Our morning routine has evolved over the years into a pretty nice little sequence. The kids come running into our bedroom to get us up, typically just a little earlier than we would like. They climb into our bed and start trying to wake us up to get them breakfast while we struggle to convince […]
Read MoreToday’s tale is in the Chronicle. Click here to read it. Words for searchers: swing, glider, tummy, rule, bad idea
Read MoreWhen it comes to getting kids to sleep in the car, parents will try just about anything. We have a “Sleepy CD” that works wonders. It’s one lullaby after another. The only problem is staying awake while you drive. Unfortunately, we used that CD a little too much, and the kids figured us out. Now […]
Read MoreWe have a couple of large black labs that the kids have a love/hate relationship with. The “hate” part of that relationship comes in because the dogs used to have no compulsions about knocking them over to steal their food. We’ve mostly remedied that situation, but the kids still get nervous. I don’t blame them. Each dog […]
Read MoreYou know all about karma, right? The things we do come full-circle to us? Some believe in it, some don’t. Here’s a case where karma took a whole generation to come around. Pretty cool, huh? Today’s tale is in the Chronicle. Click Here to Read It! Keywords for searchers: Hops, Ice, Nana, momma
Read MoreTypically, my Halloween story is a scary one. This morning’s event, however, has superceded my regularly scheduled Halloween moment. This morning, the boys dressed in their halloween costumes for school. C is going as a policeman, and N (the three year old) as The Flash. We’ve been talking about The Flash a lot since we […]
Read MoreA little while ago, I wrote a tale about how the name Octavius became a part of our family lexicon. The result of that wandering tale has been that the boys frequently ask to pretend that I am “baby Oc”. One of them pretends to be daddy, and the other grampa. I talk in a […]
Read MoreSome time ago, my wife bought me a “toy barbershop kit” to give to the kids. I promptly forgot about it until the other day, when I discovered it in the cabinet underneath the bathroom sink. When I brought it out for the boys, they were thrilled. They sat me down on a beanbag chair on […]
Read MoreDuring dinner last night, J reported a story that I simply have to relate… She teaches at the school the boys attend, and occasionally runs across them there. Yesterday, she saw our youngest walking across the playground, followed closely by a girl who was a few inches taller than him. Naturally, J walked over to […]
Read MoreMy official age, as far as the kids are concerned, is “old as the hills“. I established this some time ago and am sticking with it. Yesterday, N (the three year old) was home sick. It wasn’t anything serious – just a little stomach upset – but enough to keep him home from school. As […]
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