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Year 5, Day 5

"Hey look! I found a stick!" The stick:

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment March 2, 2022March 11, 2022 1 Minute

Year 4, Day 347

Immediately after going grocery shopping with Jaclyn yesterday, Miles stepped in the house, said, "Look at this!", reached into his pocket, and began pulling out rock after rock after rock. "What...what is all this, buddy?" I asked as Jaclyn hauled in grocery bags." "It's for my collection!" Miles declared, holding up one of the fist-sized … Continue reading Year 4, Day 347 →

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment February 7, 2022February 25, 2022 1 Minute

Year 4, Day 191: Double Weddings!

It's hard enough getting Miles to settle down and control himself for one social outing. Today, we had to do it twice, as we had two weddings to attend on the same day! Fortunately (and this is a big asterisk), the first one -- for our friend Melanie -- was attended virtually via Zoom, since … Continue reading Year 4, Day 191: Double Weddings! →

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment September 4, 2021March 21, 2022 1 Minute

Year 4, Day 23

"No Dad! Your stick is a trumpet and mine is a guitar! No...give me yours! I want 'em both!"

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment March 20, 2021March 23, 2021 1 Minute

Year 4, Day 13

The look of a child who has just been told that he can't just wail on me with a pole over and over: We spent a little time outside this evening, enjoying the last moments of sunlight (and one of the last nights we'll have a spacious backyard for a while). And while Miles insisted … Continue reading Year 4, Day 13 →

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment March 10, 2021March 15, 2021 1 Minute

Year 3, Day 363

Every time Miles wants to have a stick fight, he always graciously finds sticks for both of us. And yes, mine is always about five inches long vs. his 1-2 foot-long choices. Did I mention he gets two?

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment February 22, 2021May 17, 2021 1 Minute

Year 3, Day 350

This child showed up outside my window as I was wrapping up my work day. Clearly, he's up to no good. The beanie, the sticks...he's about to start trouble.

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 1 Minute

Year 3, Day 170

Last night, our neighbor delivered a cryptic warning as we stood around chatting: "You...uh...might find some golf balls in your backyard." Well I took Miles outside a little bit before dinner tonight, and find the golf balls he did. He then insisted on finding the "stick" used to hit them. And while he didn't have … Continue reading Year 3, Day 170 →

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment August 13, 2020August 14, 2020 1 Minute

Year 3, Day 126

Me: "Miles! Show me what you've got in your hands!" Miles: Me: "...okay. Could you...smile?" Miles:

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 1 Minute

Year 2, Day 223

Forget everything I said about compassion and friendliness yesterday -- MILES HAS DISCOVERED STICKS.

Brian Martin Uncategorized Leave a comment October 6, 2019October 7, 2019 1 Minute
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