Last week was an interesting one. J & C were both sick, so I stayed home from work to take care of everyone. C, in particular, has had a tough time. He went from having a stomach virus to having a more traditional flu/fever thing. He has lost a good bit of weight, and has […]
Read MoreLast Christmas, it occurred to my wife that we should have two manger scenes: one the kids could interact with, and one that is kept looking nice. The child’s manger scene, in our case, is made of hard plastic. It consists of the manger, and plastic figures for all the participants. That’s quite a lot […]
Read MoreSeveral months ago, I was awakened from the depths of sleep by C calling out “Daddy! Help! Help Daddy!” Of course, I leapt out of bed and ran to his room. Flipping on the light, I saw that he had fallen in the little crack of space between his bed and the wall. He was […]
Read MoreC goes to pre-school a couple days each week. This is primarily because we thought that he needed to learn how to act among other kids when his parents weren’t around. When we went looking at pre-schools, however, we discovered that they are primarily all run by churches and religious organizations. I’ll admit that this […]
Read MoreA few weeks before Halloween, we went shopping to find costumes for the boys. I’m all for creative home made costumes normally – but not for toddlers. For toddlers, I want something we can just zip on and not worry about: quick to put on, quick to take off, and we can throw it in the […]
Read MoreC goes to pre-school three days a week. He’s the youngest in his class, but not the most well-behaved. In fact, just the other day J went in to visit with the principal. She had some stuff to drop off, but they were also going to talk about C’s latest transgression and why he was […]
Read More[Note for the non-parents out there: These days, "time-out" is pretty much the tool of choice for parenting. When given a time-out, the misbehaving child is sent to a corner where he or she must sit quietly for a period of time. After the time-out, you discuss why the child was in time-out and then […]
Read MoreWhat is it about kids and vegetables? I understand not liking brussel sprouts, but raw carrots? Who doesn’t like those? Here’s a portion of a typical dinner conversation at our house. I remind C that he has to eat his vegetables. "The doctor said you have to have two bites. Remember? Two bites." C nods […]
Read MoreThe other day at dinner, we had an interesting little moment. Dinner was over, the boys had been excused from the table, and we were cleaning up. Then I remembered that we had Heavenly Hash ice cream in the fridge. I love Heavenly Hash. I asked C to ask his Momma if daddy could have […]
Read MoreNot too long ago, J and the kids met me at a hamburger place for lunch. I love it when they meet me for lunch. It gives me a nice break in the middle of the day, and I get to eat something other than Lean Cuisine. This time, the kids were in fine spirits […]
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