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We had such fun celebrating Sam’s fifth birthday (which will be on Wed 1/27) with his friends this weekend. We were blessed with great weather despite predictions of rain, and everyone had a wonderful time. Thank you to Dave for making camp coffee and pancakes (and dinner, too!) and Kathy and Jon for so many [...]

Maybe I should just stop taking B vitamins so I don’t have as much energy left over at the end of the day, but I’m having trouble falling asleep at night lately. Part of it is just being very busy right now but the other part is a burden I seem to be carrying for the human [...]

Sam asked this morning why we go to church. While we’ve explained this for years, the reasoning changes as he ages. And while we didn’t quite make it to church this morning (we ended up at the beach - oops!) we did make a concerted effort to explain anew why we do. Tonight I found [...]

I ran over to show a guy doing pushups (at a playground!) who’s BOSS? (This was today, after listening to “The Boss” while running 8:30 splits over 5.5 miles with Ben - so I was rather pumped up on endorphins). I didn’t show the guy who’s boss, but I seriously considered it! I mean, really, he [...]

Yes, it is, once you can read all on your own! Since Sam started reading in September, it’s been a mix of fun and frustration. He wants to do things perfectly well on his own, instantly. We’ve had several chats about how it takes time, just like taking training wheels off a bike but now [...]