Family Life

A wonderful opportunity presented itself today: a friend offered to babysit so we could go out to dinner. We rarely eat out, and we’re kid-free even less often. Needless to say, we jumped at the opportunity. Debbie already knew where she wanted to go, which led me to question whether she has this mental list [...]

Last weekend I attempted to make an igloo. It turned out more like a castle turret, but it was fun to build. In the intervening week we’ve had a partial thaw followed by more snow. The thaw melted most of the remaining snow in the back yard. There hadn’t been much left anyway, after building [...]

With so much snow outside, Debbie thought it was a crime to spend a Saturday cooped up inside. Funny, I thought exactly the opposite. What better reason to be warm and dry indoors than when it’s cold and snowy out there? But she would not be reasoned with. She shooed all the boys out the [...]