Happy Saint Nicholas Day! This HoliBlog story was originally posted exactly 10 years ago today. —– I’ll bet every parent has a sweet and funny story about a little one…
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Posts Tagged: my son John
Podcast: The Moose Out Front
We’ve made it to Episode 014 and are heading into our second half-year of podcasting! (That bit of non-math makes me think of when you have a baby and at…
Read More »An audition for American Idol
Four years ago, a young man from Richmond, Virginia, auditioned to be in our musical shows. Rayvon Owen was invited to join us for the 2011 season, and we’re so…
Read More »Are you a ‘middle child’?
Paula’s note: as a fellow “middle child,” I just had to take a few minutes on my day off to post Leah’s musings. My middle child, John, started laughing when…
Read More »Will Koch to the rescue
What does it say when it takes the CEO of the company to replace you? The Beachcombers‘ bass guitarist, John, needed the afternoon off to go graduate from high school*…
Read More »The Beachcombers start rehearsing
These musicians met last night for their first Beachcombers rehearsal. They already seem to be “finding their vibe.” (That’s a phrase I learned when I sneaked in today to catch…
Read More »It’s the spring of the year…
…when the sweet, melodic voices of mothers all over southwest Indiana murmur to their darling teen-aged sons: Work starts on Saturday — time for your haircut! Exhibit A: You probably…
Read More »Shaken, but some weren’t stirred
I’ve been wanting to post for the past hour, but keep getting derailed by all the emails asking about The Earthquake. Thanks for caring. The coasters are fine. (Oh, and…
Read More »What’s that smell?
Most park smells are wonderful. The sweet aroma of funnel cakes … the mouth-watering wafts of grilling burgers. And there’s nothing like sunscreen. Mrs. Klaus’s Kitchen. ’nuff said. (Okay, okay…
Read More »A post-script to yesterday’s story
Here’s a P.S. to tag yesterday’s post about Will’s top fan: Last night was Concerto Night at our high school. The annual Solo and Ensemble contest is coming up on Saturday,…
Read More »AL-i-ster
Liz called from Cincinnati (they’re visiting The Gravity Group offices today, talking about The Voyage). Blimey! They read yesterday’s post already. Alastair is pleased. Good lad! Turns out he’s a…
Read More »Back-to-school blues
I have a serious question. Has there ever been a documented case of a parent having a nervous breakdown while in the middle of back-to-school shopping? I come pretty close…
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