“Argh, ahoy matey”, “Arrrrrr”, says Casey John while playing on the kitchen floor tonight. Split my slides laughing after about the thrid time I heard him say it. He had his little Star War’s figures and he was laying on the floor pretend playing. I am not sure when Han Solo and Luke Skywalker moved [...]

Those were Zach’s words when asked if he liked what Santa Claus left for him. I must start the story on Christmas eve though. The boys opened a few wrapped gifts from family members and we played with those for awhile, then Zach helped Casey and I open the gifts we got for each other [...]

I read the Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor (who also does Prarie Home Companion) every morning via email and this next bit I had to share, wether you knew of it or not. It should be an example to all of us, men who were killing each other to defend their countries stopped and celebrated [...]

One of the many things having children has done to me, turn me into a slight germaphobe or a mysophobe for the scientific folks out there. The boys have been miserably ill for more than a week now. Zach has been very sick for ten days now and Casey J is coming on a week. [...]

Yeah, it’s been awhile, but I’ve got a really good reason. When I picked Zach up from school last Friday he didn’t look like himself, and he informed me he had a tummy ache, plus he felt quite warm. I took his temp at the office and it was 102°, got some Tylenol in him [...]

It’s been awhile since I’ve done an update on Casey John. Week before last we jumped in the jeep and headed up to Austin for his six month check-up with the orthapedic doctor. An hour and 45 minutes later (some big hold up on the interstate - normal travel time around 35 minutes) we arrived [...]