This past weekend, my always-smiling little niece Amanda had her Bat Mitzvah. While she’s the first neice of mine to have one so far, two of my nephews had one last year. Even so, this one made me feel a tad bit old. Maybe it’s because we’re almost at the halfway point of having all the kids reach their Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Heck, any day now we should be learning the date of Jason’s …
As the saying goes, there are only two things in life you can’t cheat: death and taxes. Well, technically you can cheat taxes by simply not paying them and running off to that really cool tropical island from Shawshank Redemption. But death? Well, even those kids in the Final Destination films know that the Grim Reaper will eventually come for you. Hopefully before the hooded one pays you a visit, you’ll grow nice and old and feeble …
Ryan has been clamoring for a dog for the past two years. Not a day goes by without hearing, “When are we going to get a dog?” Allie and I are big animal lovers and definitely want a dog (or two) but Jason’s not a big fan. He used to be petrified of them and literally freak out if he was even near one. Size matters not. Could be a monstrous German Shepard or a tiny Dachshund in …
If I can be honest for a moment (not that I usually tell untruths around here)… I’m terrible at making snowmen. Like so bad I can’t do it. I think as a kid I made a snowman once with my sister but I have no clue what we did. Nowadays, I try rolling a snowball to get it bigger and bigger but nothing really happens. So I end up just shoveling snow into a big …
I’m not a skier. Shocking, I know. I’ve gone twice in my life and that’s more than enough. The first time I skied was back in middle school and I had an awful time. I was decent at keeping my balance but I couldn’t stop or slow down for the life of me. So I’d go tearing down the basic hill in a straight line, picking up more and more speed. I’d eventually be going …
