Category Archives: Family

Everybody’s workin’ for the weekend.  We’re working during the weekend — on having a vacation, that is.  A StayCation carries right on to Saturday.  Mark my words. Day 5 Visited: A family birthday party at Devil’s Lake.  Oh, don’t let the name “Devil’s Lake” … Continue reading →

A portmanteau is a blending of two individual words to communicate an efficient relational context.  A motel is a hotel for motorists.  When someone says ginormous, they’re smooshing gigantic + enormous.  As it turns out, we’re on a vacation of defiance.  Most people … Continue reading →

Our family is on vacation.  Our nifty plane was without foodservice and flotation devices because our plane is actually a 2002 Ford Expedition that flies.  I mean, rusts.   That’s right: Michigan.  Why travel abroad when there’s so much to see … Continue reading →

Our family is on vacation.  Paris, perhaps?  Non. Germany? Nein! Rather than travel abroad, we’re vacationing right where we live, right here in beautiful Southwest Michigan, where we don’t have to worry about passports and exchange rates.  Money spent on travel and lodging is … Continue reading →

We’d decide not to go out to lunch after church because of the crowds.  After all, even the restaurants with less-than-stellar reputations are busy on Mother’s Day.  No, we’d cook some meat on the grill and perhaps even eat lunch … Continue reading →

Our family consumes eggs rapidly, sometimes averaging 6 per day.  Our customary weekday breakfast is scrambled eggs a la Chef Gordon Ramsay, whose surprisingly G-rated youtube video taught the secret to a great scramble is alternating heat and cool.  Our children eat … Continue reading →

We were at a store that sells vintage electronics (read: old stuff that Emily has me keep in the basement) and Zac discovered a laptop computer.  This is perfect! he exclaimed. I agreed.  At $2, it couldn’t get much better.  I … Continue reading →

As I write this, our 6 year old son is having tubes installed (in his ears, by the way) for the third time.  As far as surgeries go, tubes are a bit easier than the others we’ve endured with our … Continue reading →

Yes, it was our boys who were begging me to buy them a Lego Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer at Target, and yes, it was me who said if you don’t stop whining, we’ll just go straight to the truck and be done … Continue reading →