The Secret Ingredient

There’s a secret that we’ve found. It’s the one ingredient that turns a simple stack of pancakes into a devoured breakfast treat.

While maple syrup is also an obvious must, even it doesn’t have the same enchanting effect. Just leave it to Grandma to find out what it is.

What is this magic ingredient?… [Read more]

Putting Together a Swingset

How many people does it take to put together a swingset?

That sounds like the beginning of a joke, except it isn’t very funny. It’s more than it would take to screw in a lightbulb, I assure you. The short answer is that it takes a team. Along with a lot of grumping and a couple scraped knuckles, over the course of 3 days in shifts.… [Read more]

What I Want For Mother’s Day

Oh, Mother’s Day. A day to honor mom and all she’s done. The hard work she labors through 24/7, in the name of love for her children. It’s a tough job raising little people into appropriate and prosperous adults, and it’s nice to get a bit of recognition. Mother’s Day is a day to be thankful for mom, because she’ll always have your back.… [Read more]

A Field Trip with 2nd Grade

It has been many years since I’ve been on a school bus.

Many years.

Yesterday, however, for the first time in many years, I boarded a school bus with my son and his 2nd grade class for a field trip to a zoo. Once we got there, the small class was broken into smaller groups.… [Read more]

Thank You, Drive Thru

Wednesday was my first ever foray into the pick-up line at Buzz’s school. Or any school, for that matter. I had been with my mom that day, so she happened to be along for the ride as well. It was obviously her first time in a pick-up line, too, and a learning experience for us both.… [Read more]