Hello, nice people.As I write this, my little sister is lying on her left side as her due date comes and goes, hoping her blood pressure stays right where it is thank you very much, and waiting for those contractions to come regularly or that water to break.As I write this, my … [Read more...]

Ah, out of the mouth of babes.With Father's Day coming up (and me busting me arse to find a list of great things to do around here for the event) I just had to share this story, related to me by a friend. Her son, on the way home from preschool one day, said "Daddy wants to beat … [Read more...]

Remember that I said that I want to be a writer when I grow up? And people asked me "well what do you want to write?"I said I want someone to pay me to write about the things I think. Or about what I think of things. In other words, I want to give everyone a piece of my … [Read more...]

In this video, Brady shows off many tricks. His ability to say "Uh-oh!" His playfulness as he plays Peekaboo with me and the camera. His ability to climb down the step. And a new word: "Pee-Bee!" It means either "Brady," or "Peekaboo!" or "Baby." But it definitely means … [Read more...]

Now that Kyle is three and potty-trained, so we have more room in the diaper bag for Brady's supplies, I'm not as squeamish and angst-ridden about ambitious day trips as I used to be. So when the invitation to SeaWorld came, with its promise of meeting Sesame Street characters … [Read more...]