Fun In The Plague Lands
I wonder why the human spirit balks at what is best for us. Of course sledding with your friends is superior to simply chugging soda and playing video games, but when given the choice, the video games often win.
Read moreI wonder why the human spirit balks at what is best for us. Of course sledding with your friends is superior to simply chugging soda and playing video games, but when given the choice, the video games often win.
Read moreBefore I could share with my husband and receive a loving hug of encouragement, our youngest shoved past my writing chair and pounded his fist on the bathroom door. Snarls or rage and pain answered back and I knew that our middle son must have been putting in his contacts at that exact moment, stabbing himself in the eye … again.
Read moreHas a real setting every sparked a story in your mind?
Read moreAs one’s adorably rambunctious sons turn into charmingly grumpy teens, it can be difficult to find fun things to do with them that they still love. Thus, the Mom Movie Night was born!
Read moreSo … how do my sons spend their time once I pry them away from their video games and kick them outside? Ice Burg Surfing!
Read moreFor our “Family Adventure” this year (we have stopped calling them vacations as that word makes one think of ridiculous things like relaxation and calm) we went backpacking at Mount Rainier National Park.
Read moreWhat difficult journeys have you been on that you would do again in a heartbeat?
Read moreThey were, however, working together. Which every mother loves to see. However, visions of concussions and broken limbs danced in my head as they roared with happy laughter.
Read more… reality TV shows of fishermen in the Himalayas looking for man-eating catfish, to every mother’s nemesis … zombie movies! Yes, I had foolishly thought as a young woman that I would never subject myself to a zombie movie. I was wrong.
Read moreNone of these amazing creatures seemed impressed enough by my presence to bother devouring, maiming, or threatening my life. That changed this week! Our whole family had a close encounter with a dangerous creature. In fact, we invited it into our own home!
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