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Read MoreBack when the summer was just getting started, we had some house guests. More specifically, our guest was my six-year old’s best friend – a girl who had moved out of our neighborhood about a year ago. During the visit, the two reconnected (as they always do) just as though they’d never been apart. This […]
Read MoreOne of the kids’ closest adult friends has a southern twang to her accent. In case you haven’t heard it, it often adds an additional syllable to words. “Well” becomes “Wayell.” “Cat” becomes “Cayat.” My youngest picked up this accent, but shortened it up. Instead of “cat”, he says “kyat”. Actually, it’s almost “Keyat”. Last […]
Read MoreFather’s Day this year was a quiet sort of day. Between the triple digit heat and humidity so thick you could bottle it, we pretty much just stayed indoors all day. By late afternoon, the kids were going stir crazy. “Okay,” I said from the kitchen table. “Get out.” The six-year old stopped spinning long enough […]
Read More“Daddy,” my five year old asked. “Does mommy have a back eye?” I was making breakfast, still feeling a little blurry from a late night playtest the previous evening. “What?” I yawned. “No, no I don’t think so. Why would she have a black eye?” “No,” he tugged on my pajama pantleg. ”A backeye, does she have […]
Read More“Mom, Dad, who’s the most famous writer?” My six year old greeted us with this question this morning as he crawled into our bed. “Hmm,” I said. “I think maybe William Shakespeare. What do you think, momma?” “Aren’t we just talking about living writers?” she asked. “Okay,” I propped myself up on my elbow. ”then I […]
Read MoreYesterday, my wife and kids turned the kids’ new bunk beds into a giant blanket fort. My four-year old took me in to show me in the evening. We climbed under the blanket hanging over the head of his bed, and he showed me all the cool features of it. “It’s got a light,” he […]
Read MoreYesterday when I went out to shoot some hoops with my six-year old, I noticed that our basketball hoop had been raised to the full ten feet. “Hey big guy,” I said. “Want me to lower it? That’s the height the pros use.” He looked at me, then the hoop, then threw the basketball in: […]
Read MorePrior to me biking our kindergartner into school, my morning duties included getting the kids dressed and getting them breakfast. Now, however, I have to leave earlier than my wife, which means she sometimes ends up on morning kid duty. Yesterday, as I took the dogs out for their morning constitutional, I noticed a showdown […]
Read MoreA few years back, the boys and I developed a tradition we call “Finger Love” (click here for more information). Despite a few weird setbacks, this tradition has persisted through the years. It’s been raining here for about a week, completely shutting down our morning routines of bicycling and exercise. Since the kids have been […]
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