by Jamie - Editor | May 7, 2021 | One More Thing
Bless This Nest: Part Two by Tyler Sjostrom Longtime readers of this column (Hey, Mom!) might remember a piece from last year called “Bless This Nest.” For those who were busy with other things and missed it entirely (Hey, Dad!) below is an elevator synopsis, which my...
by Jamie - Editor | Mar 31, 2021 | One More Thing
Ode to an Aging Dog by Tyler Sjostrom Hey, buddy. Who’s a good boy? You’re a good boy. The other day, we were watching Animal Planet — your favorite channel, naturally — and there was one of those giant tortoises on the screen. The narrator revealed that they can live...
by Jamie - Editor | Mar 10, 2021 | One More Thing
What’s in a Name? by Tyler Sjostrom Among the early memories of my school-age life are a few that stand out for no particular reason – bread bags in my snow boots, the rusty, red playground slide that would probably be nicknamed “The Lawsuit” today, and thinking...
by Jamie - Editor | Jan 13, 2021 | One More Thing
To Be a Grandkid by Tyler Sjostrom One of life’s great delights, and one that we’re too busy scraping our knees to fully understand while it’s happening, is having grandparents. For me, and probably for so many readers, my grandparents were always just there. And...
by Jamie - Editor | Dec 10, 2020 | One More Thing
It’s the Thought that Counts by Tyler Sjostrom “Papa…the cake…boom!” So goes the telling of an ill-fated birthday tiramisu according to my two-year-old son, resident raconteur, and foremost deliverer of sick burns in our household. While his bullet...
