In the last 24 + hours I have been horrified by the images coming in from Japan. I am sure, like many others, I am deeply disturbed and saddened by the videos, pictures and news reports. And, I feel, for some reason, that it is hitting close to home, even […]
To me, it is just amazing how you can be driving along one day and you hear a song that just instantly transports you to a moment in time, bringing back emotions and memories in a way that it just stirs something deep down inside of you. I think we […]
My kids, like all kids, want to know everything about everything and the word “why” is central to their vocabulary. Often times, we get the unending “why” questions from both of them and, after a long car ride with them, I will be exhausted as I attempt to satisfy their questions. For […]
One recent morning, like most mornings, I found myself carrying Matthew from my car, into daycare and up two flights of stairs. It’s not something I have really thought about before, it’s just something I have done. For some reason, it struck me what I was doing, and that it […]
Andrea left Monday night for Switzerland and England, leaving me home with the boys for the next nine days. A few times a year, this happens (although her destinations vary), but I am always nervous about what the week will bring. Usually, nothing happens, but every so often… In October […]
In the mornings, normally it takes the boys 15-20 minutes to get themselves dressed. They usually hide or wrestle or play or do anything but get dressed. Separately, they have recently taken to playing games on my computer (PBS Kids or Nick Jr.) and I have started to use this […]
I think, even before Matthew was born, Andrea talked about the possibility of having another boy and how the two of them might grow up to be close to each other. For this reason, she had hoped that we would have a second boy. I don’t think it ever truly […]
Today I opened a new chapter for Benjamin and I when I signed him up for Little League (t-ball to be specific). We went over to the local middle school and entered into unchartered territory for the two of us. However, after the five minutes that we were there, I […]
Usually, in the morning, Matthew and I drop Benjamin off at extended care about 20 minutes before his school opens. It allows me to get Matthew to daycare and myself to work on time. It also saves me from going through the dreaded drop- off zone (think of the school […]
Almost 16 years ago, I, at some point, was studying for my last test in college. I don’t actually remember studying for it, so I am only assuming I did. When I think back that far and to that time in my life, only Andrea’s face materializes. We would have […]
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