Lord of the Castle

As if things weren’t hectic enough with the impending move, two of Cake’s California friends flew in to spend the better part of a week with her. It made for crowded conditions. The three girls took over the second bedroom so Big A had to sleep on the couch. After church last Sunday, we all went out to [...]

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I am telling you right now, this is not going to develop into a trend! We spent the entire afternoon centering our life around our youngest daughter! I have to tell you that the change in orbit made me feel a little wobbly. That is not the way we do things in my family. Cakes was invited [...]

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Last week, before the mid-week church service began, the pastor walked up to me while I was typing on my computer. “What are you doing?” “Writing a post for my blog.” “Can you e-mail me the link. I’d like to read it.” “Sure.” Well, that little conversation has been haunting me ever since… “I can’t [...]

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This is our final go round… Cakes, our youngest daughter is graduating from high school in a week and a half! There is a little part of me that panics inside and wonders, “What’s next?” How should I know? I’ve never been here before. So, I’ll do what I always do…figure it out as I go. [...]

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Several weeks ago, my youngest daughter, Cakes, came up to me with her face beaming, “Dad, I bought a new dress for the prom.” “What prom?” “The Senior Prom.” “When is that?” “April 10th.” At the time, that seemed like the far distant future, so I focused on more immediate concerns… “How much did it [...]

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Sometimes being a husband and a father is a thankless job… I suppose the same can be said about being a wife or a child…I can’t really see how, but I’ll just ASSUME that is is THEORETICALLY possible…but it’s a stretch. My wife and my youngest daughter recently completed the weight loss portion of a [...]

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I told you in an earlier post that Cakes was invited to sing at the upcoming graduation ceremony. It turns out that she has been invited to audition in the first week of April. A few months ago, I heard her playing a melody on her piano and penned a few lines of lyrics. When she sang [...]

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I realized a new benefit of having children today… I have someone to help me stay up to date technologically! I awoke from a nice nap this afternoon to my youngest daughter’s voice in her bedroom. She was talking to someone on the phone. After about half an hour, I decided to find out who she [...]

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Life never ceases to amaze me. Change happens so quickly, so unexpectedly. This morning, I drove Cakes to her SAT test. She can drive herself but I just wanted to get a little time with her. I chose to take the Toyota Paseo because it gets great mileage and she has only ridden in it once [...]

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I thought I would catch you up on few open items today… Update #1: No Shave November was such a smashing success that Cakes decided to extend it all the way to Christmas Day! She wanted all of her siblings to see her “winter coat”. It was hilarious to see both her mother’s and her brother’s skin crawl [...]

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