Given how much we play music around the house, it makes sense that the kids would love it too. It’s also to be expected, I suppose, that my wife would burn CDs for their kids, discs filled with all their favorite songs, both from the music classes she teaches and from the movies they love: […]
Read MoreAbout 16 years ago, I found myself saying “love you too” to the woman that would eventually become my wife. The problem with saying “I love you too” is that it sounds like an afterthought, like you didn’t think to say it first and now you’re trying to make up lost ground, trying to reassure […]
Read MoreToday’s Tale is in the Chronicle. Click here to read it. Terms for Searchers: Bus stop, trail, bicycle, biking, bah, wave, community, soccer
Read MoreThe other night at dinner, my darling little 5 year old hopped out of his chair, held his hands out so that one was on either side of me and said, “Look, Daddy! You’re as fat as the chair!” Then he laughed and ran back to his seat. Such a wonderful little boy. Too bad […]
Read MoreOn the way to visit Nana and Grampa this past Saturday, I explained the importance of not chasing their new cat. The boys aren’t used to cats. They’re used to black labs, large creatures that want to be chased, and the last thing I wanted to deal with was cat scratches. They did a great […]
Read MoreOne of my goals as a parent is to make sure the kids aren’t bothered too much by what other people say. I don’t think it’s healthy to let your emotions be ruled by other people. Take, for example, the word “fat.” A lot of people think it’s a dirty word. Call them fat and […]
Read MoreThe kids have been sick all this week. Since I work from home and my wife doesn’t, I’ve been the one who gets to be the day-nurse. Tuesday was the toughest. Both the kids were running triple-digit fevers, and I was still under the delusion that I could get some work done while I took […]
Read More“Da-addy!” my youngest screamed, running into the bathroom where I was brushing my teeth. “He said he’s not going to be my brother anymore!” I pulled the toothbrush out of my mouth and spat, but before I could say anything, his older brother ran in. “Well,” he said, “he told me he wasn’t going to […]
Read MoreLast Saturday, I took the boys to Homosassa Springs, a state park we’d never been to before (click here if you’d like to see its web page). Their mom was taking the day off at home, so it was just me and the boys heading out for the adventure. Homosassa is an interesting park. It’s […]
Read More“Yay!” my youngest shouted. “No school tomorrow. It’s a holiday!” He bounced on the bed where my wife and I were still trying to wake up. “Yep,” I said. “Why?” he asked. “It’s called Labor Day,” my wife answered. “It’s a holiday for us to remember how hard we all work for a living.” I said. Actually, […]
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