Forget the whole shebang about seeing a man about a horse. You need to saddle up and go see a woman about a will. Do you have a will? You know, that legal document that bequeaths all your assets when you die. That thing you should have done, signed, copied, and put in the safe … [Read more...] about When There’s a Will…
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The Gift of Garbage
Deal seems to lose things. His version of cleaning up and putting things away is shoving whatever it is that needs a home into a closet or drawer and using brute force to shut it. It's not uncommon to walk into his room and see bulging drawers with a jumble of jeans hanging out. … [Read more...] about The Gift of Garbage
Packer Pride
Make a free slideshow This is probably the only post I'll ever write about sports. I never played sports, unless you count the one time I played field hockey in tenth grade and broke my little toe in the very first practice. I was the dorky kid who was in the … [Read more...] about Packer Pride
Three Lessons I Want to Teach My Sons
There are three things I hope to instill in my sons - a love of reading, an appreciation for food, and a show of manners. I believe I grew up with those same values through a combination of cultural osmosis, nature, and happenstance. I'm hoping to more actively demonstrate the … [Read more...] about Three Lessons I Want to Teach My Sons
There Never Seems to be Enough Time…
When my babies were tiny, I used to spend hours gazing at their slumbering faces. Little nostrils flaring, breath setting a hypnotic beat, eyes twitching in dreamland, itty bitty fingers swatting away invisible itches on a scrunched up nose. Their little faces contorted this … [Read more...] about There Never Seems to be Enough Time…
Angelic – Wordless Wednesday
A Culture of Kindness
Kindness. Its other monikers might be Grace. Benevolence. Selflessness. Friendliness. Compassion. We teach Kindness to our children through lectures and rants and reactive examples that stem from plugging up a playdate gone bad. There are tomes about how to talk to … [Read more...] about A Culture of Kindness