As a family we would periodically take a Saturday visit to the zoo. It was a relatively inexpensive and great day experience for a family with seven kids. The kids would wind down and wear out from exploring all that there was to see. My wife and I would be able to share some oftenContinue reading “Mama Bear”
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Gift return season
Ahhhhh, the Christmas season. Along with everything else that it brings, it brings gifts. Gifts that we give and gifts that we receive. It typically brings a sense of peace as well, if only because it’s a season where we can reflect on some of the important things in life. Like family. Like Jesus. LikeContinue reading “Gift return season”
Lingo & language
I had a great friend who grew up “on da Sout Side.” Specifically, “69t and Sout freaking Loomis” to be exact. You see, my friend grew up in what is locally known as the South Side of Chicago. For your edification, those who grew up on the North Side seldom pronounced it “da Nort Side.”Continue reading “Lingo & language”