Ode to a Dad…
To all those dads out there who are fearless: He who is not scared of a little old messy diaper Who will not be intimidated by a sink full of dishes One that won’t run away from a pile of dirty laundry One that can remain calm in a...
Photo Challenge: Skyline
Happily distracted today with meeting the once a day May Photo Challenge. I know this is a bit of a cheat, as when most people they think of the word skyline they think of a favorite cityscape. But, one of our favorite local get aways is the fairly nearby...
Ahhh
This is one of those weeks I was happy to see come to an end. It wasn’t exceptionally awful, but I spent it feeling a bit under the weather with a stuffy nose and a scratchy throat. Not enough to keep you in bed, but enough to stifle the...
Who needs an iPhone when you have sugar packets?
Yup. Sugar packets. My kids found themselves a little bit bored and restless upon a recent trip to a restaurant that involved dad in a business conversation with an associate during dinner. Nothing like a bit of ennui to trigger some creativity from nothing. Knowing full well that there...
When your hands are tied…
Today was one of those days that it was hard to be a parent. My son Tommy has a stomach bug. One of the lingering effects of being a preemie so long ago is that he can not hurl. He used to have a feeding tube, and his stomach...