This past Sunday was the six-month anniversary for my blog. What does that mean, you ask. Well, I’m really not sure. Just like I really wasn’t sure about much of anything when it came to starting a blog. You might be wondering why I started writing a blog. I’m not even sure I know the…
Tag: Family
I’m not a doctor, but I did stay at a . . .
For years, I’ve been told that I should have been a doctor. This has very little to do with my intellect or compassion or even applying a simple band-aid from time to time. Nope. This observation comes solely from the fact that I have horrendous handwriting. It’s pretty awful. But that’s honestly the only thing that even…
I never knew I made such a scary Halloween costume
There are jokes, and then there are JOKES. My daughter pulled a good one on me yesterday by dressing up in the scariest Halloween costume I’ve ever seen – she dressed up as me! I should have known something was up when the kids kept asking me all week to get a fresh haircut on Thursday…
Oh, how I (almost) long to get a tattoo
I have to admit, I’m getting a little old and not sure I understand the fascination with tattoos. I try, but I haven’t quite grasped it yet. But I like them. That must be said. In fact, I generally like pop culture all the way around. My favorite things that are similar to tattoos are…
My son, guest blogger – the story of my dad’s Lawn Mowing Adventure
Today my son fills in as my guest blogger. His story today: how everything went wrong one hot summer day as I tried to mow the lawn. So my dad was going to mow the lawn, and he has about four bags of pine cones in the front yard. So he has to pick them…
Soup and cool weather
I love fall. And this year has been especially nice. (Well, especially nice after the temperature finally dropped below 90 on a regular basis). Cooler weather means many things. It means it’s time to break out some of the warm-weather clothes like sweatshirts and jackets, and, for me, long shorts. I love the sights and…
But is he old enough to shave?
This morning I saw something completely shocking. Something that made me question everything about my life. I came home from running this morning at 6:30. And when I opened the door, I saw my son, standing in the kitchen already dressed for school and making his own breakfast. My first thought was . . .…
My last day
I’m sure when some readers saw that title, there was a collective Wooohoooo! No more blog posts! But not that kind of last day. Last week, when I was coming in from a long night after broadcasting football, I was battling a bad headache. Again. I’ve had several lately, but this one seemed especially bad.…
Always the right time for a pillow fight
If there’s one thing my son loves, it’s a good pillow fight. Actually, he’s ok with even a bad pillow fight. It doesn’t really matter, as long as pillows are involved. I’m not really sure how we ever started on pillow fights (but really, how does anyone ever start?). But if there’s one thing he…
Football Friday – a glimpse of small-town America
I love small towns. I like driving the countryside and passing through different towns as I go, wondering about the people in each town and what it would be like. Luckily for me, I have a second job as a broadcaster for a high school team in a small town. I’ve been involved in covering…
Holding together the jello 