My son won’t sit near me and I am Thrilled!!
My son doesn’t want to sit near me. He doesn’t want to ride in the car with me. He hardly notices I am even there. And I am thrilled!!
I mentioned in my tryouts post that my oldest tried out...
Tryouts are Trying Times
With the beginning of the school year has come fall sports tryouts. We aren’t very good at staying uninvolved or uncaring around tryouts. We get a little too emotionally attached to what our kids...
Sport of a Different Sort
Most of us would probably agree that telemarketing calls are annoying. They typically come in the middle of dinner or while you are watching a show or simply not wanting to talk to a total stranger about...
A Sterling lesson in Ownership
The boys mentioned Donald Sterling tonight – something about him enjoying the spotlight (not sure where they got that from but seemed like a good opportunity for a lesson). While I do not condone...
In this together (like it or not)
We aren’t fools. We realize there will be many moments where we get the cold shoulder. Where the boys are not into hanging out with their old, stupid parents. We know the day will come where...
Bites of Responsibility
Well, it’s been four weeks with the puppies. Twenty-seven days to be exact. Twenty-seven nights of interrupted sleep. We aren’t regretting it but it has been trying at times. The puppies are...
Dog days of Winter
I am still not asking “What have we done?” but that is probably because I am too tired to think. But then I sit and look at the cute (because she is sleeping) puppy under my left arm as I type this...
Homework review, sort of
Going over the Rubric for his book report (while he watches his brother play video games, only half paying attention to me):
Me: “So, you have your cover?”
Him: “Yes”
“Your...
Spark some interest
One of the best things about the holidays is spending time with family. I particularly like when we get to hang out with “the cousins” – that would be my nieces and nephews, all in high...
(New) Habits are hard to keep
So my attempt to write a post a day for the month of December failed after 4 days. Wow, that was quick. Life gets in the way but really, 4 days? Seems my attempt to get in some time on the bike and/or...
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