Perspective
If you follow pro football this season you may know the New England Patriots performed some trickery during the playoffs. Against the Ravens, they confused the Baltimore defense by declaring certain...
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Saving Memories
While I don’t have any exact numbers, I feel safe in assuming a large percentage of the video cameras sold are purchased by new parents. When you are expecting, you buy a camera and record all the...
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...
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...
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...
Love to watch them play- and tell them!!
It is always nice to have affirmation that you are doing something right as a parent. As my youngest son has progressed through youth soccer we have always been careful to be positive but not to over...
Acknowledgement is Pricless
As parents, we do a lot of things that go unrecognized. We pick up after them. We make lunches for them. We wash clothes, clean bathrooms and taxi them to various activities – often without...
When they make you proud.
Recently our youngest went off to an overnight soccer camp. He roomed with one of his friends, who is also on his travel team, and we sent them off in good spirits (always good to have a buddy around)....
Maybe they’ll Dig it!
I have been playing volleyball for the past 20 years (off and on, when the boys were born I took a hiatus for several years). Although I didn’t play in high school or college, I have really grown...
Happy Father’s Day
They are sometimes a joy, other times a real challenge. Sometimes they behave, but there are no guarantees. They are our responsibility, our children. They look to us for guidance, direction and...
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