Sometimes, your kids do something very small that shows that they’re undeniably yours. Little things that show that there’s a connection between you and them; not because you’ve cultivated it, but just because it exists on its own. Something innate, not programmed. I was pleased when my son decided that he liked Star Wars. I [...]
As usual, life intervened and left me precious little time for blogging last week. However, that shouldn’t be a problem this week though, as I’ve taken the whole week off to sit around at home with The Boy and save us a little money on day care. I guess I shouldn’t assume that it’ll be [...]
I think The Girl’s acrobatic inclinations are starting to rub off on her brother. After six years of staunch skittishness, he’s finally willing to rumble, tumble and let his feet leave the ground. I guess the indignity of being shown up by a toddler was just too much for him. Case in point — this [...]
We had a very busy, but very good, weekend. The Wife went back to the Swamp for Friday and the first part of Saturday to help her parents pack up the house they’ll be moving out of soon and we had some friends and their kids over for backyard water fun and dinner on Saturday [...]
Wow, it seems just like yesterday that The Boy was headed off to his first day of kindergarten, but now he’s done with it and headed off into the excitement of numbered grades. Only twelve more years to go until he picks up that high school diploma in the spring of 2021.
Today’s the day. At 9 a.m. (or thereabouts), The Boy will walk across the stage of his school’s cafetorium and officially graduate from kindergarten. I’m told, however, that he won’t be moving out of the house or getting a job. Apparently there’s a whole swath of numbered grades above this that he has to complete [...]
I’ve said it probably hundreds of times on this blog – The Girl is totally nuts. Now I’ve got video proof.
I’m not really feeling very narrative-y, so we’ll stick with ol’ trusty bulleted list for today. I just asked The Dog and she said that’s okay. I trust her judgment, even though she licks her own butt.
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