A year ago I posted a to-do list of five items I wanted to work on in 2011. They weren’t resolutions, simply some priorities and goals. 52 weeks later, I thought I’d look back and see how I did. Don’t procrastinate Fail. For example, every day I come home and see the peeling paint on … More To-Do List for 2012
When I look back on Christmas 2011, it will probably be remembered as the last time A believed in Santa. Over the past few weeks we’ve had a number of conversations about the existence of Santa (the word on the playground is the fat man’s a fraud) and I was pretty sure he had crossed … More Christmas 2011
Last year I wrote about A’s Christmas wish list. It was a list of 23 things that pretty much every 7-year-old boy could want, and Santa made a good dent in it. So, with just 13 days until Christmas, I thought I’d share this year’s list. It’s an interesting mix of items that includes a … More An 8-Year-Old’s Christmas List
Mornings can be hard sometimes. You wake up cranky, and the last thing you want to do is make lunches, make breakfast, fetch your kids some clean socks out of the dryer, sign the permission form for the school field trip, etc. I was having one of those mornings recently, and to top it off, … More I Exept Your Apology
Hallowe’en used to be a kinder, gentler time. The boys and their friends dressed up like kittens, princes and cowboys. We’d go door-to-door for a little while and then head home before it was dark. It was all about being cute, not scary. The Dearloves circa 2006. Oh how things have changed… This year, the … More Hallowe’en 2011
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