Acts of Kindness
Kori and I were talking last week with the Lenten season upon us and we knew we wanted to do this season differently than we have in the...
I Don't Have Mother's Intuition
Number 4 has had a cough for a little over a week now and I haven’t thought much of it. I have been treating the symptoms and just...
Surprise!
I don’t like surprises. There I said it. I think it relates to my “control” tendencies I have talked about in the past. When Kori and I...
Playing Hooky
I looked up in the dictionary and also the urban dictionary the definition of hooky and really all I found was “truant from school” as...
Snow Day Memories
On Wednesday of this week, our school district called off school for incredibly low wind chill factors. I totally get is as I wouldn’t my...
Hot Wheels, Dirt Bikes and Car Repairs
When I was a kid my favorite toys to play with were Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars. I had quite the collection back then. All the cars...
R.I.P. Swagger Wagon!
It’s a sad day today around the Becker house. We have lost something very dear to most of us. Well mainly to me but it is still hard to...
Holiday Observations: Traditions, Memories, and Doing the Right Thing
Thankfully for me Christmas morning doesn’t start as early as it used to. Either the kids have all gotten older and like to sleep as...