The school morning drill was a success, I had both girls cleaned, dressed, combed and eating their breakfasts in under forty minutes. “Like riding a bike.” I thought. But now, there is a daunting amount of day ahead of us. I had pretty much given up on keeping them interested. My bag of summer activity ideas had been empty for over a week. The engine and rudder are out, we’ll be coasting into this port. Then Reggie spoke, “I have…
“Brooks, look at this.” Annie held out the baby monitor for me as I slipped on my reading glasses. Regina had not fallen asleep yet. She had a different plan–She ALWAYS has a different plan. She was right up close up to the camera, struggling to maintain her balance as she wrestled her body into a pair of footie pajamas that were much too small. Something like this happens nearly every night. We tuck her in and have the following…
Annie has been spending an awful lot of time in the kitchen lately making jam for her budding business. My primary job is to keep the girls out of the kitchen. I’ve been in the living room with them, playing the part of a hockey goalie; blocking the kitchen entry way, bouncing them back into the living room, doing my best to keep the girls from being underfoot as Annie walks around with racks of boiling hot jars. Earlier this…
“Knee High by the Fourth of July” is an old saying regarding the status of corn during the growing season. The Fourth of July feels like it was ages ago and I’m not entirely sure I could reach up to touch the top of the corn stalks right now. The rainy season of June and July has wrapped. The glorious green of south central Wisconsin is beginning to fade and yellow under the relentless sun of August. Soon we will…