I thought I had finally completed all of the birthday shopping for my wife yesterday, but I was informed by my daughter that she needed to pick out her own present for her mother, so we jumped in the car after lunch and headed off to the store one last time before my wife got […]
Category Archives: Ruby
Dozer Day: My Children Learn to Operate Large Construction Vehicles
When Ruby asked me where we were going, I told her it was someplace that she would like, but that Edward would really, really like. This is because we were going to Dozer Day, a large muddy festival at which three year old boys can drive and operate gigantic construction equipment, or, in other words, […]
Go Sit in That Chair! Right Now!
I honestly don’t know what my children have to complain about. As far as I am concerned, they have it pretty good. In fact, young Tenor Dad would likely be quite jealous of his future children. For instance this weekend, when the temperatures were approaching equatorial proportions, we took our two lovely offspring to the […]
What Kids Remember
Kids have weird memories. I always wonder what kinds of stuff they will actually recall from their childhood, and what will be lost to them. For instance, both of my children were born in the same house in Baltimore, and Ruby can still describe it pretty well. Edward only lived there for 6 months, so […]
A Game Of Medicines
Something has gone wrong. In my plan for my life, vague as it may be, my children are happy and healthy with the minimum number of problems required for them to become interesting people. But this is all more than I bargained for. Ruby’s epilepsy has thrown a wrench into my otherwise foolproof plan. And […]
Double Free Cone Day
In case you missed it, yesterday was Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s. And if you did miss it, well, I feel very sorry for you. There is nothing more delicious than Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, except for free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, and since the price of a small cone is […]
Here Is Finally Spring!
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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 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 […]
To Ruby on Her Sixth Birthday
Dear Ruby, Last year, when you turned five, I wrote a letter to you, so that someday in the future you might have some idea about what life was like back during your barely remembered childhood days. I was trying to think of something equally as cool to do for you this year on my […]