Family

Baby, Family

through a toddler’s lens

Last weekend, Maddie rooted through our closet and found my camera.  She then began running about the house taking pictures. The first one appears to be Pretty Bride’s backside, Maddie’s finger, and a portion of our kitchen.  Maddie calls it “Precursor to a Meal.”  It’s available for $20. Here’s where […]

Baby, Family

helmets are for pussyboys

A few days ago, Pretty Bride and I were visiting another couple with a young boy about Maddie’s age.  The boy came out of his room to greet us when we walked in the front door, and he was wearing a little white plastic helmet that was tightly cinched to […]

Family

my snuggie

Guess what my father-in-law and his wife got us for Christmas?  That’s right.  A Snuggie!  Perhaps you’ve seen the commercials during college football games and have considered getting one.  Go ahead and take a few seconds to click on the link and watch the commercial.  It’s quite enticing.  And the […]

Family, Military

it’s called gratitude

This is the dry erase board on which I encouraged the 39 members of my flight last year to write some things for which they could be thankful, even while stuck spending a holiday in Iraq.  See?  Things weren’t so bad. And here’s the Beastie Boys telling us to be […]

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