Friday, September 3, 2010

Posts Tagged ‘Family’

Heading Back (East) to School

Heading Back (East) to School

Friday, September 3, 2010 10:34

This is a guest post from my beautiful wife, Cindy. Enjoy! Our family moved east – 2,350 miles from our cozy beach digs in Long Beach, California to the all American city of Cincinnati, Ohio. We’ve quickly transplanted our Pacific Coast routines to lush green hills and rolling meadows where ...

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Stay-cation Day 4

Stay-cation Day 4

Friday, September 3, 2010 8:24

Today I introduced Thing 1 and Thing 2 to one of my all time favorite activities:  Wiffle Ball! We played in the morning before it got really hot. Then to stay cool we checked out a new “luxury” bowling alley with some SuburbanNeighbors who found themselves also on ...

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A Father’s Nightmare

A Father’s Nightmare

Friday, September 3, 2010 0:30

A member of the Dad-O-Matic extended family has recently gone public with details of a situation that would be any parent’s worst nightmare – having your children suddenly taken away from you, and not being able to see or communicate with them for more than a year.  This has been ...

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Instant Popsicles

Instant Popsicles

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 21:56

I’ve long been a fan of homemade ice cream.  Not homemade in the store…homemade in my home.  It’s really one of the easiest recipes to make…as long as you keep the ice cream maker in your freezer, you’re always ready to go. But what about something a bit lower in ...

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Stay-cation Day Three

Stay-cation Day Three

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 21:16

We slowed down some today and built in sibling separation time so we didn’t have a repeat of yesterday. And since we also needed to get some household chores done in the morning, Thing 1 got to help me fold four loads of laundry, while Thing 2 was ...

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The First Day Back

The First Day Back

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 19:28

Today marked my wife’s first day back to work from her maternity leave. It goes without saying that I had a good deal of anxiety heading into today. I stayed up late last night due to the anxiety, plus I was compulsively refreshing the Pepsi website to see how ...

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Fall back into safety II: safe guarding the home office

Fall back into safety II: safe guarding the home office

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 0:00

One thing I remember the most about watching Marc grow up was how many times I was told to deal with the wires of my computer.  Since we dont a home office my computer is in the living room which made it an easy target for our toddler.  I used ...

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Stay-cation Day Two

Stay-cation Day Two

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 21:34

Day two of our stay-cation was another action packed day. We started with a family round of mini golf, cooled off at Splashdown Water Park, and finished up at Cold Stone Creamery for ice cream (some of us, more on that soon). One of the byproducts of this stay-cation is ...

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Fall back into safety: secure your washer & dryer

Fall back into safety: secure your washer & dryer

Monday, August 30, 2010 23:30

Coming back from summer its time to fall back into better habits, and child safety is always one that we can use a little help remember and brushing up.  I’ve wanted to give both moms and dads some great safety tips but who am I? I’m certainly no safety expert ...

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Stay-cation Day One

Stay-cation Day One

Monday, August 30, 2010 20:58

We usually take a family trip to the beach in the summer, which is anything but a vacation for anyone but the kids, but with our new addition this year we weren’t quite ready to go anywhere as a family of six. Instead, we opted for a stay-cation with just Thing ...

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