Monthly Archives: January 2010
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
Yesterday afternoon, the boys grew tired of playing in the family room and eventually migrated to the dining room. They were busy playing with their cars on the windowsill, so I decided to grab my laptop and steal a quick glance at my e-mail. As usual, I took a little longer than I intended because … Continue reading
Bye-bye, Snow
At least, that is what Sam was saying for about 2 weeks. I know it snowed when I lived in Ohio, but I don’t remember if I liked it or not. I know it didn’t snow when I lived in Arkansas, and if it did … even half an inch … the whole town shut … Continue reading
Heroes in Training
Today Sam and Nate got to attend a birthday party for their two friends, Jordan and Gayle Kinley. These friends are the children of Jenene and Ken, and Jenene is a first-year faculty member at UIS. Her office is next to mine. Jordan turned 5 this week, and Gayle Kinley is the same age as … Continue reading
The Joshua Tree principle
I also could have named this post, “Things I never noticed before I had children.” If you’ve never heard of the Joshua Tree Principle, you can read a little about it. It’s interesting but not groundbreaking stuff. The first observation was something I put on my Facebook status yesterday. Yes, I updated my status, not … Continue reading
Snowbound
When we left Springfield for Wyoming three weeks ago, it was cold but not unbearable. We got some snow in Wyoming, but it never got really cold. As we were driving back, I noticed the thermometer in the car going down, down, down. When we left Casper, it was around 40 degrees. By the time … Continue reading
