Growing up with only sisters, I often heard and accepted as funny, Oh your poor dad. To which we’d quickly respond, because we thought we […]
#brian&jen2.0
So, last week we bought another VW Eurovan. From 2009 until 2016, we owned a 2001 VW Eurovan Westphalia Weekender, and we loved it. I […]
Too cool for school
Both of my kids have decided not to go to college. I was not a great high school student in my day. I only did […]
One of these days…
The weather is beginning to cool off, though it’s still pretty humid some days. The nights are chilly, and the mornings dawn through a haze […]
Seb moved out
Years ago I had a conversation with a woman whose son was about to leave home— I must have been worrying about my boys never […]
What is success?
After another day spent falling on a rock climb, another three attempts proving unsuccessful. After a restless night and early morning wake up because of […]
Driving Lessons (or, Vindication of the Yelling Rights of Parents)
Oren is learning to drive. This is the second and final kid Brian and I will have to have this experience with, and I’m finding […]
Too far! (anklebiter throwback)
This was originally posted on anklebiter.net on June 9, 2019. A mom and her young kids just walked past the house. The kids were on […]
What A Mother Is…
Rachel Cusk wrote a book called A Life’s Work: On Becoming a Mother that was published in 2001. I bought this book to read in […]
Advent 2021
As the Christian church season of Advent draws to a close, I thought it would be a good moment to start this new blog of […]
