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Graduation Observations

I went to a high school graduation last Thursday and then a third grade awards ceremony today. This is nothing new to me since I own five kids. Every year a kid is graduating from one grade to the next with ceremonies every time. I completely agree with Mr. Incredible “It’s not graduating. It’s moving from the…

Family

Washer Monster

A few months ago my wife stuck a comforter in the washer. The family was scattered around the house when the washer started freaking out because it was spinning at high speeds with a lopsided load. It was rocking and throwing itself around. My two youngest were freaking out screaming “the washer, the washer!!!”. I…

Family

How does this make sense?

The wife and I are having a tough time right now. With that running in the back of my mind all the time, there’s not much enjoyable right now. So I’m sitting at a football game looking around thinking “how many of these smiling, happy folks out here are in the same place I am?”.…

Family

Torture of the best kind

My wife was doing her science fair project today. Fortunately my 8 year old son helped a lot. It’s actually his project but observing you would think it was my wife’s. As the project was moving forward I noticed my 8 year old daughter was about to drive my wife crazy. Mom can’t be deep…