I haven’t used an alarm clock for almost six years. The kids have been serving this purpose quite well for some time now. This all changed within the last few months though. Typically I could count on Ava (5) or Jada (3) waking up between 5:45 and 6:15. This was perfect for me. At the [...]
D is for Dad
Parenting from a Dad’s eye view
Author Archives: Chuck
The cul de sac
The cul de sac hasn’t moved in all the time we’ve been here. This may seem like an odd observation but the cul de sac hadn’t been here when we found this place we call home. Maybe this is why it holds some of its magic because it came after us, because it needed us [...]
Lost and Found
My wife took our kids to a local water park a couple of weeks ago. I was at work during this excursion, wiling the day away with full certainty the kids would have a great time likely at the cost of my wife’s wits. I was right on both counts. This particular park does an [...]
Growing, weaving, kinship
We were walking from the horse pasture back up to the house. I was leading and the two little girls were walking and talking behind me while I was thinking ahead at whatever task was left to do. This must have occurred early in the fall of 2008 which would have made Ava a new [...]
A wailing wall all her own
We figure it shouldn’t take much to construct one. Some stone and a little concrete should do just fine. We could even get it done on the cheap and just use mud to keep it together. The mud might lend a bit of romance to the structure allowing it to age quickly. We took a [...]
The value of context
Disinformation is most effective in a very narrow context. – Frank Snepp When I think of how we communicate and find information now, as opposed to just a few years ago, it sets my head to spinning. Texting on a phone barely leaves room for a complete thought. The same can be said of services [...]
Ahoy there!
“None pities him that is in the snare, who warned before, would not beware” – Robert Herrick The other evening as I was washing the dinner dishes Ava, the four year old, ran over to the sink looking for some way to help. I explained there wasn’t much she could do with the dishes at [...]
Graduates in our midst
If there were any planets colliding this past week it may have been my fault, and for this I apologize profusely. You see, we had one of those eventful weeks that leave a lasting impression on the heart, soul and pocketbook. Which events are these you ask? None other than the graduation from high school [...]
