Yesterday, we were wandering around with some friends when Benjamin threw a pretty big rock. I told him to stop throwing rocks and that there is never, ever a good time or excuse to throw rocks. Without even waiting a moment, he immediately said back to me, “What about skipping stones on […]
Yesterday, I got a bunch of suite tickets for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Phillies triple-A farm team, from my company and the boys were REALLY excited to go. However, they were seriously disappointed to see all the rain coming down as we were driving home from school before the […]
Matthew has a rugby shirt that we dress him in from time to time and, inevitably, results in Andrea or I telling him that he looks “so hansom”. Well, this morning, I was helping him pull the shirt over his head, and as I did so, he said, “Why do I always […]
I use to enjoy travelling for work. Okay, I didn’t enjoy the actual travelling, but I liked going to different places. I think it might have been the change of pace from a normal week or maybe it was just the time alone, but once I would get checked into […]
I’ve been known to mutter some choice words when completely frustrated while driving. This doesn’t matter whether the kids are in the car or not. The other day I was driving home with the kids I had to slam on my brakes to not hit a car that cut me […]
Right now, Andrea and I are having such a difficult time with Benjamin’s kindergarten teacher and it is tempting to pull him out of his current school and put him in the new school that he’ll be attending, anyway, now, instead of next year. This not be the usual post […]
Matthew turns four next week and last night, Andrea took Benjamin to Toys R Us to pick out a present for him. Well, as soon as Ben saw the Angry Bird plush toys (“Angry Bird fluffys”) he decided that was what Matthew had to have. Lately, the boys have been […]
Last Friday, Benjamin walked into the office just as Andrea and I were watching video of the tsunami in Japan. “What are you watching,” he asked, his eyes glued to the screen…It was too late to turn it of. “Well, there was an earthquake in a country called Japan that […]
Near our house, there is a company that does a travelling petting zoo, so we always see the animals around their property. The animals include ponys, donkeys, all sorts of ducks and geese and llamas. The other day, we were driving by and we saw a pony trying to eat […]
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 […]
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