622833 Originally uploaded by gkoskela. Tonight, Hayley and I went shopping for a project she has for school. She’s supposed to build a castle. Other parents have rolled their eyes at this, and said, “OH…you mean the parent contest.” Evidently, even though all the stuff …
Read More“Who do? Who do you think you’re foolin’?”
For Christmas this year, our two older girls chose a day of skiing–for the very first time–instead of presents. So last Friday, I got to take them to cash in. Good deal for me! I love to ski, but I can’t pretend to be called …
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For the past couple of months, my two older daughters have been practicing each week for a play at church, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”. Hayley has been a member of the angel choir, and came home from practice excitedly a few weeks ago when …
Read MoreAn evening to forget
Ok, two things: First, I meant to be blogging about how good of a weekend we had (which we did), but other things came up (pun intended, as you’ll see in a minute). And second, I’m sad. I didn’t blog yesterday, ending my string of …
Read MoreFirst Day of School verdict
First day went about as good as we could have hoped, for all three kids. Aubrey…that girl is about as animated as they come. I wish I would have videoed her. I popped in at home to see how everybody’s day went, and she goes, …
Read MoreCool kid thing
Our daughter Talli received the presidential academic achievement award today. That was a cool thing! I think it’s more fun being the parent for these things than the kid…
Read MoreTechno blogging
Those of you who come to my blog for the scintillating conversation about deep topics may be sadly disappointed over the next few days. As you can see from my posts on Thursday, I’ve entered a whole new technological nirvana-I can blog from my phone. …
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