Parenting

Horseback Riding Lessons

For the past couple of years, my daughters have been riding in horse shows with a local saddle club.  We’ve been lucky in that my wife’s cousin has let us borrow her horse for the shows, so costs have been minimal. Unfortunately, that horse isn’t available this year.  We knew that a few months ago,…

How Much is Too Much?

I work. A lot. Aside from my day job, I’ve got my gun training classes, this site, advertising and online marketing for a few companies, and a large custom software project.    I’m working 60-70 hour weeks and have been for at least 2 years. When it all started, it was all necessary.   We…

Checking Account for Punk

Punk is 13.   He’s a good kid.  He’s bright, well-mannered, hooked on MineCrack. We just opened his first checking account. It started when a friend called.  He works at a bank and owed a banker a favor, so he asked me to open a new checking account.  I’m overbanked, so we decided to open…

Carnival Roundup: Bully Edition

My mother-in-law’s house is ready.   The walls are painted, the hardwood floors have been sanded and polished, the carpets have been cleaned.  Now, we just have to get the lease signed and let the renters in. This week, we had our first real bullying incident on the school bus.  I guess one of the…