If there is one source of joy that I could pass on to my children, it is the ability to be an observer in this world. The ability to observe can be done anywhere, and, in my opinion, is an underrated skill in the modern world. (I don’t know too many people who have

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After almost a month off with countless home projects, visitors in town, a surprise travel lacrosse trip, dog sitting for a pup that has a motor unlike any other, and a 50th birthday, it’s good to be back sitting in this chair. For this introduction, I don’t

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Two yards of dirt does not go very far. Number 2 delivered a couple of yards of dirt for the backyard yesterday, and while we chuckled a bit at his ‘Carolina Squat,’ the dirt did not cover much. However, it was kind of impressive watching him drive the tractor to

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Carpet has memory. The laughter, the tears, the arguments, every skinned knee, all the spilled milk, but mostly the piss. In our defense, you can’t differentiate a water stain from a pet stain, but after 10 years with four kids and pets, accidents are going to happen.

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Been a minute since I last got one of these out. We’ve been busy with home renovations and cleaning, but I will save that for tomorrow’s post. Today, it’s mainly about the girls, as we have wrapped up the Summer Season of Travel Lacrosse, cooking on the

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Numbers 3 and 4 both had travel lacrosse tournaments this weekend, and both played well. Several proud dad moments were had. Number 4’s team played to a 2-2 split in the tournament against really tough competition. But the story for her is not the team record; it was

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I searched my bookmarks on X (formerly known as Twitter) for almost 45 minutes for Number 1’s quote because I thought it said fishing, not hunting. However, it is still true. Number 1 is fly fishing today, after a great trip smallmouth fishing guided by a friend of

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I got a chance to help make Number 2’s lunch as he was heading out the door today. First time this summer…. However, one of the things I really need to do, but haven’t done this summer, is drive with Number 3. She is in that in-between period where she has

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Today marks one week since Number 2 started his internship. Yesterday, someone riding a dirt bike at the job site wrecked and broke their arm. Honestly, we didn’t talk long enough for me to figure out why someone was riding a dirt bike at the job site, but those are

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