School Lunches: A Real Slice of Life
Grapes Peanut Butter Salami – lots of salami Cookies GoGurt Applesauce Chips Juice Boxes What do all these things have in common? They are part of school lunches that I’ve…
Category: parenting
Support What They Love
Tonight was senior night for my son’s soccer team. He’s only a junior but it was impossible not to be swept up in the excitement that filled the air near…
Have You Ever? Cleaned up a Dryer Mess?
I have an occasional returning blog series called Have You Ever? The series offers a chance to look at those oddities of life, some of which you might consider yourself…
First Jobs: What do you remember?
What do you remember about your first job? My first job was as a sales clerk at our local JCPenney store in the early 80’s. I remember when I interviewed and was…
18 is Not a Magic Number
Due to changes in the laws regarding privacy and such, a parent is no longer able to access health records, tuition bills, or any kind of private communication deemed to…
What Do You See and Do at The Biggest Youth Soccer Tournament in the Western Hemisphere?
This year my son’s youth soccer team decided to participate in the USA Cup, held this week in Blaine, Minnesota just north of the great city of Minneapolis. The last…
Everybody’s Home
There is not quite any feeling like there is when Everybody’s Home. Three Boys, Two Girls and a Boy. Three Girls. Four Boys and a Girl. One Boy. A Girl.…
A Fun Trip Memory
“Who are you again?” My three-year old asked my sister-in-law while sitting on her lap on a ferry at Walt Disney World ushering them from the Animal Kingdom to Epcot…
