i had a dream

I had a dream!

'I remember a dream I had, way back in 1999,' my fourteen year old told me in the tone of voice of a man who has seen many things in his life, and is now considering getting some blinkers. I had  a dream I love this kind of personal stuff, so I drooled: 'Please, tell...

time out

Time-out!

I was taking a shower, enjoying some peace and quiet. Then my eldest son ran in, with barely concealed glee, brandishing a note. The note read: 'Fuk'. 'Mommy! That's the word daddy said! I wrote it down so I could show you, because we're not allowed to use thóse words!' Raising kids is hard I...

man joke

Man joke

When we were preparing our move to the country, every Saturday we would visit the building site that was going to be our future home. We admired the holes in the walls, the electric wires hanging loose, and the overall mess. It was obviously a work in progress, even we could see that! Because personally,...