I just won a major battle in the ongoing debate with the kids over who is the top chef. Nana had been over to help out while my wife had some medical tests, and while she was here she made the sauce for her famous macaroni and cheese. Before she left, she explained to me […]

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Writing groups have become an integral part of my life these days. I’m currently in three separate groups. That’s not quite as time-consuming as it sounds –  basically one meeting a week, occasionally two. The kids, of course, have noticed my absence. I have been very straightforward with them, explaining that I go to meet with other […]

From the “if only they knew what they were saying” category… We ended up having lunch at Moe’s this past Saturday afternoon. They had the TV on – tuned to a bull-riding show on ESPN. The kids were fascinated. “Why was that man trying to ride that buffalo?”“Why does he keep falling off?”“Did that hurt? […]

My wife teaches at the Sunday school at our church. This sounds like a good thing, but from my own selfish perspective, it simply means that I’m stuck going to church by myself. They go to Sunday school instead. I end up going to church by myself – or not, as the case may be. […]

Do you remember Fuddruckers? It’s a chain of hamburger restaurants that was really big for a while. Their claim to fame was their focus on making good burgers with fresh toppings. They did a great job and really boomed for a while. Then their quality control diminished and the chain all but disappeared. A month or […]

I remember one Saturday evening back a few years ago, when we were living in a different house and only had one little guy. I had spent the day doing yard work, and the three of us were sitting together at dinner. Foremost on my mind that evening was evidence of moles that I had […]

Both of my kids have nightmares. I don’t know why. I suppose everyone has them. The three-year old’s aren’t quite as bad as his older brother’s, but they’re still quite traumatic for him. The other night, he comes running in to our bedroom, shouting “I had a mean dream! I had a mean dream!” I catch […]

A few months back we went through an extended period of illness. It wasn’t anything extremely serious – just the boys and I trading sicknesses back and forth. It seemed like every morning at least one of us was hacking and snorting. One such morning, N (my three-year-old)  was rubbing vigorously at his nose. We were sitting at […]

Today’s Tale is in the Chronicle. Click Here to Read it! What’s not in the Chronicle article is that Rae would have found this whole situation absolutely hilarious. Terms for searchers: Rae, graveyard, acorns, cold, chilly