For three days last weekend, we shared our lives with a virtual menagerie of winged and legged insects of all stripes. We struggled to keep smoky fires burning with green, sap-drenched logs that hadn’t yet been properly seasoned. We showered in buildings shared with dozens of strangers, using fixtures that were designed to turn themselves off [...]
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Buggy, grimy — and a blast
Posted in Family, Kids, vacation, tagged Add new tag, camping, Family, trip, vacation, Wisconsin on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What we’ve lost — and gained
Posted in Family, Flood, Kids, tagged Add new tag, camping, childhood, Flood, memories on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s hard to say that our flooded communities have gained in any way from recent events, but if nothing else, I think it’s taught many of us the valuable lesson of perspective. For our part, we’ve made some donations, and plan to make more in the near future. The kids gathered some toys to donate [...]
Flooded? In a sense
Posted in Family, Flood, Kids, tagged activities, Add new tag, Cedar, Flood, Kids, Rapids on June 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We weren’t flooded. But it feels like we were. I’m not saying, by any stretch, that our family is hurting as much as the thousands of local residents, and business owners, who’ve been flat devastated by the insidious avalanche of water that poured through their property, leaving a blanket of unspeakable gunk in its wake. [...]
Coming of age
Posted in Growing up, Kids, tagged Add new tag, bathroom, Potty, pull-ups, training on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’re still making our way — haltingly — through the phases of potty training with our 3 1/2-year-old. Strange. I don’t recall it being such a challenge the first time around. Just when we think he’s interested and enthused about the prospects, he starts clamorning again for his pull-up in the morning. It seems we [...]
