I love to drive. I love to just get out in the car are drive around.  There is just something about the open road and having the freedom to really choose where you want to go.  One of the highlights of my week is going for a Sunday drive.  It usually happens just after lunch where I will ask the kids “Do you want to go for a ride?”      I almost always get two different responses from my children.  My son will first ask, “Are we going to Grandma and Grandpa’s?”  Depending on the answer to that question will determine if he is down for a ride.  If we are going to end up at Grandma’s Read more…

    One of the great things about living in the state of Idaho is that we get to experience all four seasons during the year.  There is nothing better than spring and fall in Idaho.  Summer lends itself during the year to camping trips and day trips to the mountains to play in the hills.  We even get the chance to experience winter every year.  You may have seen snow before but you have not really experienced winter until you have had the chance to push your car out of a snowbank.     Even if you have not had the pleasure of digging your car out of the snow you know what I am talking about if you have Read more…

     So let me explain how a typical day of running errands goes in our family.  You are going to hear a lot of these questions. How much longer?  Can I just stay in the car?  How many more places do we have to go to?  That is not the worst part.  Go back and read these questions and do it in your most whiny, annoying voice.  The sad thing is that is just me asking all these questions, and believe me, I can be very whiny.  I hate to go shopping!      My wife has to put up with all that on top of what the kids bring to the table.  Needless to say, my plan of her just Read more…