Somewhere in the past few years, my oldest son stopped dancing. I’m not exactly sure when or why, but I noticed it a few weeks back as we were watching the end of Madagascar. Madagascar, in case you haven’t seen it, ends with the song “I Like to move it, move it!” It’s a get-off-the-couch-and-dance sort […]
Read MoreI’ve been coughing a lot the last two weeks, fighting off some nasty bronchial infection. The kids, of course, have been aware of me being sick, but it hasn’t slowed them down very much. This morning, however, my oldest decided he really didn’t want to exercise (as we do every morning). As we were finishing […]
Read MoreOne of my responsibilities each morning is to exercise the kids. As soon as breakfast is done, we head outside to shoot baskets, run races, kick a soccer ball, or whatever other bit of physical play I can dream up. Except for this morning. This morning, the termperature outside was 41 degrees. That’s too cold […]
Read MoreWe’ve been having problems with the eye-rolling lately. I’m not sure where our oldest picked up the habit, but it’s been driving us crazy. There’s something about passive aggressive disrespect (eye-rolling, sighing, and all that nonsense) that is absolutely infuriating. If the kid is going to be disrespectful, I’d rather have him step up and be […]
Read MoreAs we were sitting down at a restaurant the other day, the server said. “Thank you, your server’s name is Sarah. She’ll be here in just a moment.” For some reason, the idea of knowing the server’s name before she showed up struck me as funny. I leaned across the table to the boys. “Hey, […]
Read MoreToday’s Tale is in the Chronicle.Click here to read it! Terms for searchers: Hulk, writer’s group, car, minivan
Read MoreIn addition to the traditional reading of books, we do a lot of storytelling in our house. It’s my fault, really. I tried it one evening before bedtime, and the kids liked it so much that I continued. Now I have several recurring characters, each with half a dozen or so stories, and more being […]
Read MoreLast night, the kids decided to give me a haircut. They have a toy barber kit, complete with combs, spray bottle, mirror, plastic scissors that don’t actually cut, and fake razors. I sat down in front of the couch, and they set to work. After ten minutes of spraying, combing, styling, and cutting, my youngest […]
Read MoreToday’s tale is in the Seminole Chronicle. Click here to read it! Terms for Searchers: Oviedo Mall, train, Sheesh, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
Read More[This tale comes courtesy of the boys’ momma.] This little gem took place at the playground before school last Friday. Their momma has started giving them some playground time before school whenever she can, and last Friday was one of those days. They had a friend with them, a little girl all dressed up for […]
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