“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, […]
Read MoreThe other evening I was alone in the house with my youngest when I dropped something. It wasn’t a particularly important something, but it was a something that you would expect to break when it hit the tile floor. It didn’t. “Whew,” the little guy said. “That was close.” “Yeah,” I agreed, picking up the something. […]
Read MoreThe other evening I noticed my five-year old daintily patting himself dry with the towel after his shower. “No,” I said. “Ya gotta rub the water off.” I took the towel and gave his hair a good rub, then flipped it around his back and pulled it back and forth. His body – thanks primarily […]
Read MoreToday’s Tale is in the Chroncile. Click here to read it! Terms for searchers: Stone Mountain, School, jaw, determination
Read MoreMowing in Central Florida is usually done as early in the morning as possible. The goal is to get the whole yard done before the temperature hits 90 degrees. On the other hand, if you’re not mowing your lawn, you really don’t want to wake up to the sound of your neighbor’s lawn mower. How […]
Read MoreToday’s Tale is in the Chronicle. Click here to read it. Terms for searchers: Chicken, Beans, Oof, Eat
Read MoreLast night we had a couple friends over for dinner – no children, just adults. Our kids are getting better and better at being polite during these meals. They interrupt less frequently, listen to what others are saying, and don’t try to monopolize the conversation. But I can tell that it’s hard for them, especially for […]
Read MoreBy now, you probably have discovered that I do a lot of improvisation. Sometimes it works out (like finger love). Other times, it doesn’t (see finger of doom). My most successful, I think, has been Air Five. In case you don’t remember Air Five, it’s a way of “high five”‘ing your child from a distance. […]
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