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Posted on October 5, 2008
I have two boys. One is heavy into sports, is kind of cynical, is almost 11, and enjoys watching reality television like Survivor, etc. He also has a penchant for computers and seems to be interested in a lot of...
Posted on October 2, 2008
Well, well....here we are. We walked out of the gifted committee meeting with our heads held high--we went over everything we needed to say at length, made people think, provoked good questions, and gave even better answers. At that...
Posted on September 23, 2008
Sorry that there's been such a delay with the story--the suspense has been building, though, hasn't it? Call it my version of "Who Shot J.R.?" (Yes, I aged myself GREATLY there, didn't I?) The story last left off with...
Posted on September 16, 2008
Announcer:Previously on 90210: (Whoops, I've been apparently watching too much TV.) Seriously, though, we last left our story with the laughable letter we received telling us that the gifted and talented program were going to remain intact and Caleb,...
Posted on September 14, 2008
First of all, I appreciate the overwhelming support that has accompanied the first part of this series. It is nice to know how many people care! Now, if only that type of caring and compassion was available through the...
Posted on September 2, 2008
We are to the point now where our six year old is getting pretty darn good at reading, and while we encourage all of the things that he sees that he reads because of just the fact that he loves...
Posted on August 28, 2008
Please--do not kill me--but we are already starting to budget for Christmas and the huge expenditure it is. While it is baking outside still, it may be wise to start thinking about the Winter Wonderland that will be upon...
Posted on August 20, 2008
You know, back when my boys were just wee little babies, we used to have the old Fisher-Price radio and little handheld device that you could go basically about 2 rooms or one floor above or below without getting...
Posted on August 10, 2008
Well, we did the whole theme park thing almost 2 weeks ago at Kings Island, and what we found was that Jonathan was not quite ready for the big coasters and a lot of the major thrill rides. We...
Posted on July 31, 2008
Last night we returned from our mini-vacation and exchanged the boys with their mom earlier in the day. We had all had a good time, we were a little worse for the wear with the time in the car, but...
Posted on July 25, 2008
With us spending the last week up at the lake with my sister/brother in law and her 4 month old boy, they had some pretty nifty gadgets they had as well as some old reliables, and it got me...
Posted on July 24, 2008
I have been meaning to write about this for a while, but with two boys that are 10 and 6, the competition among siblings--especially brothers--is one thing at the forefront of what we as parents and me as a father...
Posted on July 20, 2008
You know, when I was a kid, it was one of those things that when we went on vacation, it was a literal "going on vacation". Families such as mine would vanish from our local surroundings and usually not resurface...
Posted on July 19, 2008
We're back from our Michigan vacation at the lake--I’m alive. While the weather wasn’t bad (it only rained one time), it got a bit hotter around here it seemed every day, and with the increase in temperature, it has...
Posted on July 10, 2008
Next week we are traveling to Michigan for a week at a lake that we have (as a family) been going to for three years. My wife has been going off and on to the same place for the...
Posted on July 10, 2008
Ok, so I grew up in an era where fads for kids was as rampant as it is today: Rubik’s cubes, cabbage patch dolls (NO, I did NOT own one), friendship bracelets, beanie babies, and had to survive Elmo...
Posted on July 10, 2008
I know that Thanksgiving comes in November, and I know it’s usually one of those times where it takes a holiday to realize what things we have in our life and really how idiotic we are with all of...
Posted on July 4, 2008
Ahhh, the Fourth of July. Fireworks. Tons of people. Red white and blue as far as the eye can see. Cookouts. Family time. And of course....a parade. Now, don't get me wrong--I am not someone who is some sourpuss...
Posted on June 26, 2008
America’s pastime. You can’t beat it. We went this weekend to a AAA game in Indianapolis to see the hometown Indians face off against the Rochester Red Wings. It was the first time I had been to Victory Field...
Posted on June 24, 2008
Strolling out to the first tee today with my driver in hand and the sun beaming down on me, I felt the calm sereneness of the good life as I hit a drive straight and true that landed about...
Posted on June 24, 2008
(Hi Tim) I’m not trying to patronize those that are really addicted to dangerous things, such as gambling, alcohol, drugs, etc. I really think I have a bit of a problem when it comes to the game Rock Band....
Posted on June 20, 2008
Well, this is my weekend to have the boys once again. However, I got a call from my ex-wife earlier in the evening letting me know that my six year old son, Jonathan, had been having some major issues...
Posted on June 6, 2008
In my search for Father's Day gadgets and fun little things to give to us Dad on the day you celebrate our entire being (hey, it sounds good at least, doesn't it?), I came across this little (yeah right)...
Posted on May 26, 2008
That's me in the picture, ya know....Yeah, right. Anyways, now that here in our area it has finally broken the barrier of good weather--which means consecutive days of more than 70 degrees with sun--I don't really have an excuse...
Posted on May 25, 2008
I went to the Indianapolis 500 today for the first time. Unfortunately, as the non-custodial parent of my sons, I didn't have a chance to take them to the race. But even as my wife and I readied our...
Posted on May 20, 2008
I am a dad of two boys, one six, one ten. One special note is that I am not a custodial parent but that my ex-wife and I have a very good relationship, and we both have spouses who...
