You must allow your child to get into things, he says.  He must push the buttons on your television, he must climb onto your bookshelves.  He must burn his hand on the oven,…

Your birthday dawned bright and fair. We had a houseful of family, and I was pretty ill. I had quite a bit to accomplish that day, and so when your uncle Clif handed…

The Pacific Crest Trail is a 2,650 mile continuous path stretching from Mexico, through California, Oregon, and Washington, terminating in Canada.  Tracing it along a map of the western states, your finger follows…

I gave my notice.   3 months.   Rock.   Patrick is leaving me and Jack for the weekend.   Um, help?

So originally this was going to be a sweet little post about Jack’s birthday, and how the day was perfect, and both he and all who attended enjoyed it.  But then the Bad…