One of things we enjoy doing at our house is making photobooks on Shutterfly.com It all started a year or two ago when either my wife or I, I forget who at this point, received an offer for a free one, so we decided to go for it. All we were paying was shipping! And […]
Category Archives: Bear
Hot Lava Banana Cheese Sandwich
I was making grilled cheese sandwiches for my children the other day, when I made the classic opera parenting mistake of enunciating my words a little too clearly. “Ok,” I said happily, “your grilleD cheeses are ready!” “Why did you call them grilleD cheeses?” my daughter asked me, clearly annoyed that I do not know […]
A Party or a Trip?
When we were beginning to plan my daughter’s seventh birthday, we asked her if she would rather have a birthday party with all of her friends, or take a trip with her parents. Thankfully, because she was turning seven and not thirteen, Ruby said that she wanted to go to New York City and see […]
Spelling Correction
Ruby was concerned that Bear’s post from last Friday had many spelling errors. Yesterday, she helped him make new signs and took these photographs herself, and wanted to make sure that he put up a corrected version. Here it is.
Bear Does Christmas
When my wife and I woke up on Christmas morning, we were, umm, we were… huh. What is the word for when something is so incredibly cute that you just can’t stand it, and you are making the sad puppy dog face and saying “awwwww,” but in an extremely good way? Anyway, there were some […]
Bear’s Reconstructive Surgery
As I’m sure you know by now, Bear is magic. He leaves presents for people when they need them, he pops up in weird places, and he makes movies of himself wandering around the house. But just because he is magic does not mean that he is not old and well used. I fear that […]
The Origin of A Magical Bear – KIDS CITY GIVEAWAY!
If our house ever caught fire, the first thing I would do is make sure that my family was out of the house and safe. The second thing I would do is to make sure that Bear was out of the house and safe. Forget family photos and important documents. Those things can all be […]
When the Magic is Gone
Magic always comes with a price. This was never more evident to me than yesterday, as I took my children in search of some horrible thing that they had seen on television. If you do not own a television, then you are smart and do not know what I am talking about, but if you […]
How I Spent My Summer, By Bear
Hello. This is Bear. I am using my magic and taking over the computer. I think there should be more posts about bears, so I am going to tell you all about the fun bear things that I did this summer. To start with, Ruby took me with her to Syracuse. I tried to drive […]