Okay, so my wife had a birthday party this past weekend. It was a big one (with a 0 in it), and we had a pretty big party. My surprise for her was that I had arranged for us to release butterflies. The butterflies arrived in individual boxes Friday morning. Because I had to keep […]
Read MoreThis past weekend, we had the most amazingly bad luck at Red Lobster. To start with, while we were waiting N fell and bumped his head on the concrete sidewalk. He developed the largest goose egg that I’ve ever seen. I mean the thing stuck out from his forehead farther than his nose did. It […]
Read MoreI’ve been asked upon occasion about a strange little tradition that has developed between the boys and myself. As many of you know, I’m a big fan of traditions – particularly intensely personal ones. The more unusual the better. In this case, the routine goes like this: I stand arm’s reach away from one of […]
Read MoreHaving just returned from a great vacation, I’m going to go in a slightly different direction than usual today. Last Wednesday found us at Hershey Park (a very large amusement park in Pennsylvania). We arrived at 11 am and stayed pretty much until closing (9 pm), with the kids taking a brief stroller nap in […]
Read MoreA couple weekends ago, we had a lot of house guests – more than we had beds. This meant that C was moved into our room to spend the night so that someone could sleep in his bed. He settled down in a make shift bed (actually a small couch) next to our bed, and […]
Read MoreOkay, this is another tip for all those dads out there. If you’re a mom, stop reading now. One of the biggest challenges that you’ll face as a new dad is competing with mom for the new child’s attention. I know, I know. It’s not a competition. We’re all in it together. Blah, blah, blah. […]
Read MoreOne of the disagreements that J and I have had is about how to refer to private parts. I prefer using polite euphemisms like "privates" or "tinkler". She prefers using the more medical term "penis". Since she’s the one who gets to spend the most time with C, she won this argument by default. For […]
Read MoreAs some of you know, a couple weekends ago we had to move some heavy furniture. One of these pieces of furniture was a sleeper couch that is extremely heavy. I can only lift about half of it. Fortunately, the truck we rented came with a dolly – which was basically a short shelf with two […]
Read MoreLately C has been forced to cope with the hard fact that his little brother is an infant, and is therefore the focus of attention among strangers. Where they used to spend all their time interacting with him, now they try to get N to smile or wave at them. This past weekend he finally […]
Read MoreHey everyone! This is the new home of daddytales. This weekend I’ll be moving over all the daddytales entries from blogspot. The challenge is going to be keeping the dates the same.
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