The setting: a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon in August. It is the weekend of the sister-in-law’s bachelorette party, so the boys of the House are alone. Enter: Dad, our protagonist. Dad: Hey, guys, who wants to watch an episode Continue reading
I have been struggling with this one for days. At times, I have felt too preachy, at others like I was rambling too much. I’ve decided to let the words fall where they lie and go with it. This past Continue reading
One thing you learn very quickly when your kids go to school is that you lose control of what they get exposed to, or invited to. This has led to plenty of unexpected announcements about dances, parties, sales, sports, choir Continue reading
We had our first taste of bullying this week and it had left me frustrated and angry. I came home from work on Thursday and asked the boys how school was. C gave his standard answer of “good.” M gave Continue reading
Ah, school vacation week. Never a dull moment when you have to work, but the kids have to stay home. We survived, though. A trip down to VA to see the new nephew, a day working from home, a day Continue reading
So many things have happened since my last post. Writer’s block, mostly. But, also, the boys started school, soccer restarted, we hired a new nanny (a manny, in fact), I travelled a ridiculous amount for work and I have started Continue reading
As you may recall, C has a thing for hot lunch. We nipped it in the bud back then and have been fine with the good awful, healthy lunches that we pack for them. Around the first of the year C Continue reading
Fellow parents, I need your advice. I am an introvert. Nature says so, Myers-Briggs says so. As a child I was like a black hole of being social. My wife is an extrovert. She is a supernova of personality. Together Continue reading
Public disclaimer: I will acknowledge up front that I am a devoted Apple fanboi (did I use that word right?). I cringe at work every day when I have to touch my Windows machine (okay, mainly I hate being forced Continue reading
I could have sworn I made a promise to myself to write here more often. That apparently didn’t work. Internet time in February was dedicated to Egypt, Bahrain and Libya. Dad blog fell by the way side. During that time, Continue reading