by Alden | May 16, 2014 | Brush Ranch
When I was a kid, late May was one of my favorite times of the year. Just like every other kid in the country I looked forward to the end of the school year and the summer, but there was something else that I always loved about the last few weeks of the school year....
by Alden | May 8, 2014 | Brush Ranch, Residency
I had a post planned for today that was all roses and butterflies, ok, well, not exactly roses and butterflies, but graduation hoods and mother’s day. But I’ll save that post for later because today is too monumental a day to just gloss over. Dad, if...
by Alden | May 2, 2014 | Brush Ranch
When my parents decided they were ready to sell a part of the Brush Ranch property a few years back and they decided to keep the 12 acres they ended up on for the last 7 or 8 years, I initially thought they were crazy. At the time, in my mind, it would have made much...
by Alden | Apr 24, 2014 | Brush Ranch
As with most of my “historical” posts, I realize that every detail might not be just right, but someone recently pointed out to me that that doesn’t really matter. What matters is that I’m sharing my memory of things with the world, so please...
by Alden | Apr 20, 2014 | Brush Ranch, Twins
Growing up at summer camp was an educational experience to say the least. Every person who walked through the gate at Brush Ranch had something to share, something to give, and something to learn. And it seems that everything that happens at camp happens in warp...
by Alden | Apr 16, 2014 | Brush Ranch, Twins
There were moments when we were in the NICU with our twins that I really thought they would never let us bring them home. I thought we’d be one of those families that spends years in the hospital with babies who never knew anything different. The challenges our...
