Posts Tagged ‘family’
Clara Susan: January 26, 2009
I wrote this seven years ago today, upon the birth of my daughter. Today she celebrates her seventh birthday. Such a big girl._______________________________________ Our day began yesterday, at 11:53 PM, when you mother awoke me from twenty minutes of glorious sleep to inform me that her water had broken. In fact, it was still breaking…
Read MoreI celebrated my Christmas in the company of strangers
My wife and I hosted Christmas in our home, as we do every year. We open our doors to any and all and offer chili, cornbread, and sweets to friends and family who want to join us. In the past people have dropped by for 15 minutes or stayed all day. The list of guests…
Read MoreLook! I Found the cutest thing that has ever existed on the planet!
My aunts and uncles were once young and strong and infinite. This is how I try to remember them even when the shadows of my ongoing existential crisis creep in.
I’ve been thinking about my grandparents a lot lately. Specifically, I’ve been thinking about the families that they raised and what life must’ve been like back then. In the not-so-old days. I have an interesting family dynamic: My mother married my father.My mother’s brother married my father’s sister. Two families more closely intertwined by marriage…
Read MoreMy wife and children are ruining football for me.
I attended the Patriots game on Sunday. The weather was spectacular, the pregame tailgate menu was superb, and most important, the Patriots won. It was the first game in more than a month for me. I missed both home games in October thanks to my book tour and a wedding. I was happy to return…
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