I drove a Chevy S-10 pickup truck for years. This truck had a standard transmission. When my kids were young, it was a rare occasion that any of them would ride in the truck with me, especially by the time we had more than one kid. The problem was fitting more than one car seat …
Category Archives: Kids
Folder Story
Back when my son was in school, he had an assignment that he needed to put in a folder. He was upstairs in our house one evening and shouted down to his mother to tell her that he needed a folder. He didn’t need the folder immediately, but my wife didn’t know this. Additionally, she …
Bingo
When my youngest daughter was little, she liked to sing. While all my children have musical talent, she is the one who continues to play. She is the most outgoing of my kids and has always been more likely to sing in public. At family gatherings, she would occasionally sing my song Wild Man in the …
Mowing the Yard
My son never liked mowing the yard. During the last few years of being at home before he moved out on his own, mowing the yard became his responsibility. Even though it was his job, he still needed to be constantly reminded to do it. I had hoped that he would decide when it needed …
Making the Video for Just Say You Don’t Love Me
On June 2, 2016, my son turned 21. I decided to take him on a trip to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail to celebrate his birthday. At the time, The Kentucky Bourbon Trail included visits to the facilities of 8 bourbon manufacturers in Kentucky. Three of the manufacturers had two facilities that you can visit so …
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Highland Manor Winery
Our family was on vacation visiting an area of Middle Tennessee where we lived for about three years. This was about a year or two after we had moved back to West Tennessee and our kids were still really young. At the time our youngest daughter, Mary, was probably about 4 years old. When we …
Christmas Traditions
Our family Christmas traditions have changed over the years. Ever since I was a child, my family would always go to my mother’s parents’ house on Christmas Eve. This tradition continued until my grandfather died. The last 3 years he was alive, I lived about 4 hours away from my grandfather. My wife and I …
The Little Boy on the Cover of Elvis Week
Most of you probably know that the little boy in the picture on the cover of the Elvis Week album is my son, James. This picture was taken at the candlelight vigil in 2003. It was my second year to go to Graceland for Elvis Week and the first year to take my son. When I went …
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Another Shopping Story
My two oldest children are 17 months apart in age. When they were small, we owned a double-wide stroller that we used for them whenever we went shopping. We made one of these trips specifically to buy a new coat for my oldest daughter, May, who was the only daughter at the time. We made …
Valentine’s Day Father Daughter Dance
When my girls were young, it became a tradition for us to attend a Father Daughter dance around Valentine’s Day. My oldest daughter was three years old when we went to our first dance. She was so excited about the dance that she did not get her normal afternoon nap that day. There were struggles …