No, Really, I’m Not Making This Up
One bad thing about being a dad who likes dad jokes, is that sometimes I’ll say something and my kids won’t believe me because they think I’m trying to be funny-ish. Case in point: The other day I was telling the kids that when I was their age there were no such things as Chicken […]
Top Ten Thanksgiving Foods
Food is an important part of almost all the holidays we celebrate (except for President’s Day, where nothing is as important as a good sale at the furniture store). As we enter the most foodiest holiday of them all, here is a countdown of my top ten Thanksgiving foods: 10. Fruit salad: Fruits are woefully […]
Trick-or-treater beware: Size does matter when it comes to candy bars
Is Halloween candy becoming smaller every year? It sure seems so. Candy bar size didn’t used to be an issue. Some were bigger than others, but that was OK and acceptable. A Three Musketeers was bigger than an Almond Joy. They were all “full-sized” or candy bar sized. Size didn’t really matter. As it seems, […]
Questions about superheroes
So, a few weeks ago I was trying to get my kindergartner ready for school. It wasn’t going well. He insisted he was ready, but he didn’t have his socks or shoes on yet. I told him he needed to get his shoes on. He didn’t seem to think it was very important. We weren’t […]
Let the May School Daze Begin!
It’s May! Everyone loves May, right? It’s springtime! The weather is getting better, the flowers are in bloom, the grass is turning green, and the world is full of new life and new excitement! But, for schoolteachers May isn’t fresh, new, and full of life. For schoolteachers, May is the end of a long race. […]
I Can Still Drive 55
By the time you read this, I’ll have already “celebrated” my birthday. As you might be able to tell by the quotation marks around the word “celebrated,” I’m not really excited for this particular birthday. I have my reasons. Upon reaching this birthday, I’ll no longer be able to say I’m in my early 50s. […]
There are Thousands of Bad Photos on my Phone
These days everybody has a camera in their pocket. If you want to take a picture of something, you pull out your phone, take anywhere from one to 47 photos, then slide your phone back into your pocket. Next, you look at the pictures, decide which one or two you like the best, and delete […]
Is it a Restaurant, or a Bank?
My 4-year-old isn’t the only one who gets excited when he sees an excavator and construction equipment breaking ground on a new business. And it’s not just because we get to see the big machinery in action, although that is pretty cool. No, the construction is exciting because of the promise of a new business. […]
The Box of Misfit Toys
Everyone knows that an empty box is the favorite toy for kids to play with. But did you know what their next favorite toy is? Any toy that you are about to throw away or are getting ready to give away to charity. Adults and kids look at toys differently. An adult will look at […]
A Little Pop Quiz for Parents
Parenting is not easy. There is no handbook. There is no guide. You just have to figure things out as you go. How are you doing at it? Here’s a little quiz to assess how things are going. 1. Yelling the words, “Stop yelling!” at your children in order to get them to stop yelling […]