Connor and Helen Grow Up

Our big trip this summer was to visit friends in Vienna. En route, we spent nights in Prague and Cessky-Krumlov -  and then spent days after...

This past week, Connor went to sports camp all week and Helen went to Junior Naturalist camp. Even though Junior Naturalist camp ended wit...

And boom! Just like that, another week of summer has slipped away. Helen and I went to Chicago (woohoo!) to visit a friend of mine from co...

Helen tried out a playwriting camp this week and Connor went to video game camp. Yes, that's a real thing. No, I don't really want t...

Ed took the lead and planned a family outing for Memorial Day weekend. It came complete with hiking, a hotel overnight, and canoeing. I was ...

A few years ago, I was at a family funeral. My cousin's son told me this story - and I think it's important because it's an indi...

I don't read the newspaper very often. It stresses me out. It makes me sad. It is just a little more reality than I can handle on a dail...

Spring is here - or at least it was, for a few days. And with spring came my desire to add a few new pieces to my wardrobe. I jumped at the...

Another one coming off the "draft" board... I have a very complicated relationship with the Boy Scouts . Nationally, they are of...

I started this post a few months ago, and didn't have the heart to post it then. But I think it makes an important reflection on Connor...