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The Rider Chronicles 14 – Rider’s New Forehead: Waiting

We had been dreading this November day for weeks ever since his parents’ difficult decision to go through with the operation.  A few months earlier Rider was diagnosed with ectopic craniosynostosis, a condition in which his two forehead parts had … Continue reading

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The Rider Chronicles 13 – Grandma, Grandpa, and the Little Pink Frog

For whatever reason, perhaps because plenty of willing hands are always available to perform the office, or because the hands typing these words have had their fill of it, helping raise three children as they did, I have never really … Continue reading

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The Rider Chronicles 12 – 24 Hours with Rider

I have not written about my grandson for too many weeks because I have not seen him for many too many weeks.  I’m not with him nearly as much as I wish.  Not only that, I’ve been a Rider Bachelor … Continue reading

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The Rider Chronicles 11 – Spending the Night at Grandma and Grandpa’s House

I could hardly wait!  My wife and I like to entertain.  Hosting energizes us.  Guests are a common “enemy” we work together to “vanquish.”  I’m overstating it but you get the point.  Imagine how excited we were preparing for our recent … Continue reading

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The Rider Chronicles 8 – A Morning Stroll with Rider and his Grandmother

Sunday morning at Rider’s house and his grandmother, that dear woman I slept alongside these past hours, these past almost thirty years, and I were awake.  Anxious to spend time with him, we both wondered if our grandson was also … Continue reading

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The Rider Chronicles 7 – Through A Deluge to Rider

The heavens released their garden-watering goodness: buckets and streams and swimming pools of rain.  I was thrilled to see it for my gardens’ sake but was not one whit happy about it for my own.  I had to walk four … Continue reading

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The Rider Chronicles 5 – Grandpa’s Work

A couple weeks ago we camped with Rider and his parents.  This adventure was in conjunction with a music festival we attended where Rider’s father was selling his company’s beverage.  I was glad for a mini-vacation, the chance to spend some time … Continue reading

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