I have something to confess, I’m just going to come out with it here and now. I had a girlfriend the first four years of our marriage. My wife, Annie knows all about it. We’ve had some discussions about it. My girlfriend left right about the time our first one was born. Here’s the story, I hope this answers all questions. She went through a few changes before leaving me, it was a sad parting, but realistically, I didn’t have…
We have a new record! 55 seconds! We. Are. So. Cool!
As you may know, Annie & I have been timing ourselves for diaper changes. The requirements: -Poopy diaper -Pull off pants -Undo onesie -Remove dirty diaper -Wipe -Fresh diaper on -Re-snap the Onesie -Pants back on Our first attempt was 90 seconds. Today we had our second attempt, and it was 91 seconds. But that’s not the end! There was more than a simple diaper change this time. We had diaper failure, that’s right folks! We had a breach! The…
Annie and I had a spontaneous moment concerning Reggie’s dirty diaper. We teamed up to knock it out. We found ourselves feeling pretty proud of our speed and efficiency. Whenever the opportunity offers itself, we’re pit-crewing from now on. It was a poopy diaper Tonight we: -pulled her pants off -unsnapped her onesie, tugged it up and out of the way -removed the dirty diaper -wiped her bits & butt -put the fresh diaper on -resnapped the onesie -and put…
I follow a Facebook group dedicated to the memories and history of my home town, Elgin IL. One of the highlights of my childhood in Elgin was when my Mom would take me, my brother and sister to the greatest playground in the world. It was the Wing Park Rocket Slide. I have some incredible memories of that place. Now that I look back at it all…oh my Lord! That thing wouldn’t have even been allowed out of the factory…
“Where’s Mommy? Where’s Wee-uh?” “Mommy and Lydia are out grocery shopping. They won’t be back for a while.” “Where’s my dress?” “Your dress is drying on the line downstairs. What do you want to do?” “DVD?” “A DVD? Sure. That actually sounds kind of relaxing. Pick one out, I’ll fire it up.” A few minutes into the movie, “Daddy? Can I lay on your chest? Snuggle?” “Sure Hun, a little snuggle time sounds nice.” (I should have remembered who I…
So, we’re in the final trimester of the school year. The snow has melted, routines are settling. I need to come up with more things to do with Reggie while Lyd’s off at school. How about Children’s Hour at the Library? We get out of the house, there are book readings, then we can borrow a couple of books. Lydia Loved Children’s Hour back in the day, so much so that she cried a little when she realized she wouldn’t…
On this day, eleven years ago, Annie and I pledged our lives to each other. Almost daily the vows play back in my head. My brain tries to spruce that moment up, it tries to change my voice into something that was powerful and confident. The reality is my voice stammered and mumbled. My hands shook. My eyes had a shimmer in them. I was terrified; not of marriage, but of being in front of an audience, of screwing up….
Two snow days ago, Annie was smart and pulled out a tub of air-dry clay that she had stashed away for just such an event. It kept Lyd occupied for a solid hour, which was incredible. From the clay, Lyd made medals for us. Annie got a heart, engraved on it was a fusion of her two names “Ann” plus “Mom”, “Aom”. Then she made a star and did the same thing for me, “Brooks” plus “Dad”… Yeah, that’s great…
Oh! Spring Break already? That kind of sneaked up on me. Anyway, here we are. You, un-stimulated Kindergartner staring at me, a Dad wearing a deer-in-headlights expression. Once upon a time, I was a fan of spring break. Now, not so much. “Yes I know you’re bored sweetie, give me five minutes to type out some thoughts here. Yes you and your sister will be getting a bath soon.” (Your little sister pees in that tub, you’re being just obnoxious…