The kids and I exercise before school each day – situps, jumping jacks, that sort of thing. Their mom says it helps focus them for the day. I think she’s just trying to get me to exercise. After breakfast this morning, as we were stretching, C announced that he was going to be the teacher. That […]
Read MoreI may have mentioned before that I now work from home. My office is on the second floor. Actually, it is the second floor. It’s where I spend most of my days, running Live Oak Games and working on my writing. Every once in a while, however, I get the hankering to see some other […]
Read MoreA few months back, someone asked C (our five year old) who cooked the best Macaroni and Cheese. That was a bit of a silly question. His Nana’s Macaroni and Cheese is legendary. It is – far and away – his favorite food. He talks about it to whoever will listen. I wouldn’t be surprised […]
Read MoreToday’s tale is in the Chronicle. Click here to read it! Terms for Searchers: Mount Dora Art Festival Ice Cream
Read MoreLike all parents, we continue to fight the battle for politeness. When the kids shout “Water!” we either don’t hear them, or we take the time to give them the third degree until they say “I’m sorry. Could I have some water, please?” At which point, we tell them to get it themselves. The other […]
Read MoreA month or so ago, our three year old made an important discovery. I was in Maryland at the time, talking on the phone with his mom. I could hear him demanding the phone in the background. After a little while of trying to fight it, his mom acquiesced. “Daddy!” He shouted. “Guess what?” “What?” “My […]
Read MoreThe kids are just coming out of a hippopotamus-kiss phase. Hippopotamus kisses are sometimes called “slerberts” or even “fish kisses”. It’s when the child puts their open mouth on someone’s skin and exhales, puffing their cheeks out and making a juicy (and rather disgusting) brrrrpppp noise. As I said, they’re coming out of this phase, […]
Read MoreToday’s tale is in the Chronicle. Click Here to Read it! Keywords for searchers: lazy, low energy, doctor, stomp, walk, mouth
Read MoreThis morning, my five year old took one look at the breakfast I’d prepared for him and announced that he was sick. “You’re sick?” I asked. “Yeah. My mouth hurts. It – Ouch! hurts to chew.” He was holding his unbitten waffle about six inches from his mouth. “I thought you liked waffles.” “I do! But […]
Read MoreThe recovery process for my wrist surgery involves, of course, stretching exercises. These exercises are quite simple: I move the wrist to what should be a pain free position and hold it there for a count of ten. I do each one ten times. As you might imagine, the boys are fascinated by the whole process. This […]
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