The life and times of a happily married couple in Ohio.
Life as Mom and Dad to Two Teenagers
We went and watched The Girl play soccer this past weekend. She is playing really well. All of the hard work that she put in this summer really showed. She still has room for improvement, as with any athlete; but, she’s a better player at the start of her sophomore year than she was at [...]
It was a long drive to make in just one day; but, I retrieved The Boy for the summer on Saturday. We were concerned that all of his stuff might not fit on the SUV; however, we did not have any problems getting every loaded. I could not see out of the back which made [...]
After a four week Christmas break, The Girl has gone back to school which means that California Girl and I are empty nesters once again. The house is much, much quieter than it was a few days ago. We had partially adjusted to the change last fall; but, after a month like old times, we [...]
January Had an occasion to do the Snoopy Dance because of something that happened at work. Took a cool photograph of California Girl with the flowers she received at The Girl’s last senior night. We reviewed the proofs of The Girl’s senior photographs and made our selections. It was a bit discomforting how rapidly her [...]
It took 16 hours of driving but both kids are home for Christmas break. The Girl is busy playing with the new Droid that she received as an early Christmas present. (Motorola couldn’t fix the one that I sent in for repair so they sent me a new one; but I still decided to keep [...]
We’re not home alone, which, after three months of being empty nesters, is a welcome change. As always, I’ve got some work to finish up; so I’ll be starting Thanksgiving Break a day later than everyone else; but I plan to start the 4½ 4¾ day weekend as soon as I can. Times like this [...]
We watched The Girl play soccer on Saturday. College girls play rough! We knew intellectually that her games would be more physical; but it was still a different experience watching our daughter play a college game. We’ve watched many games in person and on television including the Womens World Cup; but it’s not the same [...]
We didn’t post about it this past spring when she signed her letter of intent but The Girl is playing soccer in college. We always knew that she had enough athletic ability to play at the next level if she worked hard and it was great to see her learn what she could accomplish with [...]
We took The Boy back to school so California Girl and I are officially “empty nesters”. I never realized how much I talked to and interacted with the kids until now. The house is really, really quiet. The Girl called earlier today just to check in. We text and FB chat a lot but it [...]
Sunday was the last time that the “Fab Four” will be together for a while. The Girl will start classes soon and orientation has already started. It’s hard for us to believe that we have TWO kids in college. It doesn’t seem that long ago that The Boy was starting high elementary school. I know that [...]
