Sometimes, writing the introduction is harder than finding quotes. Today is one of those days. It was just a very good weekend. Typically, Lunch Box Quotes are notes I include in the kids’ lunches every day. Number 1 gets a text, and 2-4 get handwritten napkins, but for the

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One of the things that I have passed on to Number 1, at least, is the passion for baseball. Not playing, he picked up a lacrosse stick instead, but fandom, and in particular fandom of the Chicago Cubs. I really can’t explain how I can get so emotionally wrapped up in a

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It was our turn to drive Number 3 and a couple of teammates to practice, so I had a chance to spend two hours in the car with 3 teenage girl lacrosse players yesterday…It was actually pretty fun.  I learned a lot about the game, and some about people! All three

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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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