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My last post bemoaned a weird stage where we were ready for a baby but she wasn't ready to join us yet. Well, to our relief, our little...

Kid #1 was born a day or two after his due date. Kid #2 was unexpectedly early, by more than a week. So with the expected arrival of kid...

The aspect of parenting I seem to be struggling with most these days is setting a good example. This isn't across the board as I, for the...

The jokes are funny because they're true. A first child gets all the attention to his/her self. First-time parents tend to be much better...

Abortion is the topic of the day as a new Supreme Court decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (i.e. 'Dobbs') overruled...

About a week ago we got back from our (usually) annual trip to Alaska. As I've said before we have family near Homer, AK on the Kenai...

I touched on this briefly in discussing my week without a computer, but it's such a nice part of our boys at their current ages and I...

A big thing right now, when either or both boys are awake, is a constant stream of reading requests. The three-year-old asks verbally,...

Our three year old loves books. He also loves trucks, ever since before he could talk. So naturally we have quite a few books featuring...

In my head I wanted to have this done the day we moved. Missed that deadline by, uh, a lot. I don't want to dwell too much in the past...

I'm a baseball nut, something you probably already know. Figuring out how we're going to watch Major League Baseball, specifically the...

I feel like I've hinted at this before but don't think I've said it outright. Something's been pressing on me lately, a result of moving...

As stated previously I'm not entirely sold on living in Minnesota again. I'm missing the warmer weather of Maryland and starting to dread...

I love the Olympics. I especially love the Winter Olympics. Alpine Skiing and Figure Skating are a couple favorites, and then there's...

I want to think I never got soft. Born-and-raised Minnesotans usually feel the need to be tough, at least when it comes to the weather....

Everyone has good days and bad days, and that certainly includes me as I stay home with two kids. I want to have more good than bad,...

Six months ago I wrote about the joy of babies at six months old. Six months is the beginning of more interactive behavior, but a key...

Well it's over. We moved. And it was a stressful week. If you're a reader here (by which you almost certainly know me personally) you may...

I frequently have to laugh in looking back at some of the older About Me posts. Right now I'm thinking about The Inquisitive Toddler and...

There's bound to be culture shock moving from one part of the country to another. Going from Minnesota, home of 'Minnesota Nice' and an...