As some of you know, I recently attended a trade show called ToyFair in New York city. The point of the trade show is to sell games to retailers. It’s the biggest industry show of the year, and I’ve been going for the past five years or so. What you may not know is that […]
Read MoreToday’s tale is in the Seminole Chronicle. Click Here to read it. Key words for searchers: Scottish Games, scotch egg, defiance
Read MoreThere are certain conversations that need very little introduction. Here was one between my two year and myself. It occurred as I was putting him to bed… “Daddy?” “Yes?” “Tomorrow, I’m going to be bad.” “Oh yeah? “Yeah. For two minutes. I’m going to be bad for two minutes.” “Oh.” “I’m going to tell momma, […]
Read MoreI thought I was having a bad morning this morning. My cold/flu is finally breaking and I woke up with one of those stuffy headaches that makes you want to crawl back under the covers. Then my two year old came running into the room with his face pulled down in his “unhappy” expression. He […]
Read MoreWe’ve been having a heck of a time getting our two year old to eat. He’s about as stubborn as it gets when it comes to food. It’s not that he doesn’t like to eat, it’s that he wants to do it on his own terms. Unfortunately, this means he just wants to eat junk […]
Read MoreOne of the neat rides at Walt Disney World is a Goofy themed rollercoaster for little ones. A couple years ago, as our four year old was growing closer and closer to being tall enough to ride, he just couldn’t wait. Every time we went to the park, the first thing we’d ask was if we […]
Read MoreC’s gymnastics class ended a couple of weeks ago with a show for the parents. The kids performed routines, showed us how they used the equipment, and so forth. It was, in essence, a chance for the kids to show off. This was a great idea for everyone but C. The problem, you see, is […]
Read MoreToday’s tale is in the Seminole Chronicle. Click here to read it! Keywords for Searchers: Cycling, Bicycle, Dead Armadillo, Commuting.
Read MoreWe do a lot of singing, not just kid songs, but also invented songs and plenty of classics. A little while ago, I found myself humming a strange little ditty by Arlo Guthrie while I cleaned the dishes after dinner. “I don’t want a pickleJust want to ride on my motorsickleAnd I don’t want a tickle‘Cause […]
Read MoreLast weekend, we stopped at a fast food place on the way to wherever we were going. They must have had the music on pretty loud in there, because we could hear it blaring out as we pulled up to the pickup window of the drive-through. “Stop in the name of love,before you brea-eak my […]
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