Year 5, Day 288

Today we took a trip to At Home, a store I've only ever been to once before, to pick up some Christmas decorations. I was looking for a couple unrelated things and honestly wasn't sure I'd find them there or not, so Jaclyn agreed to keep an eye on Miles while I set out alone … Continue reading Year 5, Day 288 →

Year 5, Day 259

Veterans' Day brought with it a horrifying situation this year -- I was off work (Jaclyn was not), Miles was out of school, and it was raining outside. The latter came after I had suggested to Miles that Friday might be a good day for a hike, which he had completely latched onto. The weather … Continue reading Year 5, Day 259 →

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.

Year 5, Day 44

As I was trying to convince Miles to stay home with me and let Mommy go grocery shopping in peace this afternoon, I tried a number of persuasive tactics, from guilt to bribery. But perhaps my most honest attempt was offering to work on a project together. "Come on, buddy!" I said. "Stay here and … Continue reading Year 5, Day 44 →

Year 5, Day 30

We took a family trip to the new Lowe's Foods in Huntersville today, where Miles discovered a harrowing new method of travel -- clutching the front of the cart as Mommy pushes it through the store. I figure he'll either hang on or learn a valuable lesson.

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 4, Day 208

Vaguely recalling something Jaclyn had mentioned last night about needing to stop by Target, and finding myself with a little time to kill between the day job and the evening job, I stopped by Target this evening just to see if I happened to run into my family. While I assumed it would be easy … Continue reading Year 4, Day 208 →

Year 4, Day 158

Most of today's morning commute was conducted in silence following a brief altercation in which Miles requested juice immediately and I told him his request would be impossible to fulfill. Several minutes of silent grievance (his, not mine) later, he finally spoke up again. "Mommy is a good mommy," he said. "She is," I agreed. … Continue reading Year 4, Day 158 →

Year 4, Day 144

Because I didn't post this the other day, Miles has completed his transformation into a diligent consumer: Why do I feel like we're going to end up with WAY more cottage cheese than we really need?

Year 4, Day 107

Shuttling the young prince out of our local Lowe's this afternoon.