When a little boy sacks out somewhere besides his bedroom, you have to execute efficiently. You have about four minutes from the time you wake him up to get him properly horizontal in his bed, else he rouses too much. After that happens, the risk of a chaotic rest of the evening rises rapidly, with … Read more
One fine afternoon about five years ago I changed the air intake filters, and then started looking for one more low-effort high-value task to complete before going back to my football game. I’d had a blitzkrieg morning of yardwork, so the day was already won, but I was enjoying the satisfaction of adding little stars. … Read more
This afternoon we took what has become an annual trip to the pumpkin patch at Limoland, just a couple of miles up the road from Aunt Raetta’s house north of Pulaski. It’s an excellent use of a Sunday afternoon. We pick pumpkins, and there are mums for Mom. There are some interesting animals to see. … Read more