Tag: family
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On A trip in the Way back machine
Boys, Did you know that your mom used to blog? She called her blog “Corks and Kale” because she wanted to celebrate the idea of living a healthy lifestyle while also being able to let loose sometimes and have some fun. We also used to make kale chips in the oven and I don’t know…
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On Dog Psychics
Boys, Your mom is a very practical and get-things-done kind of girl. She’s also a sage-the-house-to-cleanse-the-energy kind of girl. Sometimes, she’s a I-need-you-to-pick-up-this-kitchen-table-from-a-dark-alley-on-campus kind of girl. Yesterday, she was a there’s-a-difference-between-leaving-the-burner-on-and-losing-track-of-time-and-nearly-burning-down-the-house-because-I-left-the-burrito-on-the-stove kind of girl. She keeps us guessing and we love her for it. Your mom isn’t afraid to go against the grain and do…
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On Surviving Slinky Dog and the $42 bubble machine
What causes more anxiety: a Slinky Dog roller coaster for children or overpriced bubble machines for adults?
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On boredom and the Middle Ages
Boys, Put every idea in the world into a hat and try to draw one less exciting than boredom — it’s not easy to do! But I think boredom is important in an age where attention is at an all-time low. I believe that the ability to be bored is becoming more of a skill,…
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On My Moment with Grandma ‘Nisa
I had my moment This’ll be a short post; I originally was going to add it to the end of my last post, but I figured I’d put it here instead. On Tuesday, we had Grandma ‘Nisa’s funeral. It was really sad but also really nice to see all the Rauch family come together—your Uncle…
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On Grandma ‘Nisa
Boys, Yesterday, I got a phone call from Papa Rauch. He said that your Grandma ‘Nisa was very sick and that the doctors didn’t think she was going to live for much longer. You boys were at school and I went up to see her in the hospital. Right after I got there, the doctors…
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On you two, too
Boys, It’s been a few since I’ve just riffed on you two. Koen, it’s your birthday week and your mom and I have a few things planned — more accurately, your mom has a few things planned — but one of the things is that we’re going to do a “yes day.” I would have…
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On Rauchdy Match 4 Recap
Boys – Big weekend this past weekend. Your cousins came into town and stayed the night for Fam Fest and everyone had a ton of fun. But this isn’t about any of that. This is about the events that took place on Friday beginning at 5pm. This post, is about what happened at the Rauchdy…
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On #RauchdyMatch 4.0 Forecast
Boys, I mentioned in the Adam Sandler post that we’ve been watching a lot of his movies recently — especially after Happy Gilmore 2 came out. But as I think about how to write about this year’s match, I think of a scene toward the end of Billy Madison where Billy and Eric are competing…