I was talking with a friend recently about the fears that I have as a father and as a man.  Its not really something simple that we talk about all the time (as men or just people in general). We joke about death by using items like bucket lists to ...

This is cross-posted from Dad The Single Guy because I think the audience here will have a different take on this one: While it sounds simple, for the last 18 months or so I’ve tried to focus on getting day-to-day for me and the girls, and along the way doing ...

Do you find you have trouble coming up with coherent plans for things you want to do in your life? Do you find that, even if you have a plan, keeping track of it and staying motivated are really tough to maintain through to your goal? Join the club. No, ...

So here it is the first year I am officially a single parent, and no one told me about Single Parent Day-I completely missed it.  (For those like me who are uninitiated to this Hallmark moment, its the third Sunday of March). I did spend my  Single Parent Day out ...

Today was one of those days.  I needed everything to line up just right, and for the most part it did, but there were some very tense moments where it looked like the daily pyramid was going to crumble. I probably missed the early sign.  I had to catch a ...

When we set out to get Primo enrolled in Pre-school we sat down with a list of what was important to us and where those things ranked in relation to each other. Just this week I found a great post choosing a pre-school over at Life as this mommy knows ...

When they are babies you have to do all the work but the clean up is usually pretty easy and the whole process of feeding, getting dressed, or in and out of the car is a smooth, efficient process. As the kids get older they start feeding themselves, picking out and putting ...

Halloween last year was the first time that Primo actually got what was going on. We went to the neighbor’s houses, he said trick or treat, he got candy. Watching him make the connection as we went from house to house was cool to see and I felt excited for ...

Today was an awesome day. Haley and I went on a date to the park. We went to a park that she does not usually go to. As soon as we arrived there was an ice cream truck so we got some ice cream bars. After eating the bars we ...