News & Notes

It is my first-year rebirthday and it is a good and happy day for my family and a sad day for another family. One year ago a family lost a good man. I don’t know much about him, but I know…

Lilacs always remind me of Memorial Day. I have little recollection of visiting any graves on a regular basis until after I was married. My wife’s family would meet at her Grandma Lovell’s home, pick lilacs, and go to the…

Sweetpea is not Houdini. Houdini may have been good at getting out of knots and chains, but Sweetpea is better at getting into them. We have her on a long tether so that she has a good amount of feeding…

I heard the tears while I was still in bed. They were so sad. One of the other children came running to tell me that my five-year-old daughter had let her balloon go outside. The tears were soon remedied with…