The Boy idolizes his big sister so naturally he follows everything she does. Recently, he discovered her old backpack and claimed it as her own. He wears it everywhere. In the house, in the yard, everywhere. When he wears it he has a confident strut in his stride as if the backpack has magically transformed...
Yesterday we sat outside in nice Summer breeze and the Girl read me her first real book that she wrote for a class project. It was titled “Questions and Answers About Birds” and it was full of pictures, sketches and information about birds that she researched by herself at school. She was so proud of...
I was sitting next to the Boy on the sofa eating the mini-burgers the Wife had just made. As he normally does he handed me the plate with the mess of half eaten food. “Aaalll Done!” he said proudly. Then he did the most unexpected but interesting thing. He reached out and held my hand...
For the past couple of years the Wife has been expressing her love for rocking chairs. Not just any rocking chair, mind you, but the old, hand made ones that you might see on an episode of the Antique Road Show. She mentioned that she has wanted an old rocker since she was a little...
The Wife and I are big on discipline with the kids. Call us old school but we just do not put up with foolishness when it comes to proper behavior and kids having respect. I have seen some parents let their kids talk to them anyway they want and live to tell the tale. Whenever...
Why is the Boy wearing mittens on one of the hottest days of the Summer? Well, I can explain. The Boy is a huge fan of lawn mowers, in fact he loves anything that goes vrooom! We have a couple guys who come to mow our lawn and when they show up it’s a big...
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