Year 5, Day 350

I was brushing my teeth this morning when I heard something slide under the bathroom door. I glanced over and saw a piece of folded paper, but before I could step over to it, Miles just came in anyway (violating one of our house rules, but anyway...). "Daddy!" he said. "I made you this!" This … Continue reading Year 5, Day 350 →

Year 5, Day 270

"Look at this card I made for Papa!" Miles said this morning, in yet another one of his attempts to delay leaving for school. And he knew it would work, because I'm always interested in seeing how is artistic ability is developing. ...my God. "What am I looking at here?" I asked, shaken by the … Continue reading Year 5, Day 270 →

Year 5, Day 72

Having made a special bracelet (or "bracelip," as he calls it) at German school yesterday, Miles was fully prepared for Mother's Day this year. "We have to hide it from Mommy!" he declared as I picked him up yesterday. "Don't worry, buddy," I assured him, "I'll take care of it." This morning, Jaclyn gave us … Continue reading Year 5, Day 72 →

Year 4, Day 336

With Jaclyn's birthday rapidly approaching, Miles and I went out after daycare to get a card that we could both agree on. J/K, I had absolutely no input whatsoever. In fact, Miles quickly beelined to two cards and demanded we purchase both of them. He actually found quite a few cards that...spoke to him, most … Continue reading Year 4, Day 336 →