Category Archives: Raking the Playroom

As I was riding in the shuttle from Milwaukee airport to Mundelein last month, I smelled smoke.  It didn’t occur to me until halfway home that what I was smelling was burning leaves.  It is illegal now to burn leaves now, … Continue reading →

Joe always manages to show us a great time when we visit him in Boulder. First, as always, is food! Our first dinner was at The Sink, a funky little restaurant that has been there since 1922, with wild and … Continue reading →

Having a great time in Colorado, but no time to write. Be back tomorrow!!!!

Joe arrived on the planet Earth with red hair.  Actually, as a three year old at play group once pointed out to her mother, rather impatiently: “It’s not red, it’s ORANGE.”  Like most redheads, Joe has not been fond of the … Continue reading →

Andy just took off for a week camping in Yosemite by himself.  He has given himself this gift of time in one of the most beautiful places in the world because as a senior in college he worked his tail … Continue reading →

That last blog got me thinking about other crazy creative stuff I did for the parish.  It was almost always about the children in those days.  One year for Pentecost I printed up 300 cards, each one had a different … Continue reading →

There were a few years there when the kids were in elementary school that I got my creativity out of my system helping out at the church carnival.  Sometimes when I look back I can’t believe I did it all.   … Continue reading →

One of the things Al and I did right as parents was to travel with the boys.  Of course with family back in the Midwest we had to travel by plane from early on, so they had that down pat … Continue reading →

First of all, you must understand that Al’s Mom, Agnes, was an amazing woman.  Al’s Dad died when Al was five years old, of lung cancer.   Ag was left with four children under the age of 12.   Her story is … Continue reading →

Years ago it was popular to play laser tag.  I have no idea if it is still popular now, but fifteen years ago you could buy laser tag sets at the toy stores.  It was comprised of a “laser” gun … Continue reading →