This Saturday, I drove my 14-year-old son and 4 of his friends down to Storm Crow Manor for a DM&Dine session as a belated birthday party. Picking the boys up from various corners of our neighbourhood, I knew a lot of the streets because I have mapped out or driven routes to pick kids up … Continue reading The bearable fullness of being
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Someday I will write a book about Christmas. I may start it today, in fact, since I've been threatening to for the last dozen years. But like most things I say I'm going to do around Christmas time, it either doesn't get done or I half-ass it. April is really my month for stretch goals. … Continue reading Saved in the edit
How to teach your kid to form letters, post-surgery version
My child has trouble seeing and we want to teach him how to form letters. This is kind of a life lesson for us too. Parenting note: It's my goal to keep the ratio of parenting posts fairly low on the blog overall. but the next few weeks may be an exception as I'm home … Continue reading How to teach your kid to form letters, post-surgery version
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