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A Dog’s View
Hi all, One day The Lady came out of the garage in a hurry (as usual) muttering something about so much to do. And then She tells me,...
Dec 24, 20243 min read
A Parody of Dr. Suess
One girl, two girls, 1 boy, soon another. Not one of them is like the other. This one likes to play with cars. This one likes to look at...
Nov 15, 20243 min read
Good Always Wins
It seems to me that the last while, things are different. There’s more depth to conversations than there used to be. An unspoken urgency...
Jul 23, 20242 min read
Legendary
There are dads, and there are legendary dads. The legendary ones work all day (and sometimes all night to make ends meet), yet when they...
Jun 16, 20241 min read
The Evolution of a Parent
Of Child-Training.. 1st child - every misdemeanor properly dealt with and taken care within minutes of happening. 2nd child - most...
Mar 23, 20242 min read
7 Weeks Down
Tonight I lay in bed completely exhausted yet wide-awake. I try to pray. “Dear God… but all that comes out of my sleep-deprived thoughts...
Mar 12, 20242 min read
And then there were 3 (under 3)
Someday (if we survive that long) I'm going to look back on this blog and I'll read this post, and probably shake my head incredulously....
Feb 8, 20242 min read
Of Happenstance and Fried Rice
Our paths of life are merging briefly here for a few months. It all started with a bit of happenstance. (Except that I don't believe in...
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Weeds or Flowers?
If you focus on the weeds, they multiply. I'm truly literally serious here. Every year since we got married, I have focused on the...
Jul 17, 20231 min read
News Alert and Life Update
Baby Nikkel # 3... PINK or BLUE, what will it be? We're excited and of course, wishfully dreaming of a boy.. time will tell! It's been...
Jul 2, 20231 min read
The Making of a Dad
You always had a feeling he was going to be a good dad. It was probably one of the reasons you fell for him in the first place. In the...
Jun 21, 20223 min read
Oh Time, Slow Dow
That feeling when your baby/toddler is sitting on your hip. Your arm is around them, your hand holding their thigh. And their hand,...
Jun 2, 20221 min read
I Believe In Prayer
These last few weeks have re-affirmed my belief in the power of prayer. Through the many sleepless nights when I’m all alone in the house...
Apr 21, 20221 min read
Scrumptious Gilbertini
I’m dreadful at remembering to photograph my meals before we devour them so no pics this time.. you’ll just have to take my word for how...
Mar 30, 20222 min read
“Roading”
Passed a cheery girl in a straw sun hat - a right-friendly face that I’d like to chat. An old farm pop who gave a curt nod, rocking...
Mar 25, 20221 min read
The Trucker
Morning fog hangin’ over the blacktop. Glow of the sun coming up in the east. Eighteen gears and a flat top. Dusty dash and a worn-out...
Mar 9, 20221 min read
Sorting Out Life, One Load at a Time
I was going to throw in the towel.. then I remembered how much laundry I already have. Laundry is inevitable, so we might as well find...
Feb 22, 20223 min read
"A Place for Everything and Everything In Its Place"
I go through these organizing streaks. They usually are a result of visiting an organized person's house and admiring their...
Feb 9, 20222 min read
The Road of Life
There are times in life that make a person question the unfairness. Days that send you to your knees begging for answers. Hours that...
Jan 18, 20221 min read
WE'RE STILL ALIVE!!!
And here I am, a month later, still paddling to keep my head above water. The water is getting shallower now, though. And I think I see...
Jan 17, 20222 min read
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