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Anyone old enough to be married with children knows the joke, “ . . . and that’s when I realized I sounded just like my dad (or mom).” Some of you know what I mean—you hear yourself say to your son or daughter, “winners don’t quit,” or “no dessert until you eat your vegetables” and […]
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Some of you may be able to imagine what an adventure raising eight children is. From my first baby born on Keesler Airforce Base thirty-six years ago to my last baby born at home twenty years later, the fun has never ended. There have been thousands of walks; night times up with croupy kids; chess […]
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I’m a dad who raised eight children. I introduced my first children to computer games back in the early 90’s; however, I never played them much myself. Recently, now that I’m a grandpa six times over, I decided to become a gamer. Ori and the Will of the Wisps was the first platform game I’ve […]
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My dad was the sky in the world of my life—even if you weren’t looking you knew he was there. Like most fathers he had a job he had to do. Unlike most fathers he always found a way to include me in his job. I was with him for entire summers at scout camps. […]
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This grandpa has his own gaming channel. You heard me. At sixty years old (well, nearly) I’m big into the computer gaming scene. Perhaps you’ve seen my name on the computer gaming leader boards. Well, probably you haven’t because I made that part up. I do have my own gaming channel, though. Is it odd […]
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About twenty years ago I moved my family from a densely populated urban setting to a rural town of 800 people. We did it for the space. I upgraded my eighth acre to five acres. Ah, breathing room. Aaaah—weeds This small town has no sidewalks or gutters. Every house is on at least a half […]
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But I hesitate to say that I want things to go back to normal. As far as my family life goes, this “new” normal appears to be better than the old normal. While there is less public contact, I don’t want to lose this beautiful, warm, closeness with my family. I had a good preview […]
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There are times when disciplining children that what seems the wrong thing to do is the right thing to do. June 7, 1992 Dear Cory, Yesterday you came into the kitchen where I was doing dishes and excitedly told me how you had taken the cinder block outside and “smashed it!” By the look on […]
Read More ... We speak another language when we are children. I sometimes had to ask another child for a translation. Sometimes I wish I hadn’t asked. 🙂 October 26, 2003 Dear Autumn, The other morningI was sitting at the kitchen table eating cereal with you. Jory walked by. I asked him for a hug. He waved […]
Read More ... October 4, 2004 Dear Jory, You are four years old now. You have the darkest rootbeer eyes much like your sister Autumn. You have the same color hair. And your smile—your smile is the most beautiful smile in the family. I can’t define what it is about your smile, but it can light up […]
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