Weekly Update beginning March 14, 2022
Monday, March 14, 2022 Jacob is officially a stand up comedian! He and our friend Charles took a stand up comedian class and got to
Category: Fatherhood
Hitting a Dead End, and Plowing Through
Jacob talks about some of the issues he is dealing with, and the emotional roller-coaster involved with life and feeling like you haven’t become the person you think you should be.
2 Minute Boys Hair Cuts
For this What We Do Wednesday Jacob is sharing how he cuts 8 little boys’ hair in under 20 minutes with minimal cleanup and tears from the boys!
As the Year Ends
Since it is the end of the year, I thought it would be interesting, at least to me to list out everything that has happened for us this year, so I tried and quickly decided that it was in fact not that interesting. Instead, I have decided to add in the Christmas letter that we sent, just yesterday, to family and friends.
In Sickness and in Health
As we enter this winter season we reflect on past season in our home and realize with 12 people, someone is always sick!
Our Family Vans through the Years
Over the years Jacob has had to use some ingenuity to fit our family in our cars. Luckily we finally have a van to fit us all, but even then we needed to tweak some things!
Black, Black Friday
Taking a look back to a very memorable Black Friday, but not for happy reasons. and when you have a bad day early on, there’s no where to go but up!
Brother to 9
When my baby brother was born I was happy because I could finally say, for about a month, that I was nine with nine siblings.
We Couldn’t Do It, So We Did It
Cassanda sat me down and said something like this, “Jacob, I’m not going to make it. I can’t do this anymore, I really need more help from you.” I thought for a second and responded, “Cassanda, I would love to help more, but I have absolutely nothing left.”
Garbage Disposal Switch Cover or Automatic Anxiety Reducer
Ever since I was a young lad, I have been terrified of the garbage disposal, especially when I had to put my hand down it to fish something out.