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Year 5, Day 357

Regular readers know I lost my coveted reading room last week after I had to fill it with all of Miles's toys. With that nightmare over, I was finally able to kick back, grab a new comic book, and -- GAH! WTF?! No, this wasn't inadvertently left behind when I returned everything to Miles's room. … Continue reading Year 5, Day 357 →

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment February 17, 2023February 19, 2023 1 Minute

Year 5, Day 341

Miles's fifth birthday (!) is rapidly approaching, and as you might expect, he already has ideas for presents in mind. And yet, while you'd think his thoughts would be preoccupied with things like cars, action figures, or games, what Miles really wants is a nightstand. He has made this request to both me and Jaclyn … Continue reading Year 5, Day 341 →

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment February 1, 2023February 2, 2023 1 Minute

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 →

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment January 19, 2023January 22, 2023 1 Minute

Year 5, Day 266

Miles, like his father before him, likes Star Wars. He was riveted by A New Hope, has watched a few episodes of The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, and we've been working through Tales of the Jedi together, not to mention the toys and books he has. He's expressed a lot of interest … Continue reading Year 5, Day 266 →

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment November 18, 2022November 21, 2022 1 Minute

Year 5, Day 262

I was reading a story to Miles at bedtime when he started rubbing his nose. What began as a few small swipes quickly escalated into something more aggressive, with Miles resorting to using the sleeve of his pajamas. I stopped reading. "Miles, do you need--" "It's just water!" he interrupted. "I got water on my … Continue reading Year 5, Day 262 →

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment November 14, 2022November 15, 2022 1 Minute

Year 5, Day 198

"It says, 'Miles gets to eat his muffins and no one else gets any'," Miles said as he consulted the Costco receipt.

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment September 11, 2022September 13, 2022 1 Minute

Year 5, Day 136

"What that sign?" Miles asked in the car this morning. "Does it say 'Don't hit trucks'?" The sign: Close enough!

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment July 11, 2022July 15, 2022 1 Minute

Year 4, Day 278

As Miles was rummaging through the Christmas stuff last night, digging out all sorts of decor we weren't exactly ready to display just yet, he ran across the stockings. He studied them for a moment, then pulled one out and held it high. "Look!" he said, pointing at the glittery letters at the top of … Continue reading Year 4, Day 278 →

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment November 30, 2021February 28, 2022 1 Minute

Year 4, Day 133

During a recent trip to Barnes & Noble, I let Miles get two books. He picked out one of them, and I picked out the other. Can you guess which is which? If you think it was easy to figure out, you're probably wrong.

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment July 8, 2021March 21, 2022 1 Minute

Year 3, Day 205

"Miles, what number comes after 15?" "Sixteen!" "Right! And what number comes after 16?" "Seventeen!" "Yeah! And what comes after 17?" "Lollipops!"

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment September 17, 2020September 18, 2020 1 Minute

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