Mama Drama: Potty Training On The Go
September 3, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Dear Mama Drama:
My two year old is potty training and has moved into wearing “big girl panties.” I am freaked out about taking her out of the house because I’m afraid she’ll have an accident and will become too discouraged. How can I take her out and help her to be successful?
~ Stuck in the [...]

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Love means cleaning up the chunks
January 29, 2009 – 12:00 am | 8 Comments

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
And now faith, hope, [...]

To Thine Own Self Be True
October 1, 2008 – 12:09 am | 5 Comments

“I’m trying to be sporty dad; I just can’t.”  ~ Lilly (my 5 year old daughter after I requested we not watch a princess show and maybe check out something a little more boy-ish.)When I got past the deadpan delivery, the absolutely brutal honesty, and the subtle yet fantastic humor of Lilly’s statement to me, [...]

PEE-PEE YIN AND YANG
August 13, 2008 – 12:52 am | 10 Comments

Though I’ve lived in the Pacific and Mountain time zones for the last 12 years, my DNA is purely East Coast. I’m more than willing to be a Good Samaritan, but certainly not at the expense of my own convenience. As you can see from this photo, I’m sitting in LAX, staring at the gate [...]

Love and Marriage–The Perfect System
July 17, 2008 – 12:00 am | 6 Comments

We have a weird dynamic in the house. MRS handles pretty much everything: pays the bills, buys the girls’ clothes (well, organizes everything relative to the girls), does the laundry, cooks, travels a ton for work, puts up with my crap, and (aside from that special week that rolls around every month) is a damn [...]

DAD 2.008
June 4, 2008 – 12:27 am | 10 Comments

As Father’s Day approaches, I’m forced to reflect on my own father and how different his experience as a father was than mine is now.
When my father fed a bottle to my first daughter, his first grandchild, he looked up and said, “You know, this is the first time I’ve ever fed a baby.? [...]

Looking for something to do with the kids?
April 15, 2008 – 12:16 am | One Comment

Now that spring is here there are plenty of things to do with the kids to keep them busy. But for those of you still looking for viable activities there is a hidden gem in Parker that you may not know about.
The Wildlife Experience is a great place to have fun with the kids [...]

The Scariest Words Ever
March 18, 2008 – 12:25 am | 13 Comments

No. They are not “I love you.? They are not, “I’m really a man.? They are not, “I will not be ignored.? They are not, “Freeze, this is the police.?
The scariest words ever are, “Mom, Dad, I’m pregnant,? as spoken by a teenaged girl.
At least those are the scariest words for [...]