Year 4, Day 350

When preparing to leave for our morning commute, I glanced at the kitchen countertop and noticed that two items from Miles's rock collection were sitting up there. "Hey," I said, pointing. "Uh, what is this?" Jaclyn snatched them up and held them out to Miles. "Miles!" she said. "What did I tell you about these … Continue reading Year 4, Day 350 →

Year 4, Day 349

I wasn't too far into my trivia show at Legion last night when my Spider-Sense started tingling. I looked out the window behind me and saw this: DANGER APPROACHES! As soon as he entered, Miles beelined over to me and demanded to "read the answers" to the questions I was asking. I absolutely agreed to … Continue reading Year 4, Day 349 →

Year 4, Day 348

"I want to listen to Puppy Dog Pals music," Miles requested as I strapped him into his car seat this morning. I was happy to comply, and Miles nodded gleefully in time with the music as we rode along I-77. Eventually, this song came on (it is, perhaps unsurprisingly, titled "I Love Dirt"): [Chorus] Dirt, … Continue reading Year 4, Day 348 →

Year 4, Day 347

Immediately after going grocery shopping with Jaclyn yesterday, Miles stepped in the house, said, "Look at this!", reached into his pocket, and began pulling out rock after rock after rock. "What...what is all this, buddy?" I asked as Jaclyn hauled in grocery bags." "It's for my collection!" Miles declared, holding up one of the fist-sized … Continue reading Year 4, Day 347 →

Year 4, Day 346

This week's episode of The Book of Boba Fett seems to have awakened something in Miles. I remember a time not so long ago when Miles was terrified of that lightsaber.

Year 4, Day 345

I returned from a trivia night on Thursday (a rare instance of PLAYING rather than HOSTING) with a prize for Miles. The questions had been nature-themed, and one of the prizes was a wooden snake and some paint to decorate it. I promised Miles I'd get some brushes for him to ruin use as soon … Continue reading Year 4, Day 345 →

Year 4, Day 344

"NO. NO BUZZ PICTURES." - Miles, shutting the paparazzi RIGHT down

Year 4, Day 343

Which Christmas gone but still needing something to strike enough fear into Miles that he behaves himself, I decided to take some inspiration from The Book of Boba Fett (while also doing as little work as possible). Related note: this marquee light needs more Ns and more room for Rs.

Year 4, Day 342

The euphoria that comes with having such a good day at school that you're treated to Bojangles' (and chocolate milk) afterwards. A moment of zen.

Year 4, Day 341

The phone rang this evening while Jaclyn was out retrieving Miles from daycare. When I said, "Hello?" it wasn't Jaclyn's voice that greeted me. "Daddy, mommy needs help," Miles said. If Jaclyn was there, she wasn't saying anything. "What do you mean, buddy?" "Mommy needs help and she can't do something." At this point, with … Continue reading Year 4, Day 341 →