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“For Pete’s Sake”

I honestly have no idea where he comes up with these things some times. The snow was falling for the first time this season, a cold chill in the air, and the heat rising from my car as SiriusXm’s Holiday Traditions played some classics out of the radio (Yes, I’m one of those people listeningContinue reading ““For Pete’s Sake””

Ghost stories

When your child’s vocabulary and speech begins to grow, you, as a parent, are constantly bombarded with new words, phrases and sounds each and every day. At times, they can cause a few moments of strange looks on your face as you try to decipher just what it is they are trying to say. OtherContinue reading “Ghost stories”

More tales from the backseat

I can’t help but share the tidbits and conversations that come out of our little guy during our drives in the car. Recently, we were driving along, some classical music playing on the radio, just the smallest amount of heat coming out of the car on a crisp, Fall day, when I heard coughing fromContinue reading “More tales from the backseat”

“Trick or Treat” OR “Put down that snickers bar and pick up this comic”

I’ve always wondered how dentists feel about Halloween. Back when I was anchoring the news, we would occasionally have dentists on-set once a month, and when it came to this time of year they’d often have candy-returns that they would plug, where their offices would collect candy and ship it overseas to people in theContinue reading ““Trick or Treat” OR “Put down that snickers bar and pick up this comic””

A pumpkin-carving time-saver with a toddler

With Halloween fast-approaching, we carved a pumpkin this weekend. While it may not be rocket science, I want to offer one bit of advice that I found made our whole process incredibly easier – if your child is taking an afternoon nap, use that nap-time to get all the gutting of your pumpkin out ofContinue reading “A pumpkin-carving time-saver with a toddler”

Dreaming in the dark

My eyes opened to darkness. Outside our window, the street lights brought some illumination to the pavement and yards below, but the thick, black darkness filled our home. I moved my head to the left, seeing the glowing red numbers of my alarm clock. Not quite 5 a.m. I was curled in an odd, notContinue reading “Dreaming in the dark”

“You a nice person”

Sometimes it doesn’t take much to make your day. And ever since becoming a dad, I’ve found that it’s often the smallest of gestures, of words that make it so. As a child’s ability to speak grows and their vocabulary expands, sometimes the words coming out don’t always make sense, or require the need forContinue reading ““You a nice person””

Nostalgic for the lives that once were…

I’ve been feeling pretty nostalgic as of late. I’m not sure if it’s the changing colors of the Fall leaves here in the Northeast, which always make me think of the many returns ‘back to school’ for almost two decades, or sitting outside the cafe in college with my portable CD player and headphones providingContinue reading “Nostalgic for the lives that once were…”

Hangin’ out down at the playground

It was an unseasonably sunny and warm Sunday for Fall, and we decided to take full advantage of it by going for a family drive. No set destination, no goal in mind other than just to spend time together. It ended up turning into a few errands that my wife wanted to run while weContinue reading “Hangin’ out down at the playground”

Going potty – the ultimate diversionary tactic

As I’ve probably mentioned before, we’ve been incredibly blessed that our little guy started to use the potty when he did, which was around Christmas time at about a year and a half. We were shocked, surprised, a little overwhelmed, but completely over the moon that he decided to guide himself and tell us thatContinue reading “Going potty – the ultimate diversionary tactic”