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”
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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”
The Jingle Bell-Boy
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”
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!”
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