There I was sitting on the couch settling in to watch the NBA All Star game when all of the sudden I hear my oldest daughter frantically calling from upstairs, ‘Daddy! Daddy! Come quick!’. She had a few friends spending the night as part of her ongoing birthday celebration so I had no idea why […]
Tiny Traditions – Big Payoff
Funny how tiny traditions come about. This morning I was getting ready to fill in for a sick wife and take the youngest to school. As we were gathering stuff up, I offered to take her to breakfast if we could get out of the house quick enough. I then remembered where we like to […]
2 Things NOT to do in Dress Shoes
Last night was my wife’s birthday. Obviously, shuttling the kids has to be taken into consideration when planning how to celebrate with her. Oh, and the fact I had not bought her gift yet (yes, I’m a man and that’s how we do). I had a half hour between getting off work and when I […]
Strategies for Kids Schedule Madness
Dance, Track, Saddles Sores, and More… Kids schedule is often something something that is harder to solve than quantum physics. Planning for this weekend has turned into one such nightmare. My oldest was invited to attend a track meet with her team at Virginia Tech University. She also just happens to have a dance performance […]
Washington DC Snow and Crazy Morning Chaos
Another typical crazy morning Living in the Washington, DC metro area, you know full well that the forecast for snow throws a monkey wrench into any and everything going on. You go into the day on your toes expecting the worst. A case in point was the event known as Snowmegeddon. My commute that day….8 […]