Year 5, Day 325

As Miles was falling asleep last night, we engaged in some of our usual, light bedtime banter. "I don't want to die," he said without pretext. "And I don't want you to die and I don't want Mommy to die. Just stay every day forever." "Well," I started, wanting to make things a bit less … Continue reading Year 5, Day 325 →

Year 5, Day 324

"I've got everything under control," he said. "Because Brie loves me."

Year 5, Day 323

"You're gonna like this one," he said. "It's called 'Daddy is My Best Buddy and He Hangs with Me Every Day'."

Year 5, Day 322

Jaclyn had a work event tonight, and while I like our typical family-focused Friday routine, it was pretty cool that this particular event was held at an indoor go-kart track. I wasn't sure how Miles would respond to the experience. Not that he wouldn't be enthused about the kart racing -- after all, he's become … Continue reading Year 5, Day 322 →

Year 5, Day 321

We had just left the house this morning when Miles said, as calmly as could be, "Daddy, I'm really mad at Mommy." "Why are you mad at Mommy?" I asked. "Because she forgot to give me a snack." Truly a cardinal offense. "Well you can tell her when she comes to your fashion show this … Continue reading Year 5, Day 321 →

Year 5, Day 320

Jaclyn: "Miles made this for you during his bath." The thing: Uhhhh...

Year 5, Day 319

Miles is really excited about the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie, and McDonald's has made it really difficult to explain release schedules to an impatient four-year-old with their recent release of the accompanying Happy Meal toys. The movie won't be out until April, but Miles is frequently lamenting that "we missed it," since it's been … Continue reading Year 5, Day 319 →

Year 5, Day 318

I dabble in podcasting, and one of the first things anyone recording at home needs to consider is environmental noise. You want to be able to record somewhere as silent as possible, and with plenty of noise-buffering material around. It comes as no surprise that attempting to record anything when you have a family -- … Continue reading Year 5, Day 318 →

Year 5, Day 317

I finally felt well enough today to set about dismantling Christmas, a task I dislike enough to regularly question how badly I want to set everything up to begin with. It took a couple hours, but once the tree was undecorated and out of the living room, I could finally relax again. Everything was once … Continue reading Year 5, Day 317 →

Year 5, Day 316

Having acquired a bunch of rudimentary (read: toy) cooking supplies for Christmas, Miles has begun insisting on cooking for us. On the one hand, I applaud his enthusiasm for it. On the other, I like my house and am in no hurry to see it engulfed in flames. So, with some sly support (which he … Continue reading Year 5, Day 316 →