21 April 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Extended Family

When we put an addition on the house, my wife had the brilliance and forethought to create a Family Room that could easily be repurposed into an apartment. As we got older, she reasoned, so would our parents. That would require us to have a place i our home for them to live, either temporarily [...]

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13 April 2009 ~ 1 Comment

An Ocean Away

You want your children to learn as much as they can. You want to give them as many opportunities as possible. So you send them away on school overnight trips. With this in mind, my son prepared for two wonderful travel opportunities in the span of two weeks. Of course, the day before he leaves, [...]

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29 March 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Essential Questions

My friend Chris, who is writing curriculum for his music students, is crafting Essential Questions for his lessons. Essential Questions are those which, if you have developed and taught your lesson well, all will be able to answer at the end. He believes educators must also ask themselves Essential Questions as they do their jobs. [...]

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05 February 2009 ~ 6 Comments

Date Night Used To Be Easier

One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to spend more time with my wife and value that relationship more. She and I took our first step by having the first Date Night we’ve had in a while. Getting out of the house for date night is no easy task these days. Going on a date [...]

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08 January 2009 ~ 3 Comments

Family Resolutions for 2009

Taking a blog hiatus means I’m a little behind in my blogging to-do list. I thought it would be a good idea to set some goals for myself in each of the core areas of this blog. You know, offer a little focus to my quest for self-improvement. Resolution 1- Lose Weight and Improve General [...]

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