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Fond Family Memories

A friend said something recently that got me thinking about funny things my dad does. He’s a big tree fanatic, and I mean big. In 1976 he and my mother planted one thousand blue spruce seedlings. Sadly 500 of them got mowed under by a farmer who was, uhhhh, not...

Facing a Parting, The Update

The only predictable thing about kids is they’re unpredictable. We had a kids’ craft event at church yesterday afternoon, and my friend D was there.  You know, the one who’s leaving.  It was super hard watching her talk to a few of the other ladies,...

Humble is a Good Pie Flavor

Perhaps the boys aren’t the only ones with negative baggage about school. Well.  If you were following the comments to my post about frustrating days last week, you’ll see some very wise words from Stu.  To get the whole thing, read the comments and also...

Filling the Love Bucket

Captain Earthquake climbed up on the couch with Hubby a little while ago, and just chatted away with his dad about motorcycles and bullets and important boy things.  Eventually I joined them, and the Captain was blissful, getting the full attention and affection of...

Connecting

I had quite a serious conversation with TechnoBoy this week. I don’t know what’s been going on with him lately, but his temper has been flaring at surprising moments. Like….I ask him to help me pick up an item off the floor. Or….I tell him that...