Our Fourth Was Missing Our “Fourth”

In all the years that Sam and I have been together, our city has always done fireworks on July 4th. Sam knew that she'd have the 4th off, so neither of us had to take any time off of work. Well, for whatever the reason, our city moved the fireworks to the 3rd of July … Continue reading Our Fourth Was Missing Our “Fourth” →

Father’s Day 2026

By Friday, I was moving around a bit more thanks to medications. My back was still hurting a bit, but at least I was able to get around. My youngest kids stayed over at Nana's on Friday night. I had called my older boys to see if they were free for dinner, but they had … Continue reading Father’s Day 2026 →

Friday Photo(s) Flashback

Yesterday I posted about my daughter’s last day of kindergarten. After that post, my wife and I were surprised with some photos we had taken a week or so ago in honor of the occasion. The timing was perfect! I wish I had room to share them all, but instead, here are my favorites! She … Continue reading Friday Photo(s) Flashback →

She’s Off To First!

As I stood with my son in the driveway this morning, I watched Sam backing out to take Ella for her last day of Kindergarten. At the end of the driveway, she shouted out the window to Andrew, "Make sure dad doesn't cry!" My family knows me so well. You would think that this kind … Continue reading She’s Off To First! →

Looking Back 38 Years (An Updated Summer Rerun)

The year is …. Ronald Reagan is President of the United States. It cost 24 cents to mail a letter. A gallon of gas was 91 cents. Minimum wage was $3.35 The Washington Redskins beat the Broncos in Super Bowl XXII The Winter Olympics were held in Calgary. The average yearly salary was $24,500. Emma … Continue reading Looking Back 38 Years (An Updated Summer Rerun) →

Mid-Week Lookback

Just this week I was reminded that my wife and I got our new vehicles. We each got a Chevy Trax. What is had to believe is that just two years later, mine hit a big milestone. She hit 100,000 miles driving south on I-75 on my way to work. Here's to the next 100,000! … Continue reading Mid-Week Lookback →

Song Lyric Sunday

For Song Lyric Sunday, Jim Adams has asked us to pick a song written or performed by someone who was born in the month of June. It is probably a coincidence that today would have been Dean Martin's 109th birthday, but it worked out nicely for this feature. Dean is my all time favorite singer, … Continue reading Song Lyric Sunday →

Life’s Little Moments

My brother took some time off from work last week and came up for a visit. Sadly, I worked most of the week, but we had some time during the weekend to catch up. The kids are always happy to see their uncles. We got to spend Friday evening with them before the kids went … Continue reading Life’s Little Moments →

(Sort of a) Friday Photo Flashback

Earlier in the week, I recapped our Memorial Day Weekend. I found a couple pictures that I wanted to share, but didn't necessarily feel that any one of them would be worthy of an entire blog. So technically, we are "flashing back" but only a little bit. Our dog, Mabel, is spoiled. She assumes that … Continue reading (Sort of a) Friday Photo Flashback →

A Memorable Memorial Day

It was nice to have a couple of family days this week. I don’t work Mondays, so I took Tuesday as my holiday. I was still busy, but busy doing things with my wife and kids. On Monday morning, my wife saw that Tractor Supply Company had fruit trees on sale. She’s been talking about … Continue reading A Memorable Memorial Day →