The kids had one week all summer where they didn’t have some sort of activity planned. Unfortunately, things at work were pretty fluid with travel and meetings, so I was hesitant to make any major plans. However, about a week before the kids were free I finally decided that we needed to take some time […]
This parody is based on the top-polling 2016 Presidential candidates at the time of writing. (To the tune of “We Will Rock You” by Queen) Trump Trump, Jeb! (Replaces foot stomp and hand clap rhythm)Trump Trump, Jeb! Neurosurgeon Doctor Benjamin Carson,Carly Fio-ri-na and Ted Cruz You got Mike Huck-a-bee And Rick SantorumTelling Chris Christie to lay
When Ann asked me if she could go on a camping trip with a friend and her friend’s parents I was a little surprised. The first time I had taken the kids camping was the final night of a summer vacation in 2009. After that Ann had vowed that she would never go camping again.
A few weeks ago I bought a basketball hoop for the kids. I didn’t want to get one of the inexpensive portable ones as they seem to get beat up pretty easily. At the same time even your entry-level in-ground model was several hundred dollars plus another few hundred to have installed. After a bit
The idea for this vacation started with wanting to see Mammoth Caves in Kentucky. Since we were driving all that way we decided that we might as well head to Nashville as well. I didn’t want to schedule more than four hours of driving at a time, so we filled in the rest of the
Tonight Ann wanted to attend a Nerf gun war with her youth group. William, however, was too young to attend. Although we wasn’t expressing any sourness toward the situation, (he even eagerly discussed the various pros and cons of the various Nerf guns that have accumulated in the house over the years with Ann before
This parody was written for one of our team members at work when she left the company leaving behind some ongoing projects. It contains references to projects and vendors specific to our job, so some things may not make sense. (To the tune of “99 Problems” by Jay-Z) If you’re having time problems I feel
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I wrote this on my 40th birthday. If I turned forty today how would I feel? As a youth in times of Noah? As an old man in ancient Rome?Maybe I would feel “middle aged”, (As these days it’s commonly known)? If I turned forty today what would happen? Perhaps some morbid reflection; Regret of
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10 Things I Learned Today About Shoveling Snow And finally: Remember how blessed you are to have to deal with “burdens” like this and pray for those who don’t have the protections and comfort you will tonight in these frigid temperatures.
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6/9/2013: A morning flight out of Detroit brought us to Oakland around 1PM local time by way of Phoenix. The hotel was near the airport, and we checked in quickly. The room had one king-sized bed and a pull-out couch, so the kids shared the bed while I took the couch. This turned out to
