Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of occasional posts about members of M & A’s family. Today’s post focuses on Aunt Darrah. M & A, tell me something about Aunt Darrah. A: She wears a ponytail. M:…
Just came across these three clips of M & A from January 2005, when they were about 8 months old. Hard to believe these are the same two girls that are now 3 years old!!! [Sorry that you have to…
When it comes time to trim A’s toenails, she and I enter into a complex negotiation process that usually goes something like this: Me: "A, your toenails are getting very long. May I trim them tonight?" A: "No, tomorrow. Tomorrow."…
We had a very busy weekend. Yesterday, we went to a fantastic playground that has tons of great climbing equipment plus a carousel plus a train. What could be better? Well, for starters, it could have been 85 degrees instead…
I took M & A out to dinner at our neighborhood diner tonight. We sat semi-outside where we could see the road. We started playing a game – spot a red car, spot a blue car, etc. That got old…
I went up and back to Detroit today for a meeting. I didn’t tell the girls I was going on an airplane, because that always becomes a bigger deal in their minds than when I am just gone for a…
Today, when I got home from work, A was dragging two green Mardi Gras necklaces that were tied together in a knot. She looked up and said, "I have a snail. See? It’s on the ground looking up at me.…
This morning, Daddy told M & A that he is going to a baseball game tonight after work. M thought about it for a minute, and then said, "But Daddy, you need to find someone to play baseball with you."
Earlier today we took Allie (a.k.a the small red dog) to the vet to get some blood drawn. On the way there, I told M & A that we were going to see the special doctor for animals, like cats…
