It is not easy being Number 4’s brother or sister. She is fearless and talented and creative and proactive and innovative and beautiful and intelligent. She’s one of those kids who pretty much has it all. Number 3 is struggling with this a little bit. He’s no slouch himself. But he doesn’t have the confidence […]
Number 3
He did it.
Number 3, as you know, loves baseball. He’s playing on the travel team this year, and he’s the youngest kid on the team. He wasn’t able to play in the kid-pitch league like the rest of the kids in the spring, so he’s a season behind everyone else. As a result, he doesn’t get the […]
His cup doth not runneth over.
Last weekend was crazy. I had to coach a swim meet all morning on both Saturday and Sunday, and on Saturday afternoon I had to teach swim lessons. Number 3 was also playing in a baseball tournament. I’m usually around for all of these things, but the swim meet and the baseball games were happening […]
You can take an online course. Or you can just hitch a ride with me.
It is becoming evident that Number 3, Number 4 and I are going to have many of life’s most serious conversations on the 7-minute drive to school or the 6-minute drive to swim practice. I’m getting pretty good at them. A couple weeks ago we revisited the Where do babies come out of? question. (In […]
A Conversation to Remember
This morning as we were pulling out of the driveway for the seven minute drive to school, I waved to a woman I know who drove past us. Number 3 asked who it was, and I told him it was Tom and Jerry’s (name have been changed) mom. “Who are Tom and Jerry?” he asked. […]
Some Dating Advice For My Boys
Dear Boys, Yesterday I wrote a post that contained some advice for your sisters. I didn’t want you to feel left out. So with regard to girls and dating, here is my advice for you. 1. Do the old fashioned stuff. I know it’s 2013. But I don’t care. And yes, I do some things […]