Earlier this week I was contacted by the Kansas City Star (Kansas City’s major newspaper). They are looking to do a feature on the front page of their FYI section about local celebrities (am I really a celebrity? cool), and the traditions we had while growing up during the holidays (Chanukkah). Awesome! One problem. I [...]

Normally I neglect to put away my laundry which is another problem altogether, but this system has a major flaw. It is called wrinkled clothing. I thought that since I am pretty iron illiterate, that many other dads probably are too, so I put together an instruction sheet, gleaned from perusing various sources around the [...]

“You want to play with slobbery fingers girl? Go right ahead. She likes to put them up your nose.” Quote of the day brought to you by Colleen

It seems that it is better for Colleen to have her car keys at home with her, rather than in my coat pocket with me at work. So, when I realized that her keys were with me, I had to leave work and bring them back home to her. Brain fart … Just another example [...]

Never wake a sleeping daddy! Why would it be any different? You thought I would say baby, right? Of course the story is much more involved than that though equally unenlightening: Colleen and Avery love to come in the bedroom in the mornings when they know I am sleeping and though they do not mean [...]

We had a few friends of ours over for a baby’s holiday cookie exchange today and considering the number of cookies I ate, I am surprised that I am sitting here now. Most of the kids are close in age except for one who is nearly 5 months older than the rest and is already [...]

Could it be that parents are, in reality, playing a larger role in the health of their children than previously thought? Stereotypes about a child’s weight seem to be a major factor in the the mental health of your child’s future. Little girls as young as three are being cautioned by their parents to watch [...]

It happened last night as I was taking out the trash. I was already changed into sweats to relax for the evening, and in need of a pair of shoes to take the trash out, I popped on my dress shoes. Growing up, I always laughed at that guy wearing shorts or sweats with dress [...]

I do not want to say that Avery is a “water snob”, but certainly as you will see here – she has some good taste. Ok, fine, it was a gratuitous sponsor “plug”, but really, Avery does like the water. She has begun grabbing for the bottles, and Colleen lets her drink out of them. [...]

The regifting story I just shared brings back memories of the classic Seinfeld episode on the “regifter” from the episode entitled “The Label Maker“: George: The wedding is off. Now you can go to the Super Bowl. Jerry: I can’t call Tim Whatley and ask for the tickets back. George: You just gave them to [...]