I’d feel remiss if I didn’t mark today in someway and how it affects my daughters. Yesterday morning (November 8, 2016), the first thing Chloe asked was if Hillary had won. She knew it was election day. I explained that while Mommy and I had already voted, most people were going to vote today and
Tag: moments
‘A’ is for all of us, the old and the new.
Three and a half weeks ago I wrote about dropping Julianna off at camp. It was her 1st day at overnight camp then. Three and a half weeks before that, I wrote about the final preparation for going to overnight camp. Today, I am writing about picking her up at camp. This, in essence, is
The Mailbox
Three and a half weeks ago, I wrote about what would be happening today. Three and a half weeks from now, it will be done. I am waiting at the mailbox, both figuratively and literally, because that’s how I’ll know. We just dropped Julianna off at overnight camp. Assuming all goes well, she will have
Packing for Camp
Three and a half weeks. In three and a half weeks we will drop Julianna off at overnight camp. As an avid reader of this blog, you might remember a post I wrote 2 years ago about her first day at day camp. That day went well. The day camp experience is very different than
Goodnight (and Good Riddance)
Today Chloe turns 7. I’ve been trying to figure out exactly how I’d sum up her year, as I typically do in these posts and I think I have it nailed: TL;DR – Comedy. I’ve known Chloe for 7 years, which is essentially 100% of her life. At the beginning of her life, I was
That Flu By
Today Julianna turned 8. Yesterday she got the flu for the first time in her life so this isn’t the most exciting birthday she’s ever had. I suppose your actual birthday is just a checkpoint on the road so, whatever, its just a day; a day that marks the end of a great year and
A. Brand Name
My Grandfather died today. He was 97 years old and I can’t imagine what life would have been like without his influence; without his presence. We all have starting lines. We have places where the family tree begins. Certainly I’m aware that before my grandfather there were his parents and other people but I never
Barney Daffodil
On November 11, 2014, one year ago today, the world lost someone it barely had time to know: Eddie. He was just 18 months old. I started writing this post in February. I normally spend about 15 or 20 minutes writing these but this one has been an exception. I’ve been friends with Eddie’s parents
Independence Day
Today Chloe turns 6. Hard to believe another year has passed. Last year I wrote about how Chloe had essentially started to come out of her shell. I think its safe to say that she obliterated that shell this year. “Mommy, what do I need to do, right now, to make sure I don’t have a
The First Day
Of the rest of her life. My wife and I just dropped Julianna off at the bus stop for her first day of camp. If you know me well, you might imagine what a tremendously huge deal that was for me. I’ve been absent from the blog for a while for all the usual reasons.