Category Archives: Children

A tornado’s view of Nashville

I planned to get into Nashville at midnight… But we left NJ an hour late… and I didn’t expect the hours worth of stop and go traffic when we left D.C. … So, we got into Nashville at 2:30 A.M.! This … Continue reading

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Pretty quick progress!

Cakes came home from her job at the restaurant and said that she had good news The manager asked her if she would train all of the new hostesses! She is only 16 and has only been working there for 3 months! … Continue reading

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He’s done!

Big A woke up this morning with his knee hurting pretty badly. His visit to the hospital confirmed the pain. He tore his lower collateral ligament. On a scale of 1-3, the doctor thinks it is a 2-3 in severity. Thankfully, this … Continue reading

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Oh for two

We had been on the road home from Denver for about three hours when my son called me. He is training with the Kansas state freestyle team this week before heading to Fargo, ND to compete in the nationals. “Dad, … Continue reading

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Just drop the ‘L’

I guess it wouldn’t be Fargo time without having to overcome a significant injury… Last year at about this time, one of the top Junior wrestlers in the country rammed his head into Big A’s sternum during a Mo-West practice. … Continue reading

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It’s time to stop talking about it

If everything goes according to plan, in six days my youngest daughter and I will be driving to Denver, CO. We will then spend the next two days standing in REALLY long lines with thousands (perhaps tens of thousands) of other … Continue reading

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Give it a good whack!

My son’s birthday is in September. I finally gave him last year’s present… I took him golfing! He had never done it before. As we got my clubs out of storage and started cleaning up the bag, memories started coursing … Continue reading

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Do you want some cheese to go with that?

You won’t believe what I heard when I got home from work… As you probably know by now, my son is rapidly becoming a very good wrestler; good enough to wrestle in college. And, wrestlers generally have the reputation of being pretty tough… One … Continue reading

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Today’s big surprise

I wanted to stop so, so badly. After my 60th climb up the stairs, I was tired…pooped. Man, were the excuses flowing…”I worked so hard yesterday…I’m almost 50 years old…” But the work had to get done…today. What am I … Continue reading

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That should help!!!

There are times when you just need to keep trying… The letter of appeal is getting closer to being a finished product.  I still need to write the opening paragraph. I think that it has been good for my son … Continue reading

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