C’s gymnastics class ended a couple of weeks ago with a show for the parents. The kids performed routines, showed us how they used the equipment, and so forth. It was, in essence, a chance for the kids to show off. This was a great idea for everyone but C. The problem, you see, is […]

Today’s tale is in the Seminole Chronicle. Click here to read it! Keywords for Searchers: Cycling, Bicycle, Dead Armadillo, Commuting.

We do a lot of singing, not just kid songs, but also invented songs and plenty of classics. A little while ago, I found myself humming a strange little ditty by Arlo Guthrie while I cleaned the dishes after dinner. “I don’t want a pickleJust want to ride on my motorsickleAnd I don’t want a tickle‘Cause […]

Last weekend, we stopped at a fast food place on the way to wherever we were going. They must have had the music on pretty loud in there, because we could hear it blaring out as we pulled up to the pickup window of the drive-through. “Stop in the name of love,before you brea-eak my […]

A few months back, we moved the kids into the same bedroom. It wasn’t really a tough decision. The room N had been in has terrible insulation. When it started getting cold and we discovered the problem, we moved him out of there as quickly as possible. Fitting the two beds into the same room was […]

A year or so ago, I had to have a serious talk with my oldest (who was three years old at the time). He and his little brother (who was around 18 months old) were fighting rather regularly, and I was worried that he was going to seriously hurt the little guy by mistake. It happened after […]

Today’s tale is published in the Seminole Chronicle.Click here to read it. Keywords: shark, pirate, playground, central winds

Some of you have no doubt been thinking, thanks to my previous tale, that I’m incompetent when it comes to administering a time out. Last night, it was my wife’s turn. The little guy put her through the ringer, refusing to put on his pajamas (or allow them to be put on) no matter what […]

I’m starting to think that maybe time-out isn’t such a great punishment, after all. It generally works pretty well, but when it doesn’t, it really doesn’t. You may remember this little episode. Well, the other night I found myself in another tough spot. N didn’t want to go to bed. I mean he really didn’t […]

The kids and I have been playing a fair amount of hide and seek. They’re still figuring out that whole “hide” thing, preferring to jump out at me as I look for them, but it’s still a lot of fun. When I hide, I often end up calling out “Where’s Daddy?” very loudly to keep […]