Julianna lost her first tooth today. We’re all pretty excited. It has been many years since I lost my baby teeth so I didn’t remember this part, or maybe things have changed, but apparently the Tooth Fairy writes personalized letters now…who knew? [Full disclosure: She sent a handwritten note and I transcribed] To my dearest
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Hidden Gems
So now we’re a few weeks into our family’s latest transitions. I’ve written about these transitions as they related to the kids but haven’t written a ton about them solely from my perspective other than to essentially out myself as a huge baby with minor emotional instability issues. To recap, Julianna started Kindergarten a few
The Human Condition
The human condition encompasses the unique features of being human. It can be described as the irreducible part of humanity that is inherent and not dependent on factors such as gender, race or class. – Wikipedia It is an odd thing recently. When I first became a parent I found it a little puzzling; this
The Beginning of the Next Beginning
7 years ago today I proposed to my wife. Now… Another next thing starts soon. There’s always a next thing but it sort of feels like we are approaching the end of the first in what we know will be a series of stories. Julianna is getting close to graduating from college preschool and it
Boston. Strong.
I have lived almost my entire life in the Boston area. 4 days ago, on Monday, April 15th, the Boston Marathon was run for the 117th time. Over the last few years, we’ve taken the girls to watch from near where we live. We watch from closer to the start than the finish but the
Through The Looking Glass
Today Chloe Turns 4. The babies have left the building. They are all grown up. Get ready for the driving test. Gotta get my tuxedo on for the wedding. And so on. I feel old. When did my kids get so old? They walk, talk, and have attitudes (mostly good). They eat with utensils, drink
Growing Up
Today Julianna turns 5. Each year I feel the same way: I feel like I was writing last year’s yesterday. In the blink of an eye, my toddler turned into a little girl and then in another blink, the little girl turned into a big girl. Whirlwind doesn’t begin to describe what a year its
Hawkeye
This is not a typical blog post from me. It isn’t typical because it isn’t about my kids. It probably isn’t even about your kids. But it is related and important…so read it anyway. Full disclosure: I sit on a board for the Hawkeye Campership Fund. The HCF is an organization that supports Camp Hawkeye
Transition
I cried every day for a solid 12 months when I was dropped off at kindergarten so the outlook isn’t pretty for my girls. My mother will remind you, me, and everyone who will listen of this fact as frequently as possible. The girls just finished their respective “transition weeks” at school. This is the
Booby Trap
Its been a while hasn’t it? I know it has been tremendously unfair to deprive you all of a fresh post. It has been almost 2 months and unlike all of you, who have probably just been on vacation or something, I’ve been busy. Boo hoo. Unfortunately, work has been very busy for me recently.