Category: Family

Eva is our family equestrian.  She takes dressage lessons and has become quite a “horse person”.  I’ve had the opportunity to see her in action, and she does very well.  Her trainer is working with her so that someday she may be able to show horses on her own. For those who may be unfamiliar, …

Brady got his first set of wheels from his Uncle Mike when he was two years old.  It was a blue pickup called Blue Thunder.  His first passenger, and constant companion, was B, his trusted teddy bear.  The two of them conquered the ins and outs of off road driving in their back yard on …

For forty-eight days each year Ruth is a year older than me.  It’s a special time of the year.  It ended yesterday.  We’re back to being the same age until April 11, 2022. During my dating years, the majority of my female friends were younger than me.  When it came time to get serious, I …

Young Jackson James is only forty-two days old, but he’s already made quite an impact.  If his arrival was anything like David, Elizabeth, and Michael’s, you understand the meaning of love at first sight like no other time in your life.  He wasn’t here a moment ago, and now he is.  Your life has changed …

About a month ago I destroyed my wallet by going swimming with it still in my pocket.  I tried to dry it out over the course of a couple of days  but finally decided to invest in a new one.  I dried out the contents, and everything was salvageable. When I was a child, my …

If you were expecting to read the final chapter of my fable about Rozlyn Heart this morning, you may be disappointed. If you were watching TV right now, exciting news would be scrolling across the bottom of your screen.  If you were listening to your radio, the broadcast would be interrupted with “Breaking News!”.  As …

When Ruth and I started talking about having children, she wanted two and I wanted three.  Biology determined our final count.  We’re both happy how things worked out.   We were four and a half years into being married before David was born.  Two years later, Elizabeth Kathryn made her appearance on March 10, 1977.  Ruth’s …

Magnus Strongbeard is due the 29th of this month.  We’ve started counting down the days.  If you’re a parent, you know due dates are merely estimates based on data provided by the prospective mother in consultation with her doctor.  The doctor in turn conducts a series of examinations, does sonogram screenings, blood and urine tests, …

The first time I cried in public was the year I served as president of our teacher’s union.  We were having a difficult time in negotiations and union leadership was attempting to gather support among the teachers to cease volunteering for things.  We wanted everyone to  arrive and depart school as required – nothing more …

We just finished Christmas 2020, and I’m already looking forward to Christmas 2021. In spite of all the turmoil, I’ve enjoyed this crazy season.  David and his family were here for a few days, and Ruth cooked Christmas dinner for three Michigan friends whose families are up north while we reside in Florida.  Everyone is …