Category Archives: Family
B+ (Day One)
The last week or two I’ve been really struggling with a lot of things, but mostly they boiled down to this: the world stinks. I’ve been over-dosing on the negativity out there, and I decided I’ve had enough. I can’t … Continue reading
The Great Outdoors – 2013 Edition
In my long-standing tradition of telling you about my trips only after I’ve gone on them, my family and I went camping last week. We spent three days up in the Uintah mountains next to Currant Creek reservoir. Of course … Continue reading
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Family fun
Babies are cute and reasonably fun, but I’m finding that the older my kids get the more I enjoy them. This weekend was a fine example. Saturday morning I was back to work trying to finish my fence. Though I … Continue reading
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Still Alive
I don’t like revealing too much personal information online, even among friends, because you never know who else is watching. But, as I will be home almost continually over the next few days, I no longer need to worry as … Continue reading
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Happy Mothers Day
Yes, I’m early. But, besides the fact that I don’t post on weekends, come Mothers Day I’ll be busy enough with my own personal celebrations. It’s either now, or late. Mothers don’t get much credit. When you think about it, what … Continue reading
Approaching critical mass
I knew my daughter would come home from her one day at LTUE totally psyched up to write. She’s currently knee-deep in world-building for a new story. My older son was already working on his own story before the symposium. … Continue reading
Doing Battle
I don’t think I need to worry about my daughter being too “girly.” She doesn’t divide the world into “girl things” and “boy things”. If something interests her, she wants to try it, and she won’t rest until she does. … Continue reading
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Dad was cool before cool was cool
The other night I was playing a game with the family and put on some Loreena McKennitt as background music. My daughter liked listening to it, and then told me about this really cool song it reminded her of. She … Continue reading
Trick-or-treating report
Feel free to skip this one. I just don’t have anything else to talk about tonight, as Halloween activities consumed all my time pretty much from the moment I got home until now. And that’s perfectly fine. I always enjoy … Continue reading
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Going out in style
My daughter’s soccer season ended last night. I’ve written before how they’re much improved this year. They’ve had an excellent season–only one team in their group has beaten them, though they’ve done so twice. So who did they play for … Continue reading
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