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…
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…
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…
Okay, so maybe not a thousand words – but enough words to tell your grandma that you don’t want pizza for lunch, you would rather have chicken nuggets, thank you…
Jake does not like school. He makes that very clear – over and over and over again. “Health class is stupid! I am not taking Health! Why do I have…
Jake wants to go to Job Corps. He has wanted to go for a few years now – ever since he took a tour along with his brother to see…
This is Jake’s school picture. I was not surprised to see him wearing his hat. In fact, I wrote a note to the photographer that gave permission for him to wear…
Recently I was woken up in the middle of the night by our dog barking. I got up to investigate, thinking that perhaps Jake had left Buddy outside, forgot about him…
My two boys, Asa and Jake are 8 years apart in age. They have a “Love – Hate” relationship. I think they do love each other, but when they are…
Went to a big family gathering this weekend for a relative’s special birthday party. It was great! A bunch of us went to a Chinese Buffet place for lunch where we…
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