PAPA DON’T PREACH: PICTURES TO PROVE IT

By my best estimation, our little diva has had somewhere around 5,400 photos taken of her during her first 18 months. That’s based on a semi-precise count of the images housed in the “Pictures” folder on our computer and the 1,200 or so pics that her momma and I have squirreled away on our iPhones. […]

What I Wish I Could Give Up for Lent

I don’t usually start thinking about Lent until Fat Tuesday – it’s just so traumatizing to imagine all the things I could potentially give up for 40 days, like being pregnant all over again, except the days are weeks. But since it’s here, I guess I should get it over with. Most years I hesitantly […]

PAPA DON’T PREACH: WHO NEEDS A DOG WHEN YOU’VE GOT A ONE-YEAR-OLD?

It’s amazing how fast The Little One is learning new things. Like the other day when I tried teaching her to fetch my slippers. She was figuring it out, and would have gladly retrieved them for me, but her momma cut that lesson short. I tried again today and, wouldn’t you know it, she grabbed […]

I Owe My Mother an Apology

I sat there in the tiny doctor’s office waiting patiently for the pediatrician to finish telling me about the shots fussy butts would be getting and going over her suggestions for safety and nutrition. But what I really wanted to know was what the heck I’m supposed to do about the temper tantrums that currently […]

MY DAUGHTER, THE ADDICT

Lately it’s been impossible to do anything without a little shadow. I can’t remember the last time I could walk out of the room without screaming, tiny footsteps racing after me. Heaven forbid I actually leave her out of all my fun, like putting laundry away or going to the bathroom. I can’t even get […]

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