Well we have been busy and thing are still rocking and rolling with normal “stuff”……   We were gone all day Saturday and although it was not freezing, it was chilly.  The boys had a great morning with Kati’s kids at the park and then we flew almost 2 hours away to a Master’s Institute program [...]

You know that moment?  That one single second when your child gets so animated about something and you just know that the excitement he is feeling that very second is the best feeling of the world?  As I parent I love to see that animation and excitement, knowing that as they grow they happen less [...]

Two weeks ago the boys had their first boys scout camp out.  Kat’s family and our family joined to get some projects done and to camp.  My dad helped the boys with all their flag requirements and with their tool assignments. (my father is a master craftsman)  I had printed out the tools that they [...]

We had company this weekend.  Our company are “online” friends who have become very close to us.  Q and Z absolutely love these two people and look forward to their visits.  Explaining the impact that these two people have had on the boys would take forever but simply stated the boys would be lost without [...]

In response to John’s newsletter title, “Do our Children Learn Differently,” I had a couple of comments to make.  Although I agree that the children of today learn differently than of children past, I don’t completely agree with it. I honestly believe that some children would have been much better off in the 70′s and 80′s [...]