Caught some undersized sunfish this morning.  Smiles on young fisherperson’s faces, however, were oversized. Been too busy lately and my wife convinced me to chuck it all for half a…View post

I check in by telephone from a hotel room last night and my wife tells me she was cleaning an upstairs room with our ten-year-old daughter while the three-year-old played…View post

Mom gets a half-day trip with a friend, so day begins with 3 year-old in office (she was up by the time I got done with chicken chores).  She announces…View post

We were fortunate to spend a fine day at the beach along Lake Superior this weekend.  A real treat, with blue skies above, white sails in the distance, warm sand,…View post

The three-year-old has been showing some real independent thinking lately.  Sigh. The other morning she wanted to go outside before finishing her breakfast and/or getting dressed.  The situation, umm, escalated. …View post