Date Night

I took Monday off work this week so my wife and I could have a date night. We lined up a sitter (Nana) and began to decide what we wanted to do. There have been plenty of things that my wife and I have wanted to do for a while, so I started looking at … Continue reading Date Night →

Throwback Thursday

I promised my buddy Max a "happy" post, since the last few were sad in nature. When I opened up the Blog "Reader," I saw a prompt from Maggie at From Cave Walls. I thought this would be a good way to feature a "happier" topic. This week’s prompt is: Costumes 1. Did you celebrate Halloween? … Continue reading Throwback Thursday →

Ghosts of Halloween Past

A few years back, I wrote a blog about those terrible Halloween costumes we used to wear as kids. You know, the one with the plastic masks with the holes in them? The masks with that cheap rubber band that always broke? Remember those? Here is a link to that blog as a refresher for … Continue reading Ghosts of Halloween Past →

A Typical Dad Day

(I've never read this book, but I may have to ...) Sam worked last night, so it was my day with the kids. What does a typical day with dad look like? The day starts with Andrew up first. We take the baby monitor out into the living room so we can see when Ella … Continue reading A Typical Dad Day →

Back to the Grind …

Back to Work ... After three weeks off work, tonight I have to return to the grind. I was lucky to be able to take some time off to be with Sam and the kids. While showering yesterday, I realized that the time I'd be home was coming to an end. Sam joked that I … Continue reading Back to the Grind … →

Halloween Dress Up

Tonight on ABC, one of the greatest Halloween specials of all time aired again - It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. It is in this special that poor Charlie Brown utters those sad words, "I got a rock." In that scene, Lucy is wearing a witch mask. It got me to thinking about Halloweens of … Continue reading Halloween Dress Up →