I was suffering from a vicious tooth ache when we signed the lease on our old house almost six years ago, just before Thanksgiving of 2004. I’m not sure why that is important here, but it seems appropriate and I think it’s because it’s really the last thing I have […]
First, we are in the middle of moving, so posts have been a little slow…they should pick up in a week or so. The words that kids come up or the pronunciation of words is one of the fun things. So, I though I would take some of the boys words […]
Benjamin and Matthew dug through their toy box this morning and pulled out some toy instruments, including one of those microphones with a spring in them. After they practiced a little, they handed me the microphone and told me we were going to start a band. I asked them what […]
Andrea and I took Benjamin and Matthew to the Villanova/Lehigh football game here in Bethlehem, PA. Just before the National Anthem, they held a moment of silence to commemorate and remember the September 11th attacks. As the stadium stood silent, I watched my sons digging in the dirt and laughing […]
I am sure some of you noticed that there are a lot more quotes from Benjamin than from Matthew, here. Of course, Benjamin’s age plays a role in this, not to mention the fact that he is rarely not talking. However, there are other reasons. Matthew was speech delayed and […]
Last night, my brother came over to watch the boys while I went to class and Andrea was travelling. Matthew was sitting on his lap for a while, before turning to him and asking, “Are you my daddy now?” Traitor!
Benjamin was complaining about having to do homework again tonight. I explained that that he will have homework almost every night. He replied by saying something like, “But I don’t like doing homework!” I didn’t respond and after a few moments, Benjamin says, “Papa, you didn’t say anything.” I responded, […]
The other day, Benjamin, out of the blue, says, “Papa, can you not give me candy before Christmas, and then, after Santa comes, give me candy?” After a few moments, I started lauging when I realized what was going on. So I turn to Benjamin and ask, “Is it because […]
We have a set of wooden, interconnected “roads”, similar to the Brio train tracks. Matthew loves them, but sometimes struggles to put them together. Benjamin loves his snacks (he is my son). Today, Matthew didn’t finish his snack and Ben asked if he could finish them. Matthew told him he […]
A couple of things I forgot from yesterday: As I have previously said, a little girl he has been in day care with since they were infants is also in the catholic school with him. Well, as we were driving to school on his first day, he said, “I am […]
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