Homecoming
By the time you read this, my soldier will be home from a deployment. It snuck up on us this time around. A few months ago they said he mightgo home early if they could find a replacement for him. There was a lot of “maybe this” and “maybe that.” It dragged on for months. I’m used to that […]
Sweat Equity
I just spent the last hour researching how to cook fish that you catch yourself. Like, fish out of a lake. Specifically, three rainbow trout and a large-mouth bass that we caught on a recent fishing trip with my son’s Cub Scout pack. Have you ever been to a Cub Scout Trout-a-ree? Me neither. READ […]
A Toast: To a New Year and You
Today we all woke up with 365 new days ahead of us. Happy New Year! I like to start each year off in my pajamas. I’m talking about a pj party all day long. This party of mine includes lots of leftovers from the holidays that my family can munch on (so I don’t have to […]
Let Me Tell You a Story
On a hot August afternoon in eastern Oregon, a 2-year-old freckle-faced country kid made his way down the road. He was angry and clutching a few toys. Running away was the last resort. His parents refused to change that baby sister into a baby brother, and today was the day she was making her way into […]