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Posts from different voices around what it means to be dad. The moments when we revel in the joy and success of our kids, as well as those times we are just trying to keep them from hating us.
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Everybody sing it! or Precious is as precious does
Everybody sing it! from simplyChuck on Vimeo. Jada was doing a bit of caroling all by herself, much to our pleasure. Precious is as precious does. ...
Graduates in our midst
If there were any planets colliding this past week it may have been my fault, and for this I apologize profusely. You see, we had one of those eventful weeks that leave a lasting impression on the heart, soul and pocketbook. Which events are these yo...
A letter of intent
My son signed his NCAA Letter of Intent today. He’ll definitely be playing football at the Division II college of his choice in the fall. It happened at his high school just as lunch was beginning. The athletic director brought a couple of chairs f...
Sisters teaching sisters
It’s difficult to write about those close to you without mentioning their names. I’ve been doing this but the writing ends up feeling a bit forced to me, disconnected. I’m taking off the kid gloves and will be naming names going forward, at lea...
Fade to black
I had a great internal battle when I learned my son’s team had made the regional high school football playoffs. The game was scheduled for Halloween evening which meant choosing between the game and taking the girls trick-or-treating. This was to b...
The demise of the citrus flavored ladybug
Our little girl turned one last Saturday. What a momentous occasion. We had friends and family over to celebrate the big event. I thought it turned out great. My wife baked her a cake, and I decorated it (our normal routine). She loves cooking, and ...
Go Kings!
Yesterday you played in your first organized soccer game. It was actually your first practice too but that doesn’t matter too much. You were apprehensive at first, understandably so, but it helped when you realized that your friend and neighbor, Be...
a season of lasts
My boy is entering his senior year in High school in just a few days. Yesterday evening I watched as his football team scrimmaged. I sat alone in the stands and considered how my little boy has grown into a young man of great heart and stature. He re...
a journey without incident
In the fall of last year my sister and brother-in-law were planning on visiting my family during Christmas. There were some thoughts of my mother visiting as well, though distant they were. Unfortunately this didn’t happen since they all fell ...
The price of winning II
I chronicled our first experience with this event last year (albeit 11 months late) in “ The price of winning“. This year’s Pinewood Derby has come and gone. I promised myself not to get too worked up over the inequalities that wer...
Attack of the Clones
Am I writing about a popular Sci-Fi movie? Hardly! The pictures you see above are not an age progression of one child, but rather a collage of all my kids at around the same age. These pictures might not do this post’s intention justice, but i...
It still hurts to say goodbye
Christmas vacation is over, and we just got back from seeing my oldest daughter off at the airport. She’ll be back with my ex-wife within a few hours. We were all up at 4:40am to be at the airport in enough time for a 7:40am departure. Who book...
The price of winning
Snag some Hot Chocolate and cookies and get comfortable. This is going to be a long one. Last year was my initiation into the world of Pinewood Derby Racing. I have waited all my life to be involved in this event. To me, Pinewood Derby is the embodim...
Good on ya, boy!
As parents we spend a fair amount of time hoping our children will do the right thing when it counts. Recently my son had an opportunity to do just that. The football season was well underway and my son was really showing his chops. He was playing de...
Trick"ed" or Treat!
My son went trick or treating last night like most of the nation did. When he got back to Grandma’s (home base for Halloween), he and his cousins dumped their loot on the living room floor in neat little piles. They went on with the task of ...
