I knew there was something unusual going on when I heard my daughter roaring with laughter from the dining room. I was in the kitchen, all of about 5 feet away, but I was busy doing something – making a lunch for the next day, or washing dishes, or some other mundane task, when I…
Month: November 2013
But dad, i don’t want to NOT go to school
Every time I think I understand my kids, I’m quickly reminded of how little I actually know. Take this example from just last week. My son and I were leaving town for a quick trip last Friday. I was going to pick him up about 30 minutes early from school. Then I thought, why not…
Thank you, readers, for a blogging good time
This past Sunday was the six-month anniversary for my blog. What does that mean, you ask. Well, I’m really not sure. Just like I really wasn’t sure about much of anything when it came to starting a blog. You might be wondering why I started writing a blog. I’m not even sure I know the…
On being a father
For my son . . . You don’t know this, but I often watch you while you sleep. I’m always struck by the peaceful look on your face – so young and innocent. And peaceful. Very often in your sleep, you look like you don’t have any cares in the world. I’m also often struck by…
I’m not a doctor, but I did stay at a . . .
For years, I’ve been told that I should have been a doctor. This has very little to do with my intellect or compassion or even applying a simple band-aid from time to time. Nope. This observation comes solely from the fact that I have horrendous handwriting. It’s pretty awful. But that’s honestly the only thing that even…
I never knew I made such a scary Halloween costume
There are jokes, and then there are JOKES. My daughter pulled a good one on me yesterday by dressing up in the scariest Halloween costume I’ve ever seen – she dressed up as me! I should have known something was up when the kids kept asking me all week to get a fresh haircut on Thursday…
Holding together the jello 