First of all, I have to plug a completely underrated show. The Goldbergs. The cast is a bunch of nobodies (unless you know the daughter from X Factor and the dad from Curb Your Enthusiasm, but I don't expect any of you to watch as much TV as I do), so I don't think the... Continue Reading →
Best dressed
I'll admit it. I take great pride in my son's appearance. My kid is not going to be the slob wearing pajamas to daycare or with snot and slobber all over his shirt. My kid is much too cute for any of that. I don't want him to get a complex already and end up... Continue Reading →
Sureness
We watched The Family Man the other day. I love that movie. I have a theory that that movie would be a huge hit if it had a different leading actor. If Ryan Gosling or Bradley Cooper or Jon Hamm played the lead role. No one likes Nicholas Cage. But it is a great story... Continue Reading →
rock a bye babies
Tonight I rocked Brandon to sleep after reading books while we listened to Jack Johnson. Holden jumped and kicked so furiously that he would move Brandon's arm. Brandon didn't seem to mind, he just closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep. It was a pretty amazing moment - my two sons and I, our... Continue Reading →
Holden’s home
I started ordering the artwork for Holden's room. This is my first purchase: It's times like this that I wish my sister hadn't moved away. I wish she was here to help me paint the walls red and arrange the furniture and go shopping for little knick knacks that make the room special that only... Continue Reading →
weekend update
Cool Joe. Slobber is real cool, you know. Yesterday, my boys and I tended the yard. We had quite a few leaves. Brandon loves to help. And sometimes, he just wants to play. He loves chocolate muffins as much as his mom does.
Our second child
It has been no secret that Steve and I would love another boy. Steve picked out Brandon's name in an agreement that I would get to pick out our second child's name. I've been holding onto this name for two years, waiting to have a baby to give it to. The name, of course, is... Continue Reading →
Vibrance
When we are young, we are vibrant and adventurous and energetic and charismatic. Or at least, that’s how we choose to remember ourselves. What is it about adulthood that churns us all out into these drab, reasonable and cautious people? It’s as if responsibility is a vacuum and it takes all of us in our... Continue Reading →
Beautiful autumn
I walked by Brandon's room and thought I left the light on. My little monkey didn't like wearing his hood. First time trick-or-treating. Every time kids came to the door, he tried to go back out with them. Cheesing for the camera. Candy, candy, candy. Foreshadowing on the left.
Angry moments
Not long ago, I was devastated. I was disappointed, then upset, then resentful. I let those emotions play out. I wrote to clear my head of it. I talked it through with Steve. And then, I chose to let it go. I decided I can chose to harbor resentment and be angry, but that is... Continue Reading →
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