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Be Surprising

Last year at this time the boys and I went skiing for the very first time ever in our whole lives. Our neighbors’ private school was having a field trip and invited us to join. It was a fantastic trip! The only downside was the 12 months of begging to go again....

Curiosity Shocked the Boy

Shortly after waking this morning I retired to the bathroom office, as is my custom. I’d just gotten out my magazine and started reading when the silence was shattered by a shrieking noise, followed by a loud thud. Then silence. I knew what had happened and was...