Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We'll always be grateful to the teachers who gave our kids a voice and showed them how to use it effectively. As I've written about before, all four of our kids benefited from an outstanding public education system that provided them a safe environment to test themselves, to develop academically, to foster empathy and, therefore, [...]
If you're Irish, or want to be Irish, or remember that cool "Manly yes, but I like it too" Irish Spring commercial, you will love Appleton North's energetic production of the Pirate Queen. If you love fight scenes, or sword fighting, or lush backdrops that make you think you've woken up on the Emerald Isle, [...]
Thirty-five years after we graduated high school, my classmates and I have learned a thing or two about success. We are professors now, business owners and executives, architects, attorneys, doctors, engineers, teachers, photographers, farmers, writers and more. We are also grandparents, parents, husband, wives, friends, and co-workers. The luckiest among us are still active sons [...]
The Biskupic family "Mexit" celebration mirrored Molly's entrance into this old world. Both happened on a steamy summer day, both involved the sweet support of family and friends, and both concluded with Molly's relieved parents high-fiving and saying, "Well, thank God that went well." As they have through every important stage of her life, Molly's [...]
We wrote a little thank you note to our school district today. Then we hung it from our balcony. If it seems extreme to hang an eight-foot sign from the front of your house on your last child's last day of school, know this: We are that grateful. We loved the field trips to bat [...]