Flashback Moment — A Few Years Ago It was one of those ordinary afternoons — the kind where the house was noisy, the kitchen smelled like a mix of lunch leftovers and something sweet, and the boys were circling like sharks around the counter. I had barely turned my back before the box of eclairs…

We were casually looking at cars online — just browsing.Because our vehicle is starting to sound like it speaks in tongues… and not in a good way. I mentioned we’d been eyeing a Genesis, and before I could even finish the sentence: Oldest: “I want a Genesis.”Second oldest: “I want an Exodus. Numbers.”Oldest: “I want a Genesis.”Second oldest: “You want…

“Look at the brown lizard,” I said casually, pointing toward the wall. My middle son squinted. “Where?” My fourth son chimed in with the honesty only a child can muster: “I don’t like lizards.” Before I could say anything else, the lizard jumped. Without missing a beat, my middle son declared, “You can’t see it,…