I grew up in Oregon and going to the Oregon Zoo in Portland was a common school field trip. Wanting to share the experience with my sons (Asa age 28…
Every summer I try to fit in a vacation before having to return to my school job in the fall. So in August, the boys (Jake age 20 and Asa…
I have painted snakes on rocks for probably ten years. When I first started there was not much interest. I think snakes were considered to be “Eeek!” subjects for a…
Many years ago, the school called me to come pick up my youngest son a lot – if he wasn’t in trouble, he was sick. As a single parent it…
We moved into an apartment about two years ago. Prior to that, we lived in various houses – usually with no close next-door neighbor. Because of Jake’s behavioral conditions, he…
About 14 years ago, I took my kids to Disneyland. It was a dream of mine to be able to take them. I used my tax return, money I had…
We had cats when I was growing up. The first cat I remember was a black one named Dicken. The only thing I remember about him is that he liked…
I am the kind of parent that lets their kids play in mud puddles. I once dated a guy who did not allow his son to play in mud puddles.…
This picture is from two summers ago when we went to the International District in Seattle. There was a place that had a lot of food vendors – mostly Asian…
This is my son Asa on his 28th birthday last month, getting ready to open one of his gifts. He requested we have cheesecake for his birthday dessert which was…
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