This did not surprise me in the slightest – except that I’d expect this story to come out of Wyandotte County, Kansas. On Monday, Colleen and I were watching the news only to hear about this couple that had given birth to sextuplets "out of the blue". According to residents of the Grain Valley, this [...]

Like many other parents, I have always wondered about the advancement and learned skills of Avery. While she is quite advanced in some areas (namely cruising, crawling, and climbing stairs), I have wondered when those first words would be spoken. Even if it was just the da-da-da or ma-ma-ma. But no luck. As friend’s children [...]

Colleen and my sister Lisa took Avery and her cousin Mitchell to the zoo today. They had an awesome time. Mitchell loved the tigers and kangaroos. Avery was enamoured with the birds. What was Mitchell’s lasting impression? They had grandpa at the zoo. He was the orangutang – or so Mitchell said.

Well, I guess it is time to talk about that unique topic. You know, the one that no one mentions this time of year – taxes. Yeah, we all hate them and we all have to pay them. How funny that works out. I wonder, does Uncle Sam have to pay or is he evading [...]

Dear Avery, Just as an FYI, Mommy and I have discussed it and the next time you throw one of your midnight parties with all that screaming, we will be calling the cops. We believe that there is a noise ordinance and we plan on having that enforced. If you choose to scream, though, that [...]

About a week or two ago Avery decided that she no longer wanted to sleep through the night. Fine, but please do not wake us up. No luck. Every night all Avery wants is something to eat and someone to play with for about an hour and a half. Normally that person is Colleen, but [...]

I received a call tonight from Colleen that I missed, but although I was at a work function, I decided that since she left a message she really wanted or needed to tell me something. What was it? She needed to inform me that my daughter was a chip off the old block. Great! How? [...]

I am back, but not without some news. I just got home from the market and although they tried to buy Avery as well – the offer of a stapler, a 4 day old donut, and a roll of paper towels was not enough, so I decided to only sell Colleen to the gypsy for [...]