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 […]
A couple of years ago, when Benjamin was probably two or three, Andrea was doing something, I forget the details, but said dammit and Benjamin heard it it. After a moment or two, Benjamin asked, “Mommy, you say dammit like papa, too?”
While Andrea managed to make it into the office yesterday, I was snowed in at home with the boys. Although it was a snow day for them, I still had to work. On this particular day, that involved six conference calls and two short training videos that had to be recorded. […]
Yesterday, Matthew came out of his room during nap time and asked me, “How many more minutes until it’s not nap time?” I responded, after looking at my watch, “60 minutes.” He then pulled his watch from his sleeve (he wasn’t wearing it, it was just tucked up in his […]
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 […]
It's The Papa 