Happy Labor Day to all! May your labors be light this Labor Day.
Island Life
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My Two Oldest Boys
My two oldest boys took The Island, that large, round raft we have, out to sea the other day. There weren’t any hovering, camera-adoring ladies nearby this time, and the waves were a little larger than they often are at this particular beach, so I was able to get some entertaining shots this time around. […]
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The Last Beach Day Before School Started
First, my prayers go out for all the people who have already experienced Tropical Storm Isaac and for all the people potentially in its path the next few days. May it leave little sign of its passage. Next, I have a brief island life update for you. Naturally, stuff’s happened since we started school, as […]
Back to School, Island Family Style
It’s official. Eighty percent of our family is now back at school. Naturally, not much about the first day went according to The Plan I painstakingly detailed in The Land of My Mind. The night before school started, for instance, the garbage disposal clogged, impertinent enough to reject the straw I someone inadvertently put in […]
I Haven’t Fallen Off the Face of the Earth
Hey, I just wanted to let all of you know I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth that, oh whoops, turned out to be flat after all. I just done got myself into a bit of a fix here, on account of a busted sink, a busted oven (yes, again!!!), a baby-girl […]
Sleep Is Underrated
If I were to write the story of Sleeping Beauty right now, it would go something like this: Once upon a time, Sleeping Beauty was a beautiful princess who had the misfortune of being parented by a couple who could rule a kingdom but couldn’t count beyond like 12 or something. A botched invite situation […]