Category: Lunch Box Quotes

I am the type of person who takes the time to fold or wrap each Christmas light string neatly enough to put them back in their original box, and I take it personally when I try to use them the following year, and they don’t work. We managed to get the inside of the

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Number 1 took his final tests for the semester yesterday…but isn’t coming home for another 10 days or so because of work. I, equal parts, like the initiative, but am also sad. I am ready for him to be home. A couple days ago, I got a phone call from him asking me

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I like staying in my bubble; it’s comfortable here, but there is a danger in doing so, and there are tons of quotes warning you about comfort. I could fill this space with them. These are just two examples: “Comfort is the enemy of progress” –

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It was the last lacrosse weekend of the fall season for Number 2. They played very well and pretty much dominated the three games. Now it is rest, refit, and on to the Spring High School Season for both 2 and 3, and club lacrosse for 4.  The fall seasons are typically

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Yesterday I listened to the latest School of War podcast, which was an interview with Michael Pack, the creator of the documentary The Last 600 Meters: The Battles of Najaf and Fallujah. Both were quite good. Five out of five stars, highly recommend. I will write more about

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In picking quotes for the kids, generally, there are repeating themes. Number 1 gets politics or something that challenges character, Number 2 gets something centered about being a warrior, Number 3 gets politics sometimes, but mostly encouragement, and Number 4 gets those

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According to the internet, there are three phases of recovery from surgery: Immediate Recovery Period, Intermediate Phase, and Convalescent / Restoration Phase. I believe the father-in-law is likely still in the Immediate Recovery Period, which focuses on rest, protection,

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Children are like chickens; you can open the door to the coop, but one always roosts in the trees. I just made that up. Chickens are interesting animals, and for the most part, if they get out of the chicken shed, all you have to do is open the door. Then, just before it

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When we do an extended weekend, a little over 1500 miles traveled, 2 cars, a boat, a Thanksgiving meal, and a whole day in the hospital, we do it! The entire family traveled back to Tennessee for Thanksgiving this weekend, which for us, is a little over 700 miles one way.

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I had my first real run-in with the wild animal known as a teenage daughter yesterday. When I am old and wrecked by alzheimer’s, Dear Lord, please never let me forget the day I washed the bonnet. The range of emotions, the depth of the anger, and the crying, coupled

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