Tag Archives: boys

A Good Friend

Posted on July 30, 2012 by russtowne

From http://www.mikeysFunnies.com: A couple of young boys were fishing at their special pond off the beaten track. All of a sudden, the game warden jumped out of the bushes. Immediately, one of the boys threw his rod down and started … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Friendship, Humor | Tagged boys, fishing, fishing license, friends, hole, warden | 10 Comments

Get Your Stories Straight!

Posted on July 5, 2012 by russtowne

Like nearly all siblings, our sons sometimes got into quarrels. When that occurred, Beloved and I attempted to unravel how it started so we could create learning lessons as well as determine fair and appropriate consequences for their actions. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Creativity, Family "Fun", Humor, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged beloved, boys, consquences, fun, funny, humorous, learning lessons, lessons, light, sons, stories, worked tother, working together | 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

A Warm Heart on a Cold Day

Posted on June 24, 2012 by russtowne

From the time I was a young boy all the way through my most of my thirties I tended not to fit in with most of my peers. I was introverted, socially awkward, lacked confidence, and often felt shunned and … Continue reading →

Posted in Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Healing, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Love, Making the World a Better Place, Praise, True Stories I've Written | Tagged boy, boys, cocoa, heart, hot chocolate, kids, kind, kindness, polite, share, snow, trip, warm, young | 14 Comments

I Met My Wife While Playing Hide and Seek In the Dark

Posted on June 20, 2012 by russtowne

I met my wife while playing Hide and Seek in the dark. Perhaps I should explain… But first, some background… When I was a youngster all of our relatives lived out of state, so my family celebrated holidays with another … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Friendship, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Humor, Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged basketball, beloved wife, boys, children, coffee shop, dance, dress, flirt, flirty, Friend, friends, girls, gmes, hide and seek, high school, hoop, hoops, hot cocao, introverted, kids, lemonade, locker, onion rings, party, short dress, shy, Travell All | 17 Comments

Braces

Posted on June 14, 2012 by russtowne

Sometimes it is really tough to be a kid. When both of our boys needed braces we knew they were in for a rough time. In those days braces tended to be made out of highly visible shiny metal, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Family "Fun", Parenting, True Stories I've Written | Tagged banned items, beloved, boys, braces, dentist, Family, wife | 6 Comments

The Day Girls Saved Me

Posted on April 9, 2012 by russtowne

Many years ago I was in a high school Marine Corps JROTC program as the Vietnam War was coming to an end. It was not a real popular time to be in uniform. It was a turbulent time. One of … Continue reading →