Today’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 MoreHave you seen children’s cartoons lately? When it comes to those aimed at the 2-5 year old set, they’re actually quite well done. Backyardigans and Little Einsteins both typically have pretty interesting little stories, given their target market. There’s one, however, that creeps me out. The characters in Higgleytown Heroes are all modeled after the […]
Read MoreMy father-in-law is what you might call a successful man. He’s both a doctor and a priest, and has been blessed with success in both his professions. I’m not saying this to brag, but simply to put this story into context. He’s also not exactly what you’d call the skinniest of men. Again, that’s only […]
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 MoreI’m sure you’ve played duck, duck, goose before, right? We’ve played it a lot. Too much, one could say. The kids played it so much, in fact, that a couple months ago they became bored with the game. This is stranger than you realize, because it’s not a case of the adults making them do […]
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 This morning’s event, however, has superceded my regularly scheduled Halloween moment.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 […]
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