There’s a town called Oviedo not too far from where I live. The strange thing about Oviedo is that there are chickens wandering around for no apparent reason. I’m not sure if they raise them and release them, or if there is just a large feral chicken population. At any rate, after eating breakfast at […]
Read MoreTaking toddlers out to a restaurant is an exercise in creative distraction. That’s not something I’ve had too much of a problem with in the past. Now, however, the banging and the singing are starting to lose some of their appeal and I’m having to stretch a little bit more to keep the kiddos engaged […]
Read MoreWe’ve been doing our best to teach the little guys good manners. Among other things, they are learning that they are not allowed to shout down whoever else is speaking. Instead, they are supposed to wait for a pause, and then say “excuse me”. Despite C’s insistence, they are not allowed to shout “excuse me”, […]
Read MoreC has been having a fairly rough time of it when it in the sibling wars that are constantly raging through our household. His biggest problem lately involves hitting. He knows that he’s not allowed to hit, and that if we catch him, the punishment is pretty severe. His little brother, on the other hand, […]
Read MoreAgainst my better judgement, J decided to teach C to go potty standing up. Why do I say against my better judgement? Because he’s just barely tall enough and he’s easily distracted. This is a combination that seems to me like a recipe for disaster. Once she put the idea in his head, however, she quickly […]
Read MoreThe boys and I continue to enjoy the “Quick as a Cricket” book. Now, of course, it’s more something that N and I do. C has pretty much grown out of it. I was reading it with N the other day when we reached the “Strong As An Ox” page. N pointed at it and […]
Read MoreSome time ago, I found myself down in Tomorrowland at Disney with the family. We were standing outside the Buzz Lightyear ride waiting for our FastPasses to become active. FastPasses are a great thing at amusement parks. At Disney, each of the most popular rides offers a FastPass which you can go and get from […]
Read MoreThere are certain times when it’s not such a good idea to listen to your son. This would be one of them. I will admit that I have a tendency to drive a little bit faster than my wife does. When I’m in my car (as opposed to the mini-van), the gas pedal gets even […]
Read MoreLast night C woke up having to go the bathroom, so I went in to help him out. As I sat there waiting for him to do his business, he looked at me.and said “Daddy, I love you.” Awww. I love you too, big guy. “And, and I really like nice girls.” Oh yeah? Me too. “But not mean girls. […]
Read MoreThe other night, I was witness to a very gratifying battle of wills. This time, it was N who didn’t want to eat his carrots. You may remember my troubles with C. Well, it’s always nice to see someone else go through the same sort of thing. The end of the battle was the best […]
Read More
