Part of what our Church’s youth program tries to do is develop leadership in the kids. They meet on most Tuesday nights, and this year they asked each kid to plan two activities. I checked in with one of our leaders, Craig, to confirm activities were to happen Tuesday night, and we had this exchange.Continue reading “How to Plan a Great Church Youth Activity”
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Lu Is Megamind, Brayden Is Karen, Lindsay Is Bob Ross, and Lauren Is a Dumper
Lucia and Brayden had to do new military IDs for their base housing, and as we all know, government ID pictures are mortifying. Here at Greenhill Manor, we are into mortifying. We are especially into mortifying when elite meme skills get involved, and Lucia has elite meme skills. For example, Lu sent us this imageContinue reading “Lu Is Megamind, Brayden Is Karen, Lindsay Is Bob Ross, and Lauren Is a Dumper”
Lauren Is Armed with Gyatt as a Weapon
We spent Saturday at Lock Haven University to watch Lindsay and her teammates compete in the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Region 1 Championships. Wrestling tournaments are somewhat like amusement parks: hours of walking around or sitting and staring punctuated by bursts of terror and occasional thrills. Lindsay wound up placing seventh and on the podium—aContinue reading “Lauren Is Armed with Gyatt as a Weapon”
In the Still of the Night
I got too busy to write a daily post, so I am trying a new draft of a horror/suspense first chapter I have been working on. I previously published another version, wrote a lot more, then trashed it for something more subtle. If you are looking for the daily post, you can skip this. IfContinue reading “In the Still of the Night”
My New Secret Ingredient
Thursday night, Lauren and I combined to make a great dinner of roasted chicken thighs and vegetables atop Cajun rice. I made Dobby his own small plate, and its reception was, well, underwhelming. He’s been expressing a strong preference for red meat lately, so much so that he turned his nose up at chicken McNuggetsContinue reading “My New Secret Ingredient”
Brayden Got Home and Thanos Snapped His Fingers
We all love those clips of soldiers and sailors coming home, greeting or surprising their loved ones, hugging everyone and laughing and so forth. Ever wonder what’s on the other side of those? Like, what does the next day look like? Why, balance in the universe, of course, which as we know from holy writ,Continue reading “Brayden Got Home and Thanos Snapped His Fingers”
Your Big-Cheeked Butt Is Slappin
This morning, we got out of bed and stripped our sheets. Dobby, however, was not ready to roll, so Lauren snapped a photo of him and sent it to the Goons. Lindsay responded instantly with Mood and That’s how I feel rn. A few moments later, she added, He looks so cheeked up in thatContinue reading “Your Big-Cheeked Butt Is Slappin”
Brayden Was on a Boat
At 11:35 this morning, we got this text from Brayden: GOOOOOODDDDDD F—IN MORNING HAWAIIIIIIII. So first of all, great job on the Good Morning Vietnam reference. And second, welcome back, Brayden! The USS Taylor Swift was in the process of pulling in to port, and Brayden and Lucia were to be reunited after six weeks.Continue reading “Brayden Was on a Boat”
On the Trail of Moby-Dick
For the first time in five years, we do not have a kid preparing for the Massachusetts All State Wrestling tournament this week, meaning that our Presidents’ Day had no agenda. Graham had to work at Chick-Fil-A, so it was up to Lauren and me to entertain ourselves. If you haven’t learned by now, there’sContinue reading “On the Trail of Moby-Dick”
Dobby Will Not Hike
On Sunday mornings, I try to change up the routine by taking Dobby for a hike in the woods behind the house. I prefer this because I don’t have to clean up his poop, and I also don’t feel obligated to be going any pace—it’s mental and physical exercise for him but is a dayContinue reading “Dobby Will Not Hike”
His Smile Lit Up a Room and Other Things to Say at My Funeral 