Archive for the 'Made Me Laugh' Category

Liquid Assets

Published Date: July 8th, 2008
Category: Made Me Laugh, Parenting

 Ah the infamous summer lemonade stand.  As pictured here Luke and my niece, Elisa, two surly budding entrepreneurs spent a morning setting up shop on a highly visible corner.  I remember grand dreams as a child of lemonade sales that would ensure a summer stockpile of cash.  Forget stuffing pennies into a piggy bank or [...]

Your Name In Lights

Published Date: March 9th, 2008
Category: Made Me Laugh, Parenting, Reading

Admit it, all of us have fantasized at one point or another about seeing our name in lights. Here’s the question of the day: have you dreamed about your name in Peanut Butter and Jelly? Luke’s best buddy, Nate the Great, sent us a picture of his lunch last week which was Luke’s name cutout [...]

Raising a NASCAR fan?

Published Date: February 4th, 2008
Category: Made Me Laugh, Parenting

I’m wondering if the interests our children have in early childhood are a reflection of what’s to come later in life. If they are, I’m in big trouble. I had a moment of panic this evening while driving with Luke in the backseat of the car. He was singing along to Sheryl Crow’s Real Gone [...]