Hey Buddy,You’re turning three today. I don’t know if you know what that means yet. You have alternated all week between telling people that you are two and three, but I wonder if it has sunk in. I know that you were very jealous two weeks ago when Ruby turned six. You did not enjoy […]
Category Archives: Edward
Ruby’s First Piano Lesson
A good accompanist is hard to find, and when you do find one, you often have to pay them money. A much better solution is to create your own. I started this process over six years ago, and we are now on to the second phase of the plan. Yesterday afternoon, Ruby had her first […]
The Boot Thief
The appointment started out fine. Edward picked out some toys to bring into the room while I hung up our coats and put our boots on the mat by the door. The chiropractor put all of my pieces back into place and I could move freely again without any tightness or pain in my back. […]
Kids Will Sleep Anywhere
Edward was very upset yesterday morning. It seemed that we were out of Costco chocolate chip cookies, and he was not going to stand for it. Other cookies were far too small for eating, so we decided to make the trek up to the land of giant food for a restock. Of course we had […]
The Birthday Miracle
After the cupcakes at school, the trip to the chocolate factory, sneaking off with her aunt to get her ears pierced (don’t get me started), and having a generally awesome sixth birthday, Ruby wanted to cap off the day with a dinner at Denny’s. You can tell we are good parents, because Denny’s is about […]
Stuck on Repeat
Here is common problem around our house that you may experience yourself. We are getting ready to start family movie night, and my wife and I try to suggest some exciting new movie that kids have never seen but that we think they will love. But do the kids appreciate our brilliant recommendations? No! Our […]
The Last Diaper
I can’t remember where I was when I changed my last diaper, but I remember exactly what I was doing. I was changing a diaper. It was a diaper like all the others before it, unremarkable but for the fact that it was the last. This fact was completely lost on me, because, you see, […]
A Perfect Little Gentleman
So we were at the car place again yesterday, dropping the car off for further fixing, feeling frankly frustrated that this whole thing is not yet behind us. They swear to us that it will be fully functional, following final fixes, but I remain mildly unconvinced. The point is, they have our car again, so […]
A Tale of Two Elmo Balloons
We took the family to see Sesame Street Live again yesterday. This was our second time, and Ruby’s best friend from school came with us. This worked out very well, except that this friend had brought money with her for a souvenir. That meant that we had to shell out money for stuff for our […]
Hiding the Giant
We have a new favorite game at my house. It is called “Hiding the Giant.” Actually, when Edward says it he says “Hiding the Gi-nant,” and technically I suppose it should be called “Hiding FROM the Giant,” but whatever you want to call it, we play it all the time. The game goes something like […]