Today Spiderboy and I picked up one of his older brothers and headed to the park. We had lunch there and they splashed and played in the pool for an hour or so afterwards. Even though Spiderboy didn’t really eat much of his lunch (about a half a sandwich and a few celery sticks, all his juice and chocolate milk and a small cheeto’s bag). We then took a leisurely stroll around the pond, looking at shells, insects and birds. They were so well behaved I took them to McDonald’s for a sundae! We dropped his big brother off and headed home. We have workers on our street now replacing the pipes so we watched them for a bit and then Spiderboy did his chores (picking up garbage in the yard) and played outside. Knowone and I decided to send Spiderboy to a Vacation Bible Camp in the

Blending of families is becoming more familiar today. When a new family unit comes together, when parents remarry and their spouse?s children come into the mix, there are many readjustments to be made. All the parents I have spoken to admit that this...