Almost, but Not Quite…

I recently was digging through some “posts” that I wrote (but never published) during a blogging sabbatical.  I found one that dredges up fresh emotions as I read it again. I can remember that day 4 years ago, like it was yesterday.  It was right when my youngest sister was getting married:
April 2006
Have you ever [...]

Weekend Dad

Saturday morning was a rainy affair and the 2 soccer games that were originally planned were cancelled.  I was sitting with the boys eating breakfast and just goofing off.
Even if we had the soccer games, I was relieved it was Saturday after a normal, but frustrating and difficult week.  But I was curious at how [...]

Lessons Learned While Camping

For our vacation this year, we went camping in North Carolina near where I would go when I was a boy.  I have fond memories of camping there and I wanted to share it with my family.  Unlike our previous camping trip last year, the weather was less than ideal:  it rained. A lot.
If you [...]

What was the question?

In saying good night, my 12 year old comes up to me and asks:
“If there’s no such thing as a dumb question, then is this a dumb question?”
“Yes”, says I.
“Is it?” he says.
“What?”
Totally confused I shake my head and he starts laughing out loud.
My fear is that it is only just beginning of what is [...]

4-1 = A lot quieter

We let our eldest go this week. He was itching for adventure.
“New York,” he said.
“Maine,” he said… and “Oh, I want to go sailing.”
“Be gone with you!” I said.
“Go on your adventure and make this family proud! Conquer lands! Vanquish enemies. Oh, and make sure that you call.”
Of course there were grandparents involved [...]

Water, Water, Everywhere

Since my wife was at the homeschool conference in Richmond this  weekend, I took Thursday afternoon and Friday off and declared Men’s Weekend 2009.  We wrote up a list of things that we wanted to do over the weekend, which included trying to fill a gaping hole called “Friday.”
The fear is that somehow, if you [...]

Random thoughts

I guess it is time for my monthly post.  I guess I haven’t been doing much on the blogging front lately, but no apologies: you’ve heard it all before, anyway.  I got the idea of this post from Rick, who I’ve been following for several years, has recently come over to WordPress.
The idea here is [...]

Off

I’m taking the last two days of this week as vacation. My wife and kids have been on spring break this week, and now I am too.
We’re going to go see Monster’s vs. Aliens today and even spring for the extra $2.50 to see it in 3-D.
And then tomorrow we’ll go on a family [...]