I can’t count the number of times I’ve been out with the kids and one of them has said something inappropriate about a stranger walking by. This is understandable but still awkward. When the kids see someone unusual, they want to tell me about it. Of course, few people like to have their unusualness pointed out. […]
Read MoreMy Father’s Day story from 2005 is still probably in the top 20 most popular tales I’ve written. This year’s Father’s Day effort is, rather tragically, quite different. At church this past Father’s Day, I was in charge of our two year old. I should probably stop calling him that. He’s going to be three […]
Read MoreJ has been working full-time this week, leaving me to watch the kiddos. After a couple days of trying to both watch the boys and work from home, I gave up on working from home. In fact, one day I took them to Animal Kingdom. Have you seen the acrobat show outside the Tuscer House […]
Read MoreFor the past few weeks, I’ve been going through a stretch of rather extended professional obligations. Despite my best efforts to do otherwise, I’ve ended up having to work on some weekends. I really hate that. One of those working Sundays, my loving wife and children surprised me with a quart of mint chocolate chip […]
Read MoreOne of the things that our 4 year old has been struggling with is people who are mean sometimes and nice sometimes. He understands that there are mean people, and he understands that there are nice people. Unfortunately, some of his “friends” at school are mean as often as they are nice. It really bothers […]
Read MoreSome of you may remember the first story about N discussing “peanuts” with Nana. If not, be warned that this one is equally inappropriate for mixed company… Now that he’s almost three years old, his pronounciation has improved dramatically. Instead of saying “peanuts” for his privates, he says “peanus”. So when he walked up to […]
Read MoreThis is an obscure one, unless you’ve watched Mary Poppins as much as we have. At one point during that movie, Mary and the kids all have to take their medicine. When Mary pours the medicine out of the bottle, it’s a different color and flavor for each person. The kids are startled and exclaim […]
Read MoreMore and more, the kids are wanting to be center-stage. Last Valentine’s Day we had a funny moment with C. He wanted to do the bedtime prayer. Usually, our bedtime prayer is a simple thing that we either say together or alternate lines on. At the end, everyone says who they want to bless (ala […]
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Read MoreC is in a flower-plucking mode these days. When he sees a pretty flower, he wants to pick it. We’re working on convincing him that the flowers are prettier where they are, but it’s a slow process. The other day, I had the boys with me running errands and they were completely sick of going […]
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