchers: Racism, Martin Luther King, Davy Crockett, good guys, bad guys, shot
Read MoreThere’s an old-fashioned putt-putt golf course down by the marina in the old city of St. Augustine. It doesn’t have any large structures, windmills, or anything like that, but it’s a nice little relaxed course with a great view of the St. Johns. Last time we visited St. Augustine, we asked the kids if they […]
Read MoreMy kids have no respect for the bathroom. If I am occupied behind the locked bathroom door, they feel no hesitation about pounding on the door and shouting to me. That was the case this morning. First I heard my oldest’s voice raised in an angry shout. “But you have to! I’m bigger. You have […]
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