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Was being 4.5 always this tough?

“Where are you going, Elijah?” I asked my son after he had gone to the bathroom. We were all sitting at the dinner table finishing our meal.
“I’m going upstairs,” he said with a hint of attitude.
“Elijah, we’re still eating dinner. Please come back to the table.”
“But I want to be ALONE!” he screamed at me.
Me, […]

Not more change

“You know, she did it again this morning,” Gem told me over the phone during the day yesterday. “She put her hand over the seat belt so I couldn’t unbuckle her and get her out of the car to go to school.”
“Again? What is going on with her?” It was more of a rhetorical question […]

Running errands is fun - who knew?

I’ve never considered running errands to be one of those fun and exciting things to do – especially on the weekend. But when you do it with two adorable little Okapis, it’s actually quite enjoyable.
After our breakfast together at Friendly’s on Saturday morning (where we saw a father reading a newspaper despite his wife and […]

To nap or not to nap: That is the question

I walked in the house last night and heard the beautiful sounds of my Okapis, “DADEEEEEEEE!” There is nothing like that sound – especially in harmony.
But then I noticed our accordion door - separating the stairs to the basement from the kitchen - was no longer in its track.
“Guess who did that?” my wife asked […]

A triple shot…of ice cream

“You wanna go to Friendly’s?” It was Gem. It was a rhetorical question. Asking me if I want to go to Friendly’s is like asking a drunk if he wants to get a drink at a bar. Monday was such a terrible day for both of us and I needed a drink – except my […]

Thanksgiving Day weekend wrap-up

Four straight days of being at home with my family and I still get that ucky, gnawing, anxious feeling in the pit of my stomach Sunday evening. Bleh. Overall, however, it was a pretty nice weekend and I wish there were more like it.
Thanksgiving was quite lovely and I am happy it worked out as […]