Surveying all the colorful packages under and around the tree one long rectangular package caught my eye. To Primo, From Santa read the tag and as I reached for the present that “Oh Shit” feeling came over me. This was … Continue reading →

Now that I am on the board at the preschool and trying to take a more active role in the boys education I figured it was time to take the fund raising part a little more serious. Last year there was zero participation until the auction and we came well ...

On a recent trip to the thrift store with their mom the boys found some treasures that they were excited to share with me when they got home. Apparently while broswing the isles of clothes Segundo was pulling stuff into the cart unbeknownst to Beautiful. When she came to the ...

I was catching up on episodes of the funny Stay at home dad shorts by the Milkmen and there is one with a Daddy Blogger that got me thinking. These videos are funny to me but it would be hard to recommend them since they are not safe for work ...

I’ve been letting the boys pick out there clothes each morning more out of laziness than an effort to foster a sense of creativity and freedom but all of that too. The boys seem to put together outfits based on criteria of how easy it is to pull out of the drawer ...

I admit I was showing  off a little when I tried to drop kick the soccer ball. I wanted to show Primo just how far daddy could kick the little ball but instead I kicked it straight up into a tree. A tall tree with no branches low enough to ...

After reading this great post by Bob at Juicy Matters I think I might know why all but the beans in my garden have died. His post talks about the difference between Soil and Dirt and though I thought I had a good start with some compost and dirt mixed ...

I love my boys, I do, but there are days when I don’t particularly like them too much. That is terrible to say, even worse to write it out and admit to others. Parenting is hard and repetitive and most of the day is spent trying to bring a consistent patient ...

When we start out the front door I know what kind of situation I’m dealing with but I also know they need the walk. It is cold outside but we are all bundled up nicely with toques and gloves to go with our winter jackets. We have been getting outside ...

The pace of life seems to be picking up in February after what felt like a post holiday break. Primo is getting ready for Kindergarden in the fall so we are looking at our options and filling out applications for a couple of charter schools in the area. There are ...