Ready, Aim, Fire Your Snowball!
The boys were outside playing in the snow.
Thump. Thump.
Ready, Aim, Fire Your Snowballs… just not at the windows (or glass door)!
The boys were outside playing in the snow.
Thump. Thump.
Ready, Aim, Fire Your Snowballs… just not at the windows (or glass door)!
Your kitchen is covered in saw dust. Your husband is complaining that his hand is tingling from holding the Dremel Tool for hours on end. Your kids are covered in paint. And you are purchasing food products… not to eat, but to glue onto a block of wood. Yes, it is Pinewood Derby time! Our…
I LOVE OUR BOYS! I love spending time with them. I love listening to their imaginative play and just hearing them romp through the house. I love relaying their latest antics to their Grandma and Grandpa. But… our boys are high energy. They are high activity. They are high maintenance. And they are…
After three hours in 100 degree heat picking peaches and raspberries, we were ready to cool off in the neighborhood pool. But just as we had the cool, clear water of the pool in our sights, we were approached by one of the lifeguards: “Pool’s closed,” he said. “What?” we mumbled in disbelief. “We…
In today’s world of television, computer games, organized sports, and over-scheduled time, I often find myself longing for the “good-old days” for my boys: for unsupervised outdoor play, for wanderings in the woods, tadpole catching in a stream, and care-free summer days. My summers as a child were filled with outdoor fun from morning until…
The boys have been waiting and waiting for snow. Twice now the weather forecasters have suggested a possibility of snow in the Northern Virginia area, and twice now the boys have been undeniably disappointed to wake and find the ground bare. So when we began planning a pre-Christmas trip to New Jersey, the boys began…
I recently heard on the radio that McDonald’s was building new music-themed play areas in some of its restaurants. The company was reportedly hoping the new play areas would be a draw to families who are eating out less during the current economic crisis. And, from on-line reports of families driving two hours to…