As you may remember, our oldest son much prefers riding on roller coasters with me than with his momma. The problem is simple: she likes to scream on roller coasters – and that scares the heck out of the kids. We were back down at Disney a couple weeks ago, packing in the good times before school […]
Read MoreI was a bit unprepared for today, as today’s tale was supposed to run in the Chronicle. I only found out it didn’t when I looked and saw it wasn’t there. So today’s tale is from my notes. It happened about two years ago, when our oldest was only three and our youngest was only 1. […]
Read MoreBoth of my kids are what you’d call “nice.” They try not to do mean things. If they see that another kid is hurt, they go check on him or her. One even stopped in the middle of a soccer game to check on one of his opponents that had tripped. When they see that […]
Read MoreToday’s Tale is in the Chronicle. Click Here to Read It! Tips for Searchers: Groceries, grocery cart, shopping, bad, wins, car
Read MoreBelieve it or not, the kids used to like asparagus. We lightly grill it with a little oil when we cook out. It’s the easiest veggie I know of to cook on the grill, and comes out tasting great. But, of course, one day the kids decided they didn’t like it any more. I don’t […]
Read MorePrior to C having his tonsils out, he had a string of strep throat cases. One evening, he overheard us talking about the tonsils issue and asked us about it: “Take my tonsils out?” “Yes,” his momma said. “If you have strep too many more times, it means that your tonsils are sick and the […]
Read MoreMy wife had to go to Texas a while back, leaving me flying solo with the kids for a few days. Though the three of us get along fine, things do sometimes get a little bizarre. One night, as I was making grilled cheese sandwiches in the kitchen, N ran out of his room without […]
Read MoreToday’s tale is in the chronicle. Click here to read. Terms for searchers: god bless a hamburger.
Read MoreA while back we had a stomach virus go round the family. As usual, this meant a couple days of sickness for each of the kids. I was down for a week. The virus made itself known during dinner. We were trying to convince C (our 5 year old) to finish his chicken when he […]
Read MoreLast year, shortly after C turned five, the boys and I found ourselves at one of those mall playgrounds again. Despite my wife’s most heartfelt reassurances to the contrary, the three of us invariably end up waiting for there her whenever we go to a mall. C was still excited about turning five. He spotted […]
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