A new type of hero
The kids are all very proud of their uncle who is currently serving our country in the US Air Force. He was recently deployed, so we took the kids to the airport to see him…
Tag: The Boy
What the Pilgrims learned, revisionist version.
“That’s right buddy, the pilgrims learned to grow corn from the Indians.” “They did!?! What else did they grow?” “All sorts of things! They grew corn, wheat, beans and tabasco.” “They did!?! Wow!” “Yeah, except…
Did Pele start this way?
“How was your first day at soccer practice?” Mom asked. “Great. We jiggled through the noses.” the boy replied. “I think he means he dribbled through the cones” I clarified as the boy ran down…
Do you know…
Wow… it’s been a while. Latest update: The boy, singing: “Do you know the muffin man? The muffin man, the muffin man. Do you know the muffin man? He lives on Drury Land.” Emma: “It’s…
The “A” word.
So yesterday whilst attending a fall ‘fling’ at the boy’s school, I noticed one of his friends taunting him by saying “Hey, I’m gonna tell on you”, to which he whined ‘No…. Don’t tell!!” The…
More church fun. .
“Do we get to eat the bread now?” asked the boy (volume knob still stuck at 11) during the church service. (Communion is one his favorite parts…)
The Amazing Race — small boy edition
As hard as I try (and perhaps it is a moot exercise?) I have yet to get through to Spencer about looking where he is going. As small boys are want to do, he runs…
New MacDonald has a farm….
So last Christmas the boy got one of his favorite toys from his Uncle Mark. A set of G.I. Joes (the good guys). Uncle Mark and I used to play with GI Joe’s quite a lot. …
The most amazing church service… ever.
So we sat there listening as the boy sang at the top of his lungs the first two verses of one of the more familiar songs. At the end of it he turned to us…
Break it to me gently. . .
“Dad, I have good news, and I have bad news” the five year old boy told me as he sat down at the breakfast table this morning. The first thoughts of “listen up, here comes…