My friends and I played Capture the Flag all the time when I was a kid, and now my kids love it too. After Z-Man’s birthday celebration the cousins ganged up on their dads and conned them into playing Capture the Flag with them. Grandma and I sensibly stayed…
Our first day of vacation in Grand Haven was busy, but it wasn’t over yet! Teacher’s brother, Brian, and his kids came over to celebrate Z-Man’s birthday and hang out for a while. We hadn’t seen them for two years so it was great to spend some time with them.…
“Awww man!” “Ow!” I peeked around the corner to see the cause of Z-Man’s distress. “Aaaaah!” He was alone so I melted back before he saw me. “I can’t DO it!” “Rrrrrrrrr!” Finally he trudged over. “I need some water” “What for?” Wordlessly he pointed to his…
If you give a kid a camera she’s going to take pictures. When you see the pictures you might scratch your head at and wonder why she took that photo. Who takes a random photo of the UPS Store anyway?! When you ask about the photos she’ll say “I don’t…
There’s a tickle behind my nose from tears that are trying to breech my self-control. My stomach aches like someone punched me in the gut. The lump in my throat is choking me. I feel like throwing up. I tell myself there’s no reason to be so freaked out. She’s…
We have to go to Pronto Pups at least once when we’re in Grand Haven. This time we were lucky and the line wasn’t long. When you eat a Pronto Pup you’re experiencing corn dog heaven on earth. The batter is tempura-crispy and light instead of dense and heavy like…
We’re on our way to Grand Haven, MI to visit Teacher’s family! We lived in Grand Haven for almost four years before moving to Wisconsin so it’s like going home – for some of us anyway. Actually, for Teacher it IS going home. Teacher and I have taken so many…
“Nooo! I don’t want to have swimming lessons!” “Please don’t make me, please, please please!” Z-Man wasn’t thrilled with the idea of swimming lessons in May when I first signed him up. “They’re not for a loooong time, honey. We’ll talk about it later.” I know…
I don’t know what birthday parties in other families look like, but around here birthday parties are pretty basic. As long as there’s lots of food, a houseful of family members, cake, ice cream, and presents we’re all happy. We recently celebrated Z-Man’s sixth birthday with a Sunday brunch that…
Some things you should know before you read this post: 1. My taste is usually the opposite of Teacher’s 2. I’m not very fond of change 3. “Compromise” means you do things my way 4. I have caviar taste but a tuna fish budget 5. I’m terrible at making decisions…
