Tagged: Matt C
Building a Wall
We will build a wall. And it will be a great wall. A huge wall. And we will build it using illegal rocks. And the purpose of the wall will not be to keep...
Blue Balls
Phil was moved to a rehab facility Thursday, and things continue to look up. Over the course of the past six weeks, we’ve been keeping immediate family members informed via a group text. There...
A Wheaton Lyon
Nicole recently made the decision to attend Wheaton College (the one in Massachusetts, not the one in Illinois). This past Friday Dave, Nicole, and I went there for their day where they hosted accepted...
Family Recipes
Back in 2008, my aunt and my cousin (both through marriage – none of us would have bothered to pull off something like the following) compiled and published a cookbook of family recipes. I’ve been glancing...
Everyone in the Shower for a Picture
Columbus Day weekend was once again spent at the Lake. I’ll get the one bad part over with first. Yes, the dock is in a spot (but perhaps not the best spot) out of...
The Perfect Family
A bunch of us stuck around the Lake the week after the wedding for a family vacation. And by “bunch”, I mean we were too many to count. The bunch included a food-seeking missile of...
Hitched in a Barn
They were going for casual. They wanted it to be a simple party. But what my brother and newest sister-in-law pulled off was a very elegant wedding, whether they like it or not. She bought...
Compromises
What is undone in the fall is redone in the spring. Like the bushes. And the dock. And the shower floor. The bushes were the only thing that didn’t require human involvement. They did just fine on...
A Short Story
As a result of this blog, some of my family and friends have suggested that I write a book and get it published. (Very nice of them to say that, but I suspect that’s a lot...