Any Given Tuesday

Christian took a break from studying to play some football with the little guys. He was really good about tackling them easy.Jackson did not give him the same consideration. He tackled with all his might.All the might of a six year old doesn’t do much damage to an eleven year old. He just walked along...

Happy Valentines Day

I volunteered to make iced cookies for Jackson’s class for Valentines Day. I was thinking that I would run over to Anderson’s Bakery and grab some. It would be all easy peasy. Think again. Anderson’s is closed on Mondays, and I don’t know how to make iced cookies. Dammit! Okay, here’s where it gets better....

Perfect

I’ve talked about this before, but I figure I better document every time it happens. Tonight has been perfect, and perfect isn’t easy to come by around these parts. Don’t get me wrong, it’s mostly awesome around here, but usually chaotic, messy, full of disagreements and always crazy. The boys have played together happily all...

My Girls Love a Fire

Lulu isn’t the only one that can’t get close enough to the warmth of a fire. Sometimes I wonder if Lulu is just gonna nudge Fergie’s fluffy butt on into the flames  just to see what will happen, but so far they’ve been content to share the warmth in complete harmony.

Job Applications

Christian had an classroom assignment last week that cracked me up. He had to write a letter applying for a job and tell the company why they should hire him. He said they all sat around trying to think of all their best qualities and then put them down on paper. This is what he...