Monthly Archives: April 2008
It’s beginning to look a lot like…
I started unpacking some boxes yesterday. I have to tell you, even though I knew what was in the box, even though it was stuff I had used many times before, it still felt a little like Christmas with each … Continue reading
May flowers???
It’s April 12th and it is snowing here in Kansas City! April 12th! Amazing! It has to be global warming… A few weeks ago, my wife was remarking to a woman in Costco, “What’s with all of this rain?” “Well, … Continue reading
No rain, just as forecasted!
The trailer carrying our belongings arrived at the storage facility last night so that we could unload everything on Friday. I scheduled the truck’s arrival today because the extended forecast indicated that Friday was the only day with no rainfall … Continue reading
A Fine Young Man!
My children’s “punishment” was that they had to go to bed early. (We have had several late nights in a row so today’s events were a good justification to make them get more sleep.) They couldn’t really argue. A few … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 9: Redemption
When I parted company with my children after picking up the Nissan, neither they nor I were feeling ‘warm fuzzies’. They were chastened and I was attempting to regain my equilibrium. I was not angry with them. But I did … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 8: The Reprieve
After we picked up the Nissan, I decided that I ‘deserved’ to treat myself to something fun to make up for the aggravation that I had just endured as a ‘good parent’ so I drove to the Apple store at … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 7: The Reckoning
The conversation inside the truck went something like this: “Sunshine, I was at this place 45 minutes ago.” I’m sure Dodgeball was thinking, “that sounds familiar.” “Dad, you should have called me.” Dodgeball groaned. Steve Martin’s scene replayed inside of … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 6: Sunshine Appears
At this point, I couldn’t ‘relax’ any longer. I called my daughter again…no response. Dodgeball decided to call a friend. Perhaps he saw an opportunity. I mean after all, he wasn’t looking quite as bad now! Misery loves company and … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 5: My unplanned retreat
At this point, I was a beaten man. There is only one house on this road but my daughter is evidently not there. I assumed that she had gone somewhere. I pulled to the side of the road next to … Continue reading
The Beautiful Letdown, Part 4: The House Next Door
We turned into the driveway to see a house with no apparent entrance! Two closed garage doors greeted me with a French door to the left. However that door has no access unless I wanted to walk alongside of the … Continue reading
