The other night, I sat at church and watched the Christmas concert for my sons’ Catholic school. I watched with an overflowing heart as my kindergartner and my big first grader sang, one with a giant smile on his face, the other studiously singing the words as he seemed to […]
I usually try not to get the kids to riled up at bed time, but the other night, my improvised bed time song got Ben and Matt all sorts of laughing: Ole McDonald had a farm, Ee I ee I oh! And on that farm he had some cows, Ee […]
Lately, Matthew has been almost obsessed with numbers. It started soon after Christmas when he kept asking addition problems, like, “Daddy, what is 1 + 5?” Of course, however, it was Matthews and so it was more like, “Uhm, Daddddy, what is one-uh plus five-uh?” (We aren’t sure why, for […]
There is an image that has been seared in my mind for a decade now. It is the image of Andrea walking down the sidewalk about a block from our apartment in a suit and high-heels. I was in my car, coming from behind her. I was suppose to pick […]
So, I wrote the below Saturday night before we lost power…I am not sure I still would have written this after a rough day, Sunday, without power. 😉 We are only a few hours into this storm and we may have a long way to go. I am nervous about […]
On Friday morning, Benjamin woke up in a full panic, screaming for us from his bed. When Andrea got to his room, he was visibly shaken. When Andrea asked him what was wrong, he said he had a nightmare and that something in his bed grabbed his butt. We calmed […]
I’ve posted this in different places the last couple of years, so I thought I’d post it again, even though it doesn’t have much to do with being a daddy. Although, I do seem to imply that I’d rather spend the day with a box of donuts rather than my […]
The other night at dinner, Matthew asked why blueberries are blue. Andrea and I both kinda admitted to not knowing. Benjamin decides to take over, turns to Matt and says, “When you are in heaven, you can ask God that!” Now, the question is, will Benjamin accept that as an […]
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