21

21

Dear Sam & Denali, Every year as your birthdays approaches, mom and I take a walk down Memory Lane. We’ll replay key events in your lives, making them come alive once again. One of our favorite stories to recount, and a preview of our lives to come as parents, is...
One Tangerine At A Time

One Tangerine At A Time

Donald Trump is once again wreaking havoc in the White House. Anger and hatred abound. Me? I’m out there spreading the love and kindness one tangerine at a time. We have several different types of fruit trees in our backyard but a little tangerine tree is by far the...
Ms. Sunshine

Ms. Sunshine

  I put a smile on my face and I keep it on all day. Joy Keawakapu Beach is a mile long slice of paradise in the little town of Kihei on Maui’s south shore. It was Day #2 of our recent two-week trip to Hawaii and Carol and I were just settling into our Tommy Bahama...
Vashon Island

Vashon Island

On July 27, Carol and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. How did I end up with this amazing woman as my life partner? More on that later. Twenty years is a significant milestone so we wanted to do something extra special to mark the occasion. Initially we...
On The Occasion Of Your 18th Birthday

On The Occasion Of Your 18th Birthday

When I first met you you were wrinkled and red, covered in that white powdery stuff, fists clenched, eyes closed, wisps of hair dark and damp and plastered to your scalps. A few inches of umbilical chord, your lifeline to mom, was left protruding from your soon to be...
Teenagers On The Move!

Teenagers On The Move!

Our teenage twins are constantly in motion. If you blink, you miss ‘em! Denali Dazzles Denali dazzles when she runs. Pippi Longstocking braids fall past her waist and become scarlet jet trails that fly behind her as she whizzes past. It’s a blur of freckles- hazel...