As the days get longer, they can also get quite a bit colder, and after bundling our little ones and ourselves up, making sure the car gets started and defrosts, you may be all set to battle the elements of your day. But, while I know I risk the moniker of ‘Crazy Cat Guy,’ theContinue reading “Building a cat shelter for the strays”
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Wordless Wednesday: It’s like looking into my own past
Impromptu slumber party
Sometimes our little guy, now around 2 1/2 years old, will go to sleep like a champ. Other days, however, it’s a more…ongoing process. He talks to himself and his toys for a bit, sometimes stories, sometimes giggles, and other times, the details of his day. And there are times when he will then fallContinue reading “Impromptu slumber party”
Holiday Wrap-Up: Oh, Christmas Tree
When Meg and I started out, we had an artificial tree. It was nothing elaborate – just something simple and nice that she picked up on sale one Black Friday that worked fine for our little two-person Christmases. Little by little, our household grew – one cat, two cats, three cats, and finally one tinyContinue reading “Holiday Wrap-Up: Oh, Christmas Tree”
The Game of Jacob Marley
Have you ever played the Game of Jacob Marley? Yeah, me neither. Until I had a two-year old that it is. The little guy has been quite a fan of “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” – an affection not just limited to this time of year. He’s requested to watch it pretty regularly since Summer, actually. It’sContinue reading “The Game of Jacob Marley”
Passing the time with Old Fezziwig
It’s Christmas Eve. And all I can think is ‘how the heck did it get here so quickly?!’ I’m not talking in that ‘I’m unprepared!” way when events sneak up on your despite their regularity every year. No, I mean, what the heck happened to the lead-up? This revelation hit me when, of all things,Continue reading “Passing the time with Old Fezziwig”
The best laid plans of Santa and men
This past weekend, we took the little guy to see jolly old St. Nick, just as we had the year before. We could’ve taken him to a mall, yes, but we’re fortunate to have, within an hour’s drive of us, something truly special – and that’s what’s known as the Candlelight Evening at the Farmer’sContinue reading “The best laid plans of Santa and men”
Leading by example
“Talent + service to others = success and personal fulfillment.” These were the words uttered by a friend as he brought to a close a passionate and inspiring eulogy about his dad. His dad being a math teacher, my friend described it as “the most important equation” his dad ever taught. The passing came unexpectedly,Continue reading “Leading by example”
Book Fair Adventures!
When I was in elementary school, there was nothing like the day the teacher would pass out those colored pieces of newsprint paper, folded into a makeshift catalog, brimming with choices of the literary sense. It was like a periodic Christmas catalog hunt, reading through every summary, your eyes passing over every book cover sittingContinue reading “Book Fair Adventures!”
Giving Thanks
I have tried to write this post several times throughout the week, but every time I did, I ended up deleting whatever I wrote. It was either too wordy, dragged on, tried to encompass too many things. My wife, my son, my family, my friends, our cats, four seasons, etc, etc, etc. You see whatContinue reading “Giving Thanks”
The Dorky Daddy 