Our six-year old had a birthday party to go to the other day, so I took our five-year old out for lunch as a consolation prize. As we sat in the restaurant eating, Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” started playing on the radio. I, of course, started singing along. “No Daddy!” he said. “Stop […]
Read MoreThe end of our bedtime routine involves a story followed by a song. During the song (and sometimes the story), our oldest likes to have his back scratched. Not too long ago, our youngest started objecting that he wanted his back scratched also. This is a problem because he doesn’t like to have his back […]
Read MoreToday’s tale is in the Seminole Chronicle. Click here to read it! Terms for Searchers: Roller Skating, Semoran Skateway, who’s the daddy
Read MoreThe kids and their mom went down to visit some friends at Disney yesterday. The friends were staying at a Disney hotel with what sounds like a fantastic pool. There’s some sort of volcano or mountain in the middle with a water slide twisting around it. My wife described it last night as a great […]
Read MoreOur six-year-old’s big present last Christmas was a digital camera, and it was a big hit. He loved taking pictures. More than that, though, I think he loved having it. A camera, you see, is a grown-up thing. It’s not something little boys have, which proved, of course, that he was no longer a little […]
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 MoreToday’s Tale is in the Chronicle: Click here to read it Terms for searchers: God Bless America, church, Memorial Day, Veterans, Hamburger, sullen Backstory: This tale is actually a follow-up to a previous tale. You don’t have to read the old one, but you might want to. Click here for details!
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 […]
Read MoreWe’ve been fighting the nose-picking battle with our four year old. It seems like every time I turn around, he’s fishing boogers out of his nose and eating them. We’ve tried to gently encourage him to stop, but yesterday it got the better of me. “That is so disgusting,” I said. “You’ve got to stop. […]
Read MoreYears and years ago, in a land far far away, Easter was a time for people to get all dodded up. People understood the concept of an “Easter dress” or “Easter suit” or, dare I say it, an “Easter bonnet.” Those times are long gone, at least here in Orlando, where “Easter” means wearing khakis […]
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