The Gnome Revisited

Pre-ramble… I just read the blog I wrote last night. It was nearly 1 a.m. when I finished it. I couldn’t think very clearly by then and it shows. My brain hurts from reading it again. All this to say that the deep thoughts are getting set aside for now as I have something a [...]

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A Gnome Under Our Home

I will not win any parent-of-the-year awards with this story. Right now, three out of my four boys are in our crawl space. We live in a 108-year-old home. For some reason they thought it would be fun to dress in long pants, long sleeves, gloves, hats, etc. and crawl into that dark space under [...]

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MVP Grand Opening

For two hours I was banned from the basement. Fine with me. While my boys busied themselves with something top-secret, I had the luxury of sitting on the dock to read and take a catnap. When I was invited to the basement, I was given a menu with several drinks and snacks listed.
“Welcome to MVP,” [...]

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At the Bean

I drove to Chicago today. Two of my boys had stayed the weekend with my cousin and her family, and I was only going to pick them up, visit for a while and then drive back to Indy. But cousin only lives 5-10 minutes from the Magnificent Mile. And it is summertime. And it’s [...]

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What I Fear

I have friends who say that fear is nothing more than False Evidence Appearing Real. If that is the case, then I am wasting a lot of my life on faulty thinking.
That little tyrant, Fear, struck me again today. Our family sat on the sidelines of Boy 2’s soccer game and he was on. [...]

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Asleep in a Box

I had to add this photo b/c it’s so dang cute. Here are two of my boys sleeping in a box one of them constructed with his grandpa. He drilled the screws into place and has since added hinges for a door. I walked into his room the other night, and this is what I [...]

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It Started With A Burp

I’m still growing into this whole idea of parenting all boys. I love it when I get to watch my friends little girls for a while. Pink dresses, flowery sandals, pigtails and quiet voices. On Friday I had my friends’ two little girls. They are the sweetest, little things. Smallest Blondie fell asleep while her [...]

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Clarification On Earth Day Post

I received a comment today from someone who asked:
As a father of two who are still getting the hang of using the restroom in a timely and thorough manner, I’m curious how your underwear-free proposition would actually stop the streaks from just getting on the pants instead of the underwear?
The not-flushing thing… I just [...]

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How I Celebrate Earth Day… Everyday

So yesterday was Earth Day, right? What’s the big deal? I do my part every day. These are all things you can implement in your own homes and communities to say, “I care. I’m doing my part.”
Here are the top ten ways I do my part everyday:
1. I walk to the mailbox instead of driving. [...]

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You’re Gonna Need a Stiff Drink

A stiff drink. That’s what a lady at the grocery store told me I would need after she witnessed my four boys wandering throughout the aisles asking for this and that.
I am usually quite sane at the grocery. That is because I do NOT take my four boys. And today I was reminded of exactly [...]

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