Yesterday, April 15, 2013, something evil happened in Boston, Massachusetts. As thousands of spectators looked on, runners steadily crossed the finish line in the 26.2 mile Boston Marathon. What an accomplishment! I can't imagine how finishing something so challenging and … [Read more...]

Having a baby is hard work. I think we all know that and understand it but it’s just something I’d rather not focus on. Instead I’d like to focus on those things that happen that get you all excited about being a parent like the first time they look up at you, the first smile, or … [Read more...]

We've written about things that they don't tell you when you get pregnant, things they don't tell you when you have a newborn, and tons of other unexpected stuff, but here's a new and developing list! Now that Sammy is almost 6 months old, our days are spent actually playing with … [Read more...]

I can’t think of baseball, but especially the L.A. Dodgers, without thinking of my grandfather (or as we called him, Papa). He passed away 17 years ago as of late last night (April Fool’s Day), although the paperwork says April 2. Anyway, no need to digress into that story. The … [Read more...]

My answer is "no", but I know some people like to freak out over wording. I can say that I do, and always will love Sammy but I’ll tell you right now, yesterday when I took him to a couple of job sites with me and he cried…but mostly screamed…for 45 minutes in my truck with me … [Read more...]

There has been a lot of chatter lately about women, children, and careers. I know I have discussed it before on here and elsewhere but I wanted to add some more of my thoughts on this since I feel my perspective is relatively unique. … [Read more...]

Did I make you grimace a bit? Those three words instantly set off certain emotions. From my perspective they are three subjects that people become very passionate about and often get overheated about. We all know what happens in a room of people when you start talking politics … [Read more...]

Okay, it’s not really an anniversary I suppose but it is Sammy’s 5 month “birthday” if you will. It’s interesting when these things come up because we can look back and see how much he’s changed from month one to month two to now. Some of the changes I see now are: … [Read more...]

Before I express my opinion I will say that the only reason I am is because I have recently heard about some group of people that got their panties in a twist when a mother said her husband was a priority over her child. I find it extremely fascinating that there are people out … [Read more...]

Yes, they told us...they told us that we'd better get all the sleep we could before the baby arrived because we'd never sleep again! We laughed at them. Why? Well, for one, because we all know that you can't store up sleep in a bank and cash it in after a sleepless night of … [Read more...]