Today when Mike (a.k.a. Jersey boy) and I went to pick Cheyenne up from school I noticed a boy waiting under the tree who had not yet been picked up. From his body language it appeared to me that he was a bit worried so I told Cheyenne we were going to stay parked at the [...]
Tag: parenting
Limited appeal…
As Cheyenne has gotten older my role in her life has changed. At the age of 12 my role seems to be to serve as a never-ending embarrassment to my child. I accomplish this role quite easily - often all it necessitates is being within her general vicinity in public when her friends or other non-related [...]
Princess maintenance…
The Princess of Quite A Lot is back home in her kingdom and as is typical when she is in the kingdom, the overall energy level in the kingdom has risen exponentially. Actually, it is more the energy level requirements that have risen exponentially. The lazy days of summer where the queen's only concern was [...]
My dreams of music camp aren’t dead yet…
I want to go to International Music Camp. I wish I had done more with the violin as a kid; unfortunately, when it comes to musical talent I am not gifted (or even re-gifted). I never really "played" the violin - I had a violin and I "practiced" it, but "play" - I think not. Yet [...]
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
I officially gave up trying to learn French at the end of last week. My new goal is to learn Canadian. I have been listening intently to speech patterns and polishing up my “eh” usage. I think I am improving dramatically with each passing day. But yesterday the group of French telecommunication workers that stayed [...]
Evolution is good…
My daughter Sarah turned 30 on June 16th. There was a party to celebrate her birthday and I made a memory album that her guests could look at and sign. It took all I had to get that album done. First I got lost in reminiscing and then it was a matter of finding the [...]
I know nothing!
Once upon a time I knew it all- I was a teenager. The older I get the less I know...or perhaps it is not so much that I know less but that I know all the things I don't know. Do you know what I mean? 😉 The confidence in one's knowledge as a teen [...]
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