As you may recall from my posts on Gingerbread House Decorating Party year 1 and year 2, we have traditionally had some issues with this amazing annual event that my wife likes to organize. We have had houses falling down. We have had walls and roofs breaking. We have run out of time, money, and energy. […]
Category Archives: Edward
He Picked the Nail Polish
I knew it. I knew all of my flexible, liberal, permissive gender morals were going to get me into trouble someday. You see as much as I hate society and everyone in it, I also love society, and everyone in it. I want to be a part of it. I want to be normal, while at […]
Santa Didn’t Come!
Happy Advent everyone! Or, as my son likes to call it, Christmas. He was fairly certain that Thanksgiving was also Christmas, although I tried to explain to his resistant, four-year-old mind that they were actually two separate holidays. But he was on school vacation! And there was snow! How could it be anything other than […]
Thanks
If you are reading this, then thanks. You are awesome, and I am grateful. Every link you click, every post you share, and every comment you make, makes me far happier than it should. Every time my notifications light up with more “likes,” I get a little shot of serotonin right in my happy place, […]
Thanks, But I Don’t Like That Anymore
Do you remember when I mentioned the many problems associated with doing your Christmas shopping early? I forgot a big one. A big one that has just come to light as of yesterday. You see, kids change their minds over the course of several months. Heck, they can change what they like in a matter […]
Snowboarding on the Lake: Burton’s Riglet Park Comes to ECHO
I love field trips. I loved them as a kid, and I love them now. If I have a chance to chaperone a field trip, I take it, because you get to go to some really cool places. Even normal places, like farms and apple orchards, are exciting when you see them with a group of […]
A Child’s Reaction to the First Snow of Winter
Okay, look, I know that we had a few late night flurries last week, and I know that it is not technically winter yet, but my children did not see that snow, and as far as they are concerned, if it’s snowing, it’s winter. So let us start with the baseline assumption that, according to […]
The Stories We Don’t Tell
I tend to be fairly forthcoming and open on this site. In fact, I am often revealing far more than is comfortable or advisable, at least according to my wife and the internet. I share stories about my life, and my thoughts on the world as it affects and applies to my children, and my […]
That’s Not What I Meant By “Dress In Layers”
“C’mon Buddy, the bus is going to be here! Shoes!” I glanced nervously out the window for any signs of impending school bus as I tried to hurry my son into his coat and sneakers. The coat slipped on with only small amounts of protest, but then it was time for the shoes. “Ow!” he […]
A Brief Moment of Sheer Gratitude
As we scurried about town on Friday, trying to get everything ready for the Halloween Dance Party and the sacred time of tricks and treats, I decided to make a few last minute improvements to my children’s costumes. We looked fine before, as you can see in these pictures, but isn’t there always room for […]