Icing on the Cake My daughter is working on an essay about what we can do to save the planet. Quite possibly the most popular essay topic in every school in the country right now. But that’s not the subject of this story. She’s a very good writer and that’s not just your average proud papa talk. She’s really good. But this essay is different. … Continue reading Icing on the Cake
The Entertainer We bought a Wii. I read a report the other day that said the average child spends 4 hours a day watching television and another 2 hours playing video games. The alarms went off in my head. Like that beeping when they test the Emergency Broadcast System. Only this time, it was an Actual Emergency. My kids are below average! This will not … Continue reading The Entertainer
Warning: Do not let small children read the following. 😉 There was a conversation this weekend. A tooth was lost. A joke was made. I pushed a snowball down a hill. My older daughter lost a tooth on Saturday. She’s known the “truth” about the Tooth Fairy for a while but to her credit she hasn’t spoiled the fantasy for her younger sister. For that … Continue reading Fairy Tales
Furious Fireflies 