Last week when Number 1 was home for Thanksgiving, I offered to keep her two dogs over the three weeks while she was back at work leading up to Christmas Break. After all, I had trained all three of our dogs as well as four kids, how hard could two more dogs be? Lets just say, I have a short memory for how much work a dog can be. I am either cleaning up after one dog, taking something away from the other while still trying to keep our two dogs from going crazy with these y

May you and your families find much to be grateful for this holiday season, whether the children are young or young at heart This was written on Thursday night with much joy and reminiscing of past holidays and Black Friday celebrations. Here are to new memories to come. ‘Twas the night before Black Friday, when all through the house, Turkey coma took over, the kids and dogs and even my spouse. The ads we combed through, with great, awesome care, In search for the 2019 bar

Last night I found myself getting stressed out about the upcoming holiday of Thanksgiving. My wife will most likely be away from the house for many of the days leading up to the big turkey day so I found myself getting flustered and nervous about how I was going to get everything done while having Number 1 and Number 3 home as well. What should I do with the kids when they are home? How big of a turkey do we need to buy(changed my mind on that 3 times in the span of an hou

As a parent, it is the never-ending see-saw ride that raises the stress levels. From the terrible twos and the teens to the challenges of young adulthood, our kids continue learning, which means the odds are high that they will learn the hard way. This can mean tears, heart ache, head-knocks and practicing patience. It is our natural instinct as parents to want to solve problems or even avoid these seemingly negative situations. After all, no one wants to see his/her child in

Ok, so it’s been many years ago now but it is time for me to publicly announce something. I forgot Number 2 at soccer practice one time. I had lost track of time while at a mall, which I went to during her soccer practice. As I was checking out, I got the call from the soccer coach. “Mike, I have your daughter with me at our house. You must have lost track of time and forgot practice ended a half hour ago.” I immediately went into panic mode and all the self-deprecation