Like most people in this part of the country, I’m more than ready to welcome fall after the heat and humidity that plagued the South all summer. I know it’s a bit ridiculous to whip out sweaters and boots and start adding pumpkin spice to everything in sight just because the calendar says it’s autumn. So, I’ve tried hard…
Fairly routinely the girls like to stir up conversations about mine or the Spouse’s childhood. It amuses them to think about what it was like growing up in the days before smartphones, iPads, and on-demand television. So, last week I was talking to them about how my early childhood TV was a huge piece of…
Coming off a summer of weddings, the older two girls have been full of questions about marriage. Hence, my lunchtime conversation yesterday: The 1st Grader: Can you marry your cousin? Me: Well, it’s not usually a good idea to do that. The 1st Grader: Well, that guy Bah did it. Me: Who?? The 1st Grader:…
These are two of my favorite conversations with the girls from the past week or so: The other day we were driving home from school, and the Preschooler was growing very concerned about the weather and who or what causes the weather to do this or that. Snow was on her mind, and she was…