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Posted on November 9, 2008
There is a local "fun" park in southern Indianapolis called Great Times, which boasts 2 miniature golf courses, a big arcade, bumper boats, and go kart racing. We decided this weekend to make a trip there to have some...
Posted on November 3, 2008
We received a call from my ex-wife yesterday that the boys' grandmother was very close to the end; her health had been failing for a while, and they had made the decision to just keep her comfortable. Since the...
Posted on October 13, 2008
We got a call from my dad this weekend asking about going to see the brand new H. Weir Cook airport terminal that would be replacing the Indianapolis International Airport in November, and I have to admit, at first...
Posted on October 5, 2008
I have two boys. One is heavy into sports, is kind of cynical, is almost 11, and enjoys watching reality television like Survivor, etc. He also has a penchant for computers and seems to be interested in a lot of...
Posted on October 2, 2008
Well, well....here we are. We walked out of the gifted committee meeting with our heads held high--we went over everything we needed to say at length, made people think, provoked good questions, and gave even better answers. At that...
Posted on September 23, 2008
Sorry that there's been such a delay with the story--the suspense has been building, though, hasn't it? Call it my version of "Who Shot J.R.?" (Yes, I aged myself GREATLY there, didn't I?) The story last left off with...
Posted on September 14, 2008
First of all, I appreciate the overwhelming support that has accompanied the first part of this series. It is nice to know how many people care! Now, if only that type of caring and compassion was available through the...
Posted on September 11, 2008
I could have had some pretty harsh subject lines, I could have really raised some eyebrows. But I'm not going to come off as kicking and screaming--but I am close. I feel that it is time to take my...
Posted on September 9, 2008
As a parent, it is our duty to teach our children the morals and values that not only are acceptable in our society, but as a Christian, it is also imperative that I teach my kids about the way...
Posted on September 2, 2008
We are to the point now where our six year old is getting pretty darn good at reading, and while we encourage all of the things that he sees that he reads because of just the fact that he loves...
Posted on August 17, 2008
I know, I know, the cliches abound..."I remember back when you were just a baby boy in my arms at home, and you're all grown up..." or maybe "Where did time go? Pretty soon you're going to be driving!"...
Posted on August 11, 2008
Ok, so my oldest is a big sports fan. In fact, he generally gets things in terms of breaking news before I do. It is one of those things that I kind of laugh at--because I did the same...
Posted on August 10, 2008
Well, we did the whole theme park thing almost 2 weeks ago at Kings Island, and what we found was that Jonathan was not quite ready for the big coasters and a lot of the major thrill rides. We...
Posted on August 4, 2008
I miss the boys. After all of the time we had and all of the miles we've logged back and forth from Indiana to Illinois, I became spoiled once again as the non-custodial parent and the time spent with the...
Posted on August 4, 2008
If you are like us with kids, you tend to be mobile through different cars. Well, even with a six year old, we have to have some sort of car seat according to state law, and just for peace...
Posted on July 31, 2008
Last night we returned from our mini-vacation and exchanged the boys with their mom earlier in the day. We had all had a good time, we were a little worse for the wear with the time in the car, but...
Posted on July 29, 2008
Despite my wife's optimistic view of my six year old son, Jonathan, and his gung-ho daredevil ways as he approached Kings Island for the first year he would be able to ride the big roller coasters, as I posted...
Posted on July 28, 2008
Alright, so if it wasn't enough that I spent a week in and around Lake Michigan just a little over two weeks ago, now I am sitting in Cincinnati getting ready to go to bed prior to waking tomorrow bright...
Posted on July 25, 2008
With us spending the last week up at the lake with my sister/brother in law and her 4 month old boy, they had some pretty nifty gadgets they had as well as some old reliables, and it got me...
