Analyzing the joys and funny bits of parenting and the domestic life
Life has really been stepping up a lot lately. Play-dates, gymnastics, dancing, work, work and work have combined into a huge Swirling Force that has swooped down and is pushing us along. Surprisingly, I’m feeling pretty calm within the Storm of Life. Happy even. I think, it may be that I truly realize that this [...]
Mud, puddles, pits. These are the siren calls of boyhood. An empty skateboard pit simply must be conquered. The skate park might have been intended for teenage skaters, but in the middle of the day, it is the home to a multitude of small boys thinking that they are like the Big Boys because they [...]
Last summer, I started Operation Two Wheels. I didn’t bother telling anyone about it which meant that Operation Two Wheels was about as top secret as you can get. My mission: to convince my son (then four, now five) to try biking without his training wheels. I can’t recall if it surprised me that my [...]
My plans for a lovely two-week long reconnect over March Break has hit some loud snot-filled bumps filled with tears and screaming. Those bumps have been loud and long enough that I started to think the whole Great Reconnect idea was a big fat failure. But then my camera proved me wrong. This is why [...]
It’s just a couple weeks away from March Break. The kids will have two weeks off from school over March Break, and it occurred to me today that I there isn’t much time left to register the kids into various activities and camps to occupy their time. With this thought in my mind, I dutifully [...]
