Year 5, Day 335

Miles accompanied me to Heroes Aren't Hard to Find this week, and while every trip there with him has been a milestone, this was the very first time I've told him that he could pick some books out all by himself. Granted, there were limits (I'm not letting him leave there with any Milo Minara … Continue reading Year 5, Day 335 →

Year 5, Day 334

One of my New Year's Resolutions was to do a better job of looking out for myself, especially where time away from work is concerned. After racking up a ton of vacation time during the pandemic, I've had an ongoing problem of failing to use virtually any of it unless I had a specific trip … Continue reading Year 5, Day 334 →

Year 5, Day 333

I...I just cannot with this kid. Trying to accost me with a bag of Goldfish crackers.

Year 5, Day 332

"I'm Battling Man!" I was later corrected that he was BADdling Man ("You hear there's a "bad" in it? That means I'm BAD.")

Year 5, Day 331

MILES: "Do you like what I built?" ME: "...uh, not really." This comes after I've told him, repeatedly, that I didn't want him building a fort today because I wanted to keep the house in good shape for ONE STINKING DAY.

Year 5, Day 330

A couple months ago, all three of us sat down and created a list of house rules. Just knowing they exist was never enough for me though; I wanted something visual that I could point to as a reminder for certain people in our house. So I hired one of the most talented chalkboard designers … Continue reading Year 5, Day 330 →

Year 5, Day 329

Miles came home today to find his room looking...a bit different. https://videopress.com/v/qNfPGUlX?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Jaclyn finally checked the long-standing goal of painting Miles's room off of her never-ending list of projects in our -- and I want to stress this -- new build home. But hey, if it makes them both happy, it makes me happy!

Year 5, Day 328

As part of his year in pre-K, Miles is expected to "read" 100 books, logging each one. While we read with him almost every night, Jaclyn and I aren't always the most diligent about actually recording those books. As some of Miles's classmates began hitting that milestone, we vowed to improve our attention to this. … Continue reading Year 5, Day 328 →

Year 5, Day 327

When we moved into our house a couple years ago (how has it already been that long??), I opened some boxes that have been sealed for nearly 20 years, enduring move after move until we found a permanent home. When that happened, Miles immediately seized one item, claiming it as his own with such passion … Continue reading Year 5, Day 327 →

Year 5, Day 326

The focus of Miles's artwork can be...well, inspiring, yes, but also unexpected.