The birthday party this past weekend was themed around the idea of having a comic book adventure. Everybody wore badges identifying them as Heroes, Sidekicks, or Innocent Bystanders. Periodically during the party, I would shout “alarm” to indicate that some of the people turned evil. They could spot the evildoers because their badges turned green. If […]
Read MoreAt my six year old’s birthday party, each child was issued a superhero badge with a super power on it (Super Strong, Super Fast, or Can Fly). The kids had a great time, playing games and pretending to be superheroes. Towards the end of the party, however, as we were watching Sky High, a little girl […]
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Read MoreThe kids have off from school again today, thanks to tropical storm Fay. They just started school on Monday, and having the days off after all the build-up about going to school has made our mornings kind of crazy. This morning, my youngest walked quietly up beside me as I was making my way to […]
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 MoreThe kids started something called “drama camp” today. “Drama camp” is not a real camp. It’s a couple hours a day of kids playing around. We thought they’d enjoy it – and so did they. Things changed a bit a few weeks back, though. That’s when they saw a friend of theirs at the end […]
Read MoreSo the other evening, my youngest tapped my leg as I was getting his toothbrush for him. “Daddy? What’s your name?” “Daddy” “Oh. What’s Carter’s name?” Carter is a friend of theirs. Even if he wasn’t, I knew the answer to that question. “Carter.” “No, no, no!” he yelled. “There are two Carters! Two!” “Oh, okay. […]
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 MoreWe ate lunch at Smokey Bones the other day. It’s a pretty good lunch place, but it’s filled with TV’s. Regardless of where you sit, you can see at least four different TVs. Usually, each of these is tuned to a different station. Adults can tune out the distractions easily enough, but it’s tough for a […]
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