Last month, I published a First Mother’s Day Gift Idea post so why not give the 1st-time Dads their due. I mean, I am a “daddy blogger”…or something. Here are several super cool gifts for the daddy about to enjoy their first Father’s Day, in addition to the sweet Lands’ […]
I’ve spent much of the past week fretting about my fatherly shortcomings as they relate to my youngest girl turning 4-years old. I spoke a bit here about our inability to schedule a party and my absentmindedness which resulted in no Lowly Worm cake (her one b-day request). Turns out […]
We blew it out for the Bear’s 7th. Friends, science experiments, insane custom designed Sally Cat Busytown red velvet cake with sno-caps and marshmallows. It was crazy. And crazy delicious. The Mouse will become a 4-year old this Saturday but there will be no party. No balloons. No gifts*. No […]
The Bear turned 7 in early March. [before you ask…yes, I forgot to press publish on this post 2 months ago. it happens. moving on…] We celebrated her seven-ness by throwing a kid’s party. The 1st ever. Not in the history of all things, just in our timeline. It had […]
We’ve had a falling out in the last decade but for a solid 20 years the TV and I are were going steady. At times, it was pretty hot & heavy and I’m not talking exclusively about late night cable programming. The first show I remember snuggling up with was […]
“It’s not that I want back all my innocence, just the joy of losing it again” – Dawes “Strangers Getting Stranger” An entire generation – maybe our nation even – lost its innocence at the hands of the Manson Family murders and the Kent State shootings. Baseball’s was stripped away […]
A lot of parents spend their weekends running from game to game, practice to practice, event to event. We do not. This coming weekend will be the busiest one we’ve ever had (non-vacation division): Friday night: The Flea & the Professor kid’s musical theater at The Arden in Philly. Saturday […]
It’s National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Naturally, it’s now that I crumble in my effort to get healthy and exercise regularly. I’m trying to climb back onto the wagon. I am. I swear. Just one more Mr. Softee milkshake and I’m totally there. I applaud Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move […]
