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 310

At some point yesterday, someone (not sure who, certainly wasn't me) suggested to Miles that there would be "fireworks at midnight." I discovered this when I interrupted one of Miles's Blaze and the Monster Machines binge-watches around 9:45 to let him know he would need to go to bed in a few minutes. "I'm staying … Continue reading Year 5, Day 310 →

Year 5, Day 299

"Daddy?" Miles asks after nightfall. "Will you play Dark Hallway with me?" Dark Hallway is a "game," the origins of which are unclear to me, that involves just want the name implies -- turning out all the lights and making the hallway and any adjacent rooms pitch black. Beyond that, however, things get perhaps a … Continue reading Year 5, Day 299 →

Year 5, Day 283

While we were getting ready for bed tonight (or, as I like to call it, "avoiding brushing his teeth"), Miles decided to quiz me on some music. "Who sings this?" He started, "Happiness is magic..." "Hmm," I said. I knew the song, but couldn't quite place it. "I'm not sure." "You know!" Miles said, as … Continue reading Year 5, Day 283 →

Year 5, Day 225

Recently, Miles has started developing a fondness for mazes. Introduced to them on the back of a children's menu at some point, he now actively seeks them out, going so far as to specifically pick out food when the boxes feature mazes on the back. So when we told him he was going to a … Continue reading Year 5, Day 225 →

Year 5, Day 186

If you're going to give you kid a tablet for any amount of time, you best make sure parental locks are activated: "Pixel Gun 3D"???

Year 5, Day 173

Miles got a taste of victory yesterday, as he was crowned "Bingo Winner" in his class. Proof. And just what did this victory entail? Well as winner, Miles received (in his words) an orange thing that you put in a drink and then drink it. I'm not sure what exactly he was describing, but he … Continue reading Year 5, Day 173 →

Year 5, Day 165

For Miles's latest strategy in his ongoing quest to avoid eating his dinner, having determined that whining and screaming aren't means to his preferred end, he's opting for a surplus of enthusiasm and kindness. "Oh this so yummy you gotta try it," he'll say, sans punctuation and with no room to breathe, much less for … Continue reading Year 5, Day 165 →

Year 5, Day 104

Miles and I visited Video Game World tonight to peruse their current stock of used games, and Miles naturally became fixated on two not-so-great games from my childhood. And while I relented and picked up a copy of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game for the NES, I drew a hard line in the … Continue reading Year 5, Day 104 →

Year 5, Day 29

During breakfast (technically maybe lunch?) ate Bob Evans today, Miles and I had a little "Mad Libs-esque" fun with the kid's menu/activity page. I was honestly a little disappointed that it turned out only slightly weird.