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Awesome Kids

On short notice, we took our hoard of children with us to a lawyer's office (no babysitter was available on short notice). The lengthy drive back-and-forth bookended multiple hours in his office. The kids drew in their coloring books, played quietly, read library books and watched a show

Cool Air Curtails Croupy Coughs

I remember when I was a kid, and I’d wake up in the middle of the night with some nasty, croupy cough — that my dad would bundle me up and carry me outside into the cold, night air It wouldn’t take long before my cough subsided and I’

Would You Rather; Bad Dreams

4yo: Mom, would you rather eat ice cream or eat POOP? Mom: ?! 4yo: Ha ha ha! ChatGPT has no sense of humor. I think the baby had his first bad dream. Somehow, the cry was noticeably different than the usual dirty diaper or I'm hungry cry. In either

Programming & Parenting

It is particularly convenient during the several months when the baby can't squirm, roll, crawl, etc. After that, it is nearly impossible to get any work done. It remains fun to try though. Coincidentally, just shy of four months old, the baby rolled over during the night. I

Treasures Everywhere

This is true to a degree I never would have believed prior to having kids. There are treasures everywhere. Often, they find their way indoors. Unexpectedly stepping on a random rock in the living room is the best.

Red Meat Allergy from Tick Bites (it's not all bad news)

It turns out the red meat allergy from a tick bite isn't ALL bad. The fear, of course, is that you'll live the rest of your life without eating food from mammals (red meat in particular). This is true, but at least we see now that

Steam Machine, Drones

This is the first time I've been tempted to buy a game console since the Wii U – which I only bought so that I could own Mario Kart. Clearly it's not the aesthetics of this device causing the temptation. However, the temptation might be quelled when

Peace in the Home

My wife has an allergy to empty spaces. I really dislike clutter. Somehow, we survive together. I returned home yesterday following a “church work day” — two of the kids and I spent the morning tossing stuff in the dumpster, cleaning out storage rooms and other such mundane but necessary tasks

Kevin's Crib

Kevin's crib (and I'm don't mean street slang for one's digs) arrived earlier this week and I finally got around to putting 'er together. Wife was gone all day, so I figured I'd surprise her with the crib all

Thirty-nine months of catch-up.

Thirty-nine months later, I'M BACK. Let me catch you up really fast so we can get on with this. 2012.11 - iPad 4! 2013.05 - Met a girl 2013.05 - Moved to SkyHouse Midtown from Atlantic Station (ugh) 2013.12 - Surprised girl with a

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