Michael Collins:  

Life Hmm.. As of 2007, my boy has 3 months of driving, 3 traffic tickets, and hates haircuts - apparently all of that must be genetic. My girl is a riot and has a ton of buddies practically living here at the house all the time - apples sure don't fall far from the tree. Just got back from a dirt bike trip to Baja Mexico. I came home with a blown up shoulder (yeah darn it, the same one I hold a fork with, write my name with, and wipe my butt with), a couple of bottles of powerful Mexican painkillers, and a new appreciation for the poverty conditions of third world countries. While there I met a missionary and plan to regularly send stuff to the kids at her orphanage. Let me know if you are discarding kid clothes, old toys, or any stickers (the kids there love stickers...). My first marriage sadly ended in 2005. I remarried in 2008. As of 2011, I am convinced that kids need better education on how to choose a spouse. First time around I didn't know what to seek, and chose on factors that are important to a superficial society. Times of stress illuminated our different views of the world and eventually contributed to a disintegration of contentment. This second time around is during times of financial struggles, teenage kid drama, and world economic collapse and a million other factors that make life difficult - but t...Expand for more