Can y’all check your closets?

Missing: One pair of New Balance boys tennis shoes. Size five. Last seen: on my boy’s feet Friday afternoon on the way home from school. We have scoured this house backward and forward, top to bottom. They are nowhere to be found. He wore Yu-gi-Oh sandals to church this morning. Not that he minded. Would […]

Narnia. Not really a review, or is it?

I’ve only read the first half of the first page, but I don’t want to lose this link. Seems good, so far. PopMatters Books Feature | When We’re Old Enough to Read Fairy Tales Again: “A number of people (mostly church folks, of course) thought Jack’s seven books about the happenings in Narnia were a […]

Weekend Recap

Friday: My wife cooked brisket, kids melted down, went to bed early. Saturday: Two soccer games, we were soundly beaten. Hot out. Put out Christmas lights while slapping mosquitos away. Sunday: Cold front arrives. Two more soccer games. First one we were trounced. (‘by girls‘ says my son). Second one we won. In between there […]