Family Life

My vacation is running out!
That was this morning’s panic thought. Over a week ago Debbie had asked me what I wanted to do with my time off, so I’d made a list. Reviewing that list this morning, I realized I’d hardly even touched those things. In fact, I hadn’t even had time to catch up [...]

We were invited out to lunch today by Pat & Ruth, friends from church. It’s always a treat to relax and not have to prepare a meal and clean up afterwards, especially at a kid-friendly home such as theirs. Today’s visit was all the more memorable because they had some gifts for the children (and [...]

Joel has to make sure he has all his “babies” when he goes to bed. These are his stuffed toys. There is a greater volume of stuffed toys in the bed than there is of Joel. First and foremost is Rabbit, his senior baby. Next are Rabbit’s deputies, Happy Feet (a penguin, of course) and [...]

Friends of ours are house-sitting for a client, and invited us over tonight for dinner and a swim. So at the appointed hour we pulled into a long, winding driveway and parked in front of an imposing mansion set up on a hill.
The entryway was nice, but nothing unexpected. About right for the expectations set [...]

This morning I got to sleep in, and it felt like I really was on holiday. Debbie got up when the boys did, and kept them occupied so I could get some extra sleep. This was despite the fact that she was up during the night with the baby, and needed the sleep more than [...]