Category: family
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On Where You Come From – Memaw
My childhood was fairly simple. I was born in Columbus, OH and moved to Centerburg in 1963. At that time, I thought we had moved to the most remote place on earth. My childhood consisted of bike riding,swimming, tree house with neighbors, and snow sledding. I spent a lot of time outdoors. The first few…
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On Where You Come From – Tutu
I asked your grandparents to write to you boys. It could be about them growing up, or about raising me or your mom. Here is the first one from your grandma (and my mom) Tutu.
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On Where you come from – Intro
To understand who you are is to understand where you came from. I hope this exercise helps you understand more about the one who came before you.
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On Pinehurst Part Duex
Boys, This week, we got back from our first family trip to Pinehurst. We went down for a couple reasons, namely: Let’s dive in… Pinehurst: Better Than Vegas? Some might consider this a hot take. Instant side bar: we’re in the AI-age right now. By the time you’re reading this, people probably won’t be writing…
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On Misty Morning Ranch – The Ostrich Experience
We went to Pinehurst thinking we’d look at real estate and let your mom play in a golf tournament. What we found turned out the be just about the polar opposite.
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On Rogue’s Legacy
Boys, I’ve written about Rogue before, but this past Friday, we sent you two over to Nash’s house and we had someone come over and put Rogue down. It was one of the hardest things we’ve ever had to do and a decision that was nearly impossible to make. But his hips didn’t allow him…
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On Two Stories
Koen, Lately, we’ve been foregoing songs at night in exchange for a story. When I was little, I remember my dad could just tell me stories and he had a way of coming up with really creative stories. I hadn’t thought about that in a long time, but I noticed that it’s something I can…
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On 10 – Part 3
All good trilogies know you have to end with a bang. This one is no different.
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On Ten — Part 2
Boys, So we got in and decide we’re going to leave on a Wednesday when the event is scheduled for Friday (our anniversary is also on Friday. So we got that going for us, which is nice). There is also some kind of glow ball event scheduled for Thursday night, but otherwise, most of the…