Another school year has come to an end, and another summer is off to a roaring start — with slug races! Oh, the sweet memories I’ve made in the driveway of this old house. From snow sledding to chalk drawings, all three of my kids have grown up — up and down this little paved […]
Archives for May 2015
How To Leave A Legacy For Future Generations
The fruits of your labors may be reaped two generations from now. Trust, even when you don’t see the results. –Fr. Henri Nouwen Every spring, wildflowers spill out across the rural routes of Eastern Oklahoma County. The roads Peebly, Luther, Dobbs, and my favorite, Pottawatomie, put on an awesome show of color. Purple poppy mallows […]
Rainy Day Fun With Colored Rice
If I had to advise parents, I should tell them to take great care about the people with whom their children associate. — St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Mrs. H. was the crabbiest teacher I had. She taught at the old East Kermit Elementary School in West Texas. I tried to find it recently, but discovered […]
Boy Troubles
What we have here are boy troubles. Yep. Serious boy problems. This tangled Slinky will never walk down the stairs again. An entirely separate problem would be if you bought this thing and your house didn’t have stairs. Bwahhh! By the way, this is the prize you get at Chuck E. Cheese after your mom […]
Social Engineering Film From 1977
If Mirrors Could Speak: Self-Image Film (1976) Educational Film In hopes of keeping kids’ attention, social engineering films would often use supernatural elements to make their points. In this film, we see magic talking mirror that reflects bratty kids as clowns. Most of the misbehaving kids understand how their behavior is disruptive and make amends. […]
Ice Skating Photos From the 1970s
Powerful Video To Help You Survive The Storms
For King and Country is an Australian-American duo consisting of brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone. They sing alternative Christian music and are so popular in mainstream America that appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on March 25. A few days before that they published the following music video on YouTube for their song Shoulders. It is […]