Book Recommendations – This Book Made Me Think of You

This is one of those books that the title caught my attention. When I read what it was about, the premise peaked my interest. Before I go on, here is the Goodreads synopsis: Twelve stories. Twelve months. Once chance to heal her heart... When Tilly Nightingale receives a call telling her there’s a birthday gift … Continue reading Book Recommendations – This Book Made Me Think of You →

(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 →

Recapping Past Few Days

It's been busy our way! We've been on the go since Saturday. We had to so some running around in preparation for Mother's Day. We made cards, bought flowers and a big cookie that was supposed to look like a tic tac toe board with hearts and "Mom" in the middle of it. However, on … Continue reading Recapping Past Few Days →

What’s Been Up?

My apologies to you dear reader. It seems that I neglected to mention that last Friday was International Tuba Day! I actually played tuba for a short time in high school. Ella and Andrew had their final T-ball practice on Monday. It really is organized chaos and so fun to watch. They were practicing batting, … Continue reading What’s Been Up? →

A Looney Afternoon

Yesterday, my daughter and I watched cartoons. We also went to the symphony. Actually, we did both at the same time. We spent the afternoon at the Detroit Opera House for Bugs Bunny at the Symphony. The day was supposed to be my friend Margaret, the kids, my wife and me. Margaret bought the tickets … Continue reading A Looney Afternoon →

Share and Share Alike

Yesterday I took my daughter to Urgent Care with a fever. No Covid. No Flu. No Strep. Instructions were to alternate Tylenol and Motrin. This morning the fever is still there. No more puking for my son last night. He actually slept good. That was a relief. I stayed up working on transferring some files … Continue reading Share and Share Alike →

Where The Rubber Meets the Road and the Vomit Meets the Mattress

You may recall that our jobs require my wife and I to drive 45-70 minutes to work. Then, the same amount of time back home - every day. My car just turned 93,000 miles, while my wife’s just turned 89,000. They are both a 2024 Chevy Trax. We knew we needed tires. The last couple … Continue reading Where The Rubber Meets the Road and the Vomit Meets the Mattress →

Too Much Glare

We've been using the same photographer for about 3-4 years now. It never fails, she always seems to find perfect pictures among chaos. We were unable to get family photos done around Christmas, so when her Spring Mini Sessions opened, we scheduled one. One thing has changed since the last family photo session - three … Continue reading Too Much Glare →

8 Amazing Years (And More to Come)

Today my wife, Samantha, and I celebrate our eight wedding anniversary. I missed a perfect gift opportunity. I didn't realize that the eight wedding anniversary is the "Bronze Anniversary." Had I known that, I would have gotten my wife an extended tanning membership, so she could get a nice "bronze" tan. Apparently, the eight-year wedding … Continue reading 8 Amazing Years (And More to Come) →