Celebrating 4 Years

It is now officially our 4th wedding anniversary. Over the past few days, the various photo memories from 4 years ago have popped up in the Facebook Memories feed and they have made me smile. Sam and I were married in Florida. Ours is a wonderful love story. I know that I have added many … Continue reading Celebrating 4 Years →

The Shenanigans Are Over

For the first time in 2 years, the Chicago River was dyed green yesterday. The St. Patrick's Day tradition had been put on hiatus because of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The dye will stay in the water for about 48 hours and then it will change back to normal. I posted my usual stupid St. Patrick's … Continue reading The Shenanigans Are Over →

It’s Just Around The Corner

Spring! I enjoy stupid puns. Every time someone says that spring is just around the corner, I think of the above picture! Despite having a big snow a few days ago, the temperatures are rising and the snow has pretty much melted away. We actually got over 60 degrees today! When I left to go … Continue reading It’s Just Around The Corner →

Rules For Sons

Someone posted this on Facebook today and I thought it was worthy of a blog post. As a father, I hope to have instilled some (or all) of these things in my kids. I'm not sure I have ever seen this particular list, but I have seen similar ones. Maybe it is that I'm older … Continue reading Rules For Sons →

Aaargh You Excited? Absolutely!

As the title of this blog suggests - I am excited. I have a couple things to be excited about and I wanted to share them with you. I guess I should explain the whole pirate flag first ... What Kind of Shoes Go With a Peg Leg? My job often requires us to put … Continue reading Aaargh You Excited? Absolutely! →

A Princess and a Little Prince

Princess I will often talk about things that come up on my Facebook Memories page. Today, the following photo came up of Ella from one year ago: The caption on Facebook reads: Ella wearing my new favorite outfit - Daddy's Little Princess This reminded me of a story from this week. Ella has a crown … Continue reading A Princess and a Little Prince →

You Know What “Bugs” Me??

Let me start by saying that I would never EVER question God about His creations. He "created all creatures great and small" (according to the Cecil Frances Alexander poem). That being said, I often wonder just what the purpose of mosquitoes are, and hate when I get mosquito bites. I'm not too fond of all … Continue reading You Know What “Bugs” Me?? →

Getting Rid of the Cable Guy?

I didn't watch the Super Bowl this year. I didn't even look online for a link to all the Super Bowl ads. I had read that Jim Carrey was going to reprise his role as The Cable Guy for a Verizon ad, and only recently watched it. It wasn't until a week or so ago … Continue reading Getting Rid of the Cable Guy? →

“Old McDonald’s”

Our baby girl can really make us laugh. For dinner tonight, the plan was to make chicken nuggets and French fries in the oven. I was in the front room and I hear the following conversation between Ella and Sam: Sam: We're going to have chicken nuggets for dinner, tonight. Ella: Old MacDonald's? (Ella will … Continue reading “Old McDonald’s” →

TV Show Draft – Pick #2 – Mission: Impossible

This was not my original choice for my next pick in the TV show draft. Yes, it was on my list of shows, but I had planned on writing about it later in the draft. I decided to move it up the list because after binge watching some episodes as I recovered from my surgery, … Continue reading TV Show Draft – Pick #2 – Mission: Impossible →