I’m The Modernish Father and this is my wee corner of the web. Life rarely slows down long enough for me to be able to record what’s going on, but when it does, I share it here.
I’m generally a trusting person. So even though the new commercial building that’s going up behind us seemed a little on the close side, I figured it was probably kosher. I mean, surely the city enforces its own building codes. Surely the builder would stick to the plans he submitted to the city. Surely our [...]
Sometime around noon today, I started to really miss The Boy, who’s still got another week to go before he returns to us from his grandparents. Not sure why, but I guess without work to distract me I had time to realize how much empty time there is in my day without him around. I [...]
Hmm, I guess it’s been a while since I posted something. I haven’t really been making a conscious effort to not post; time has just been slipping away from me in the evenings. You know – get The Girl bathed, fed and in bed, take The Dog for a walk, fixed dinner, eat dinner, clean [...]
Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from May. 21st to May. 30th:
I really had high hopes for Memorial Day weekend. It started off so well with The Wife and I ditching work Friday afternoon to go see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull while the kids were still locked up at day care. Then I had a day all to myself on Saturday [...]
Well, after 2+ months and fourteen games, The Boy’s first season of organized tee ball came to an end this evening. He made a lot of progress over the season and I think he had a lot of fun as well. Even though it’s starting to get unbearably hot around here, I was kind of [...]
Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from May. 12th to May. 21st:
Last Friday, the weekend got off to an unexpected early start when The Boy’s school called me on my cell phone around lunch time. When the school calls, you know something bad has happened. They never call to just say that your kid is doing great and setting a shining example for all the other [...]
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