Apparently my original plan of flowers, some crafty coloring pages made by the kids, and brunch at the local KFC followed by a trip to see "The Avengers" isn't going to cut it. My wife has been dropping not-so-subtle hints over the last few weeks ...

Do you have a bucket list? I do. And one of the many items on my list was riding a mechanical bull, preferably somewhere in Texas. My first attempt at this dream was about 9 years ago in San Antonio while the wife and I were visiting some good frie...

It’s surprising to me how quickly the year is moving along, especially given all of the things happening around my end of the world these past few months.My son is nearly two now and my daughter is already planning which summer (day) camp she wants t...

Because if you eat that you’ll get sick and die.Because it’s not safe.Because it cost money.Because it’s past your bedtime.Because it’s too early.Because that’s questionable.Because your Mother already said “No.”Because I already said “...

I just read that the average person will spend $126.03 celebrating Valentines this year. That’s a whole lot of chocolate, flowers, and dinners.In the past, I’ve usually made some type of printable to help bring that cost down to nearly zero. I’ve...

The problem with having a kid that’s 1 ½ is that he puts nearly everything in his mouth. And if he can’t put it in his mouth, he’ll lick it like a lollipop and then ask his sister or a random stranger if they want to try it too.So of ...

My daughter’s school science fair is coming up soon. In fact, she just told my wife and I tonight that it’s happening next week.After a robust and at times heated discussion about exactly how long has she known this information, my daughter and wif...

I’m not entirely sure what happened over the last month; it sort of just whipped by.A rundown of what’s been going on:Sadly, I still have Christmas gifts that I still have to mail. As a matter of fact, I’m looking at them now.We bought a house "l...

The worse Elf job isn’t a Dentist, it’s actually being the last person standing in line for Santa pictures at the mall.At first, I didn’t think anything of it when Santa’s maybe 16-17 year old cashier girl Elf approached my family and gave me a...

I think I’ve finally recovered now that we’ve been back for a week.No doubt about it, all of the kids we traveled with loved the place and all of the adults seemed to have fun as well - eating and drinking at EPCOT is a huge reason alone to go. ...