This image may not seem like much. It’s just Sammy walking in to school. I take him to school in the mornings and have always parked and walked in with him and waited with him until either class has started or one of his friends shows up. This week, however, I asked him if he … [Read more...]

As much as I tried to convince Annie not to take him to the dentist she just wouldn’t listen…but she never does listen to me. Kidding folks, just a joke. Anyways, it was finally Sammy’s time to go in for a check-up and from what Annie says, he did absolutely amazing. … [Read more...]

Sammy turned three years old today, October 12, 2015. In some ways it feels like we just brought him home from the hospital a week ago but in other ways it feels like he’s been around for a decade. Raising children (be it biological, step-kids, foster, adopted, or whatever) is … [Read more...]

When I had gone on Facebook and shared a photo of Sammy and mentioned that he had the first official cold of his life (he’s over 2.5 years old) someone asked what we owe that to. Truth is…I don’t know. Is it luck or does it have something to do with the decisions we’ve made? … [Read more...]

I painted housed from roughly 2001 up until June of 2014. I started painting in Kentucky as a second job. From there I moved back to southern California and painted for someone there until I moved to the Paso Robles area in October of 2003. In Paso Robles I worked for two … [Read more...]

Iâ??ve been writing about my experiences as not just a father, but a work at home father, on this blog now for some time. Without question I have had my ups and downs with it, my good days, and days I wish I could do over. … [Read more...]

Just another day. Same old same old. Different day same shit. Weâ??ve all heard people say these things or something very similar when asked â??howâ??s it goingâ?. In fact, Iâ??m guilty of it and Iâ??m sure you are too. I think itâ??s unfortunate that we are so willing to throw … [Read more...]

My friend Trish posted this article on Facebook the other day, â??8 Tips For Raising An Only Childâ? (from http://www.mindbodygreen.com). Since we only have one child, the title hooked me and reeled me in. Iâ??m always curious as to what â??tipsâ? people might have for me so I … [Read more...]

So little dude turned 15 months old yesterdayâ?¦where oh where does the time go? You donâ??t need to answer that, I know it passes like sand through our fingers (or something like that). Itâ??s been an interesting couple of weeks with Sammy, not only is his sign language … [Read more...]