Category Archives: Family “Fun”

The Star

Posted on July 2, 2012 by russtowne

(This a slightly changed re-post of a post I believe I last published in 2010.) At the top of our Christmas tree each year proudly sits an unusual star. It is made out of cardboard and covered with aluminum foil … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Attittude, Creativity, Family "Fun", Generosity, Gratitude, LIfe Lessons, Love, True Stories I've Written | Tagged beloved, Christmas tree, girl, lady, ornaments, sleep, sleeping bag, star, tree, wife, woman, young | 12 Comments

Prom Nightmare

Posted on July 2, 2012 by russtowne

Our Oldest Son had a very “memorable” Prom Night. “Memorable“ as in, “Is this terrible night ever going to end?” It had started well enough. Although he had a vehicle of his own, I’d offered to lend to him my … Continue reading →

Posted in Compassion, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged car, dad, Date, father, material things, nightmare, parents, Prom, Prom Night, son | 6 Comments

Don’t Smile!

Posted on June 30, 2012 by russtowne

My Beloved and I found that one of the hardest things about disciplining our young children was staying serous when scolding them—especially when every instinct in our bodies and minds wanted to smile or burst out laughing. For example, call … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipline & Consequences, Family "Fun", Humor, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged cat, cat litter, child, children, consequence, discipline, kids, laughter, Mr. or Ms. Serious, Ms. Smiley Pants, parent, parents, pudding, smiles, spouse | 2 Comments

Hallway Torture

Posted on June 30, 2012 by russtowne

One of the toughest challenges we had as parents was regarding discipline. We wanted to be firm but loving and fair and for the consequences to be effective, age-appropriate, and child-specific. Unfortunately, it quickly became obvious that what is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipline & Consequences, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged child, children kids, conseuences, discipline, fair, firm, grounded, hallway, kid, loving, parents, parneting | 4 Comments

Divide and Conquer

Posted on June 29, 2012 by russtowne

Much of what My Beloved and I learned about parenting was taught to us by our children. For example, if they wanted something and the first parent they asked said “no”, they’d simply go to the other parent and ask … Continue reading →

Posted in Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged beloved, breakfast, child, children, closed ranks, consequences, conseuence, cupcakes, divide and conquer, kid, kids, learned, parent, parents, strategy, united, united front, weakest link | 4 Comments

Ramblin’ Rosie

Posted on June 29, 2012 by russtowne

In my early- and mid-teens I dreamed of having a ’57 Chevy with those beautiful tail fins and those big rubber things that looked like, well, looked like so many things did to boys that age. I wanted a ’57 … Continue reading →

Posted in Family "Fun", Humor, True Stories I've Written | Tagged '57 Chevy, Camaro, Chevy, chick, Chick Magnet, chicks, Corvette, Firebird, Mustang, Rambler, root beer, Rosie | 2 Comments

Sock Wars!

Posted on June 28, 2012 by russtowne

One day when our boys were still fairly young, I kidded my Beloved about something as she sorted and matched a basket of clean socks and was rolling the matched pairs into little balls to keep them together. The next … Continue reading →

Posted in Family "Fun", Humor, Love, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged boys, famiy, hilarious, hilariously, laugh, laughter, laundry, sock, Sock Wars, socks, sons, throw, young | 7 Comments

My Beloved Jock and Rah-Rah

Posted on June 28, 2012 by russtowne

(I know, that is one seriously messed up title, but please hang in there with me as I hope to make it clear as to why it isn’t QUITE as weird as it sounds.) Between my Beloved and me, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Family "Fun", True Stories I've Written | Tagged atlesets, beloved, dreams, fencing, flag girl, humble, jock, jocks, league, lettered, pride, professional, proud, raah-rah, rah, rah-rahs, softball, wife, women's | 1 Comment

The Day My Beloved Got Me Fired

Posted on June 27, 2012 by russtowne

(A re-post from 2010 to share with newer readers) Back in 1980, several months after we got married, my Beloved got me fired. It all began when I had to take time off from work due to the simultaneous removal … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullying, Choices, Family "Fun", Growth/Learning, Humor, LIfe Lessons, True Stories I've Written | Tagged beloved, boss, fired, flu, ill, job, police, sick, teletphone, wife, wisdom teeth | 6 Comments

TROUBLE!

Posted on June 26, 2012 by russtowne

‘The sole purpose of a child’s middle name is so he can tell when he is really in trouble!’ –Author unknown (at least to me) While funny, the above statement was also true for my brothers, sisters, and me, when … Continue reading →