Tag Archives: Parenting lessons

TRBL meets his match.com

Posted on March 15, 2014 by jackblee

Our eighteen year old daughter, Elisabeth, is still studying over in India. For the past three weeks, she and a group of exchange students have been travelling in northern India, visiting crowded Dehli, the impressive Taj Mahal and amazing sites … Continue reading →

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Online dodgeball

Posted on June 30, 2013 by jackblee

Laura got up with Timothy a few times last night.  He’s got a red, runny nose and is enduring a summer cold, allergies or possibly teething (we’re casting a wide net on this diagnosis).  When he started making noise at … Continue reading →

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Mardi Gras

Posted on March 10, 2013 by jackblee

At church tonight, Timothy was acting up and so I took him to the back of the church for a change of scenery.  Back there was a guy probably a few years younger than me carrying a baby girl and … Continue reading →

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Take me out to the dog park

Posted on January 16, 2013 by jackblee

We have many friends who always made it a habit to put their young kids to bed early at night, like at 7 or 8pm.  We’ve never put our kids to bed that early.  It wasn’t due to some philosophical … Continue reading →

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Battle of Gettysburg

Posted on November 21, 2012 by jackblee

Some people believe that the toughest part of travelling with a one year old is in the car, during the drive.  But this is incorrect.  The baby is a cagey animal and saves its energy for the proper moment.  Attacking during … Continue reading →

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The Big Numero Uno

Posted on August 26, 2012 by jackblee

Written Aug 26, 2012 (Editor’s note:  Please excuse my legs and orange jogging shorts in the photo.  We wanted to do a formal one year old photo sitting for Timothy, but this will have to do for now.) Timothy has … Continue reading →

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Happiness is a very dirty diaper

Posted on July 28, 2012 by jackblee

Written Jul 28, 2012 Timothy will be eleven months old tomorrow. Last night, Laura was with friends from college who are visiting, and with Elisabeth working as a camp counselor and Catherine out for the night, it was just the … Continue reading →

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Baby’s first sermon

Posted on October 1, 2011 by jackblee

Written Oct 1, 2011 (Warning: I’ve been an internet-ordained minister for 90 days and this is my first sermon) I already sense that there is sometimes a goofy and unnecessary divide between families with kids with disabilities and people who … Continue reading →

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