The Modernish Father

This weekend was completely unproductive for everyone at our house. Well, not completely unproductive. The Boy and I did manage to knock out a whole bunch of Zelda this afternoon. But really, isn’t that how weekends should be? To celebrate our complete lack of productivity over the past 48 hours, I give you not one, [...]

While the girls were busy being sick last week, The Boy and I kept trying to lead fairly normal lives. Well, normal for us. I guess some might argue that we’re both a bit out there. Actually, I got to spend quite a bit of one-on-one time with him over the weekend, something that’s been [...]

Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Apr. 14th to Apr. 23rd:

Man, last week was just one big giant suck. The only thing good I can say about it is that it is now over. Why did it suck so much? Because the ladies of the house were sick. And that meant life was crappy for everybody.

Well, the plan was to relax this weekend. We may have accomplished that, but I’m not sure. The weekend started off early with a phone call from the day care – apparently The Boy had started crying incessantly after he was dropped off Friday morning. The Wife picked him up and took care of him [...]

This week has kind of gone by without me noticing it. I guess that’s what happens when you’ve got a lot of stuff to do. I’m sincerely hoping that the coming weekend is a slow one. So what’s been going on? Well, The Boy had his second teeball baseball game (sorry…) and The Girl got [...]

Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Apr. 5th to Apr. 9th:

The Boy played his first real teeball game this evening. Or as he insists, his first “baseball” game. Apparently he doesn’t want people thinking he’s playing some watered-down version of the sport. As we were watching him play the game, The Wife and I were amazed at how much he’s grown up. He’s not a [...]