This is for my Dad; who will be 69 on Sunday, and isn’t sure yet if he can stay with us for one night at the lake. I hope these pictures, of a summer of sunsets, will help to change his mind. I know the drive is far up here to the lake. I know [...]
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Benefits of having children do chores, improves future martial relationships… A study of 1,343 children by the Maryland Population Research Center at the University of Maryland, found a 12% decline in the time children spend on chores since 1997 and a 25% drop from 1981 levels, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Dove Soap seems to be his favorite. I picked up a tiny Dove sample at the doctor’s office, and it sits in his soap collection box, right beside the “daddy” Dove soap. This is next to the Irish Spring, the Oil of Olay and the Ivory. He didn’t like the Johnson’s Baby bar too much [...]
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At first, I was sure it was a headache; you know, the kind anyone would get when kids shove 8 1/2 x 11-sized sheets in front of your face; in the summer heat, during the witching hour, at the same time. The words were blurry, and just too darn close to be seen; they were [...]
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After all that drama of the first day of school, the teacher pulled me aside, and said, “Your son had to go to the bathroom quite a bit today, and it seemed unusual, so I thought I better let you know.” “Thanks for telling me,” I said. I noticed this last week at the lake. [...]
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The taste of a fried green tomato is delectable; but still, the taste is as difficult to describe as a good morel mushroom. You just have to try them for yourself. I will say that they do not taste like tomatoes. Even though I’ve been eating them since I was four years old, I’m always surprised each [...]
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I spent the morning relishing in my new-found freedom. My little guy and I walked his brothers to school, and like two cats that got out of the bag, wandered around wondering what we’d do next. For so long, we’ve lived in 3-hour time blocks; scheduling our day by the morning a.m. bell at the [...]
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It’s not leaving the lake that is so hard… the difficulty comes in facing the milestone the departure represents; another summer in the life of a child is closing. One step closer to the hard realities of adulthood. One step closer to losing my little guy to all day school. Our last night at the [...]
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