Recently, Son #1 wrote a list of rules for living. In reality, it’s just a bunch of boxes and scribbles on a piece of paper. But to him, it means something. He was lying on the floor, writing furiously. Then he got up and stood in front of my chair to read his list toContinue reading “The Rules for Life”
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The Snacks
I enjoy sunflower seeds. We have pictures of three-year-old me sitting at the bar with a red plastic spit cup, the seeds lying in a pile before me. I deduced that I was three years old because my parents sold that house when I was three, so I was three or younger when the pictureContinue reading “The Snacks”
The Hostess
I consider my grandmother to be the perfect hostess. She’s always concerned about her guests. And she is perpetually second-guessing if everything is up to par. She may go to the kitchen for butter and look for several minutes before she finds it on the table where it has been for the last forty-five minutes.Continue reading “The Hostess”
The Chiropractor
A couple of months ago, I had back issues for several weeks. No, I don’t need surgery. I do a lot of sitting down and not enough exercising. That’s what I need – more exercise. My brother-in-law was having back pain as well. He gets a lot of exercise, though. So he had back issuesContinue reading “The Chiropractor”
The Time Well-Spent
As a boy, I remember the joys of fall. We raked leaves into a large pile and scattered them all over the yard again. As a dad, it is my job to introduce my boys to such traditions. And I have done so successfully. After work today, I went outside and raked up a four-foot-high,Continue reading “The Time Well-Spent”
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