The Faithful Dodge Caravan

  • The Fate of a Bunny

    The Fate of a Bunny

    That time we gave our van to a homeless lady and then her dog ended up killing our pet bunny.

  • A Remarkable Series of Events

    A Remarkable Series of Events

    It all started when someone tried to give me a motorcycle.

  • Nearer My God to Thee

    Nearer My God to Thee

    She stood on the brakes as I sat in the passenger seat, calmly dug my fingernails into the plastic trim on the dashboard, and hummed Nearer My God to Thee.

  • Perspective!

    Perspective!

    It’s like your lens gets zoomed out wider and wider and you begin to realize that all the little things that looked so big to you are actually just a…

  • Gutter Gardens

    Gutter Gardens

    Not that I’m opposed to gardening. Why just the other Saturday I was weeding my gutters. It’s hard to argue with your wife about the need to clean the gutters…

  • Over the River and Through the Woods…

    Over the River and Through the Woods…

    It’s funny but when you move away from home it feels like everything should stay the same until you come back. It doesn’t.

  • Like an Iguana with Its Head Cut Off

    Like an Iguana with Its Head Cut Off

    I clean the van in the most frustrating way possible.

  • Blog 25.4

    Blog 25.4

    You know you’re a parent when you find diarrhea on your shirt but instead of removing it, you smell it first just to make sure it’s actually worth the bother.

  • Dropping the Ball on New Years

    Dropping the Ball on New Years

    Janice laughed too. “Yay! Now we can practice being poor missionaries in Siberia with a cheap minivan.”