Recently, we bought a bunk bed. Son #2, previously confined to a crib, has gone hog wild with his newly found freedom. Any time he needed a bite to eat or a drink in the middle of the night, he would call for us, which wasn’t very often. Hardly ever, actually. There must be somethingContinue reading “The Jingle Bell-Boy”
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The Deer, Deer, Deer!
Tonight, we stopped by the local rapid sustenance dispenser to acquire some delectable fodder. After thirty minutes of not moving, we decided to exit the line. The boys needed to be in bed. They didn’t take a nap today. After hearing Son #2 say, “Drive, Dada!” for the eleven hundredth time, and after explaining justContinue reading “The Deer, Deer, Deer!”
The Decorations
This year, we have chosen a retro theme for our Christmas decor. Retro, meaning nothing matches. Our Christmas tree is the goulash of trees. There isn’t a theme at all. I remember my Great Grandma Dobbs tree. She had those good Christmas lights. She’d probably had them since the 60s or 70s. They were pale,Continue reading “The Decorations”
The Modern-Day Carol
I was mesmerized by this song the first time I heard it. It was on Janet Paschal’s Christmas CD from the early 2000s. She had a full orchestra and an actual ability to sing. I have a guitar with year-old strings and no talent whatsoever. What I do have is guts, apparently. That’s what itContinue reading “The Modern-Day Carol”
The Action of Thankfulness
If I know anything, it’s this: compared to a lot of people, I am not wealthy in terms of legal tender. I’m not a pauper, but I am not a prince, either. I don’t spend a vast amount of time on comparative thinking. But it doesn’t require much thinking to realize my locality on theContinue reading “The Action of Thankfulness”
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