Christmas morning at my parents' house has long been a sluggish affair. Sure, there were the days of yore when I would wake up early (like, 3 AM) out of excitement for what was under the tree, but as my brothers and I got older (not to mention my parents), Christmas gradually became a late-morning … Continue reading Year 5, Day 304: Christmas ’22 in Review!
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Year 5, Day 289
One of the great achievements of modern society is the normalization of Santa visits at breweries. Maybe not the overwhelmingly obvious choice to past generations, these Sunday brunches have solved the age-old problem of "needing to take the child to visit Santa but also Daddy needs a drink." Brewers at 4001 Yancey was our destination … Continue reading Year 5, Day 289
Year 5, Day 80
Miles graciously prepared a lunch for me today. Housed within this plastic egg, it was not to be opened until I was at work. ...ah. Lunch.
Year 4, Day 354
Today was Valentine's Day, and Miles came home with a special message for us. I responded by giving him the gift I had picked up for him. This is the way...to your heart. I'm not sure how many couples with children out there still concern themselves with spending Valentine's Day exclusively with their spouses, but … Continue reading Year 4, Day 354
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
Year 3, Day 206
This panel from this week's Detective Comics #1027 is pretty much Miles in a nutshell, every day.
Year 3, Day 128
At some point earlier this week, it was brought to Jaclyn's attention that Miles could expect a gift arriving by parcel sometime this week. She made the critical error of sharing this with Miles at the time, unsurprisingly making it the object of his singular focus ever since. "Present comin'!" he's declared at all hours … Continue reading Year 3, Day 128
Year 2, Day 301
Christmas started just a tad early this year, since we had already received a large gift from my parents and Jaclyn is hoping to take Miles for a walk tomorrow. I wheeled Miles's very first bike -- a Radio Flyer convertible tricycle -- into the living room this evening. While this reveal garnered substantial interest … Continue reading Year 2, Day 301
Day 358
Miles's burgeoning obsession with dogs has started to reach critical mass. He's started demanding the small toy dog on my desk, pointing at the floor and barking (as if to point out where a dog should be), and (as seen last week) enjoying dog-related exploits on television. As such, the package we received from our … Continue reading Day 358
The Perils (& Pride) of Paternity 