The mancave is back. I've got my space back. We have an extra room in our house, and we also have a half-room that is built into the garage. When we moved in, I was bequeathed the room in the garage as my mancave. My wife, Amy, set up the extra room upstairs as her... Continue Reading →
We have a saying in our house, "Don't do anything cool with the kid unless you want to do it over and over again." Piper and I have a bit where I take her in my arms, and spin around. She loves it. Unfortunately, when I am finished and put her down, she just yells,... Continue Reading →
Note: This is Part One of a three-part series discussing how to keep kids safe on the Internet. As parents, we are always concerned about keeping our children safe. We are constantly thinking about where they go and who they spend time with. The Internet is no exception. As children get older and begin to... Continue Reading →
As parents, my wife and I are very excited when our three-year-old daughter, Piper, shows her creative side. We both have different ways of engaging her. My time with Piper is more about free-play; in contrast, my wife is much more likely to involve her in structured projects. A great example of this is when... Continue Reading →
As it gets later into the evening, I have to admit to myself that this will be another late post. What can I say, I was a little distracted today. It's not easy living with a three-year-old, life can sometimes be filled with stress and distractions. It's too easy to lose focus as the litany... Continue Reading →
Mowing the lawn yesterday, I realized that this job is unending. There are those chores that just never seem to end, like doing the dishes. There will always be dirty dishes. You're not going to stop eating, so the dishes won't stop getting dirty. Of course you can't stop cleaning them, so the job never... Continue Reading →
Previously, I wrote about my experience last weekend when my wife got to go to SXSW and I had to stay behind with the kid. While I was panicking trying to put the kid to bed, she was rocking out to Panic! at the Disco. But enough of the whine and grind, let's get the... Continue Reading →
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