When I was a kid, watching Saturday morning cartoons, there was nothing so tantalizingly amazing as the commercials for Disney on Ice. Disneyland? Yeah, we knew we were probably not going there, but Disney on Ice?! That was coming to US! Chances are you knew way more people who had been to Disney on Ice […]
Category Archives: Ruby
The Inaugural Load
I don’t know if there are any true themes running throughout these pages and pages of Tenor Dad posts, but if there are any, one of them has got to be laundry. From Ruby’s new house wishlist of sidewalks and laundry, to sneaking around my mother-in-law’s apartment trying to wash some clothes; from weird ruminations […]
We Finally Know What We’re Doing! – Gingerbread House Party 2014
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. […]
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 […]
2 Years Seizure Free
My children have epilepsy. One of them doesn’t like me to talk about it (but he’s fine and there are no updates anyway, hallelujah), and the other one, well, she’s fine too. But there are still updates. Because we have reached the magical milestone of two years on medication with no seizure activity. This is […]
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 […]
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 […]