It’s the long anticipated day of the school field trip. The destination is somewhat irrelevant to squirming third graders because the best part of the field trip afterall, is the bus! It’s all there in the fine print. The icing on the bus ride cake. “Electronics are welcome.” That’s a pretty exciting statement for a lot of kids, except mine. We live in a house free – for the most part – of screens. No DS, no Wii, no Nintendo. Our TV with its over-the-air waves brings us more than we can watch.
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There are people who say “I remember when…” “I remember when neighbors sat on porches and just talked. When the kids would run the neighborhood like it was their job. I remember moms sharing recipes, dads sharing tools, kids sharing secrets.” They remember when. Because “when” was simple. People enjoyed life. Each other. Their homes. read more