Pre-K Jargon File
About a year ago, my wife and I were in the midst of watching the classic Stephen Fry/Hugh Laurie-helmed Jeeves and Wooster and we were allowing our kids to watch it along with us. We had been watching episodes each…
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Scenes From A Preschooler’s Bedtime
Dialog, almost verbatim, from last night’s bedtime ritual: Me: [Having just read the story of Moses getting the Ten Commandments from God] What did God tell Moses to tell the people? Will: … Me: He said “Do not…”? Will: Kill!…
Daddy/Will “Date”, March 2009
Will and I hopped a train to Philly and caught a Wings lacrosse game over the weekend. The Wings were playing the Minnesota Swarm. Minnesota won, 13-12. W00t!
Three Years — THREE. YEARS. MAN.
Three years ago, my wife and I welcomed young Master William into this world. In three short years, he’s gone from this: To this: Where has the time gone? My little baby is growing up. Happy birthday, son. I love…
Sabbath Day Toddler Observation
I’m once again in solid paraphrasing territory here, but T. Rex, while known for his biting prowess, was also reputed to be diligent in studying his Bible. The logistics of a sizable thunder lizard being able to use his puny…
Real Life Update
Just a quick update on the State of the State, as it were. Will’s gash is healing quite nicely and he’s due to have the stitches out tomorrow morning, while Kate’s cough has largely subsided. The doc prescribed steroids for…
Pray For My Little Girl Again
We’ve been through this before, but I’m asking again: pray for my little girl. She woke up ~2:30am this morning with a fierce, barking cough. She was actually coughing so loudly and persistently that she caused Will to have nightmares…
Do They Give Out “Toddler Purple Hearts”?
In what is sure to be a preview of things to come, Saturday ended up being a long, long day for the whole family. We supped at friends’ in the early evening and as the night wore on, Will, as…
Space, Time And Mario: A Toddler’s Perspective
Ahh, toddler logic. I received Super Mario Galaxy for my Wii as a birthday present from my in-laws and promised Will that I would sit down and play it with him as soon as time allowed. See, SMG is rated…
Wha? Who? Huh? Sooooo… Busy. Oh, Happy Second Birthday, Son!
No, no one died, nor was I injured in some catastrophic accident and yes, my fingers still work. My reason[s] for not posting in well-nigh a week (the longest stretch without a post in a long, long time)? My boy…
