Tag Archive: dad

Jun 27

Preparing for the New Arrival

So proud she made her own bed

We are only 2 weeks away from the new arrival to our family and we have finally begun to act like a baby is on its way. The last few days have been busy and actually included some preparation for the baby. I washed a stroller that has basically been sitting in a garage for …

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Jun 14

A Letter from an Attorney

It is raining money!!

Last week I received a call from the wife while I was at work. In her message she told me that I received a certified letter and had to go to the post office to retrieve it.  I didn’t think much of it and certainly didn’t rush to the Post Office to get it. Finally …

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May 17

Rambling Thoughts of a Tired Dad

Yeah...like he is getting this stuff!

I really don’t have anything to write about. It’s been an extremely busy past few weeks. I have worked the last 2 out of 3 Saturdays and the one weekend I didn’t work was the weekend of Soccer, Shootings, A Carnival, A Birthday Party and Mother’s Day. It had gotten to the point in which …

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Apr 21

Fatherhood: A Complete Review of Fatherhood

I love them with all of my heart!

I felt it time to do my first review. I toiled long and hard over what to review and fatherhood was the only thing I could come up with. Fatherhood may not be something I am good at but I have a lot of experience with 3 kids and 1 on the way. I affectionately …

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Jan 23

Polygamy: Is It Worth It?

Should I enter the realm of polygamy?

My wife and I are into the show “Big Love” and we watch it together every week. Before I actually saw the first episode, I thought to myself that polygamy sounded like a great life. One man and multiple women; how can that be bad? Well…I really thought about this and I have the pros …

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Jan 04

Introducing #4

The days of child labor.....

Alright, the holidays are over and we are back to the daily grind. I had the last 1.5 weeks off of work and spent every waking second with my family. That isn’t a bad thing but I will say it again, I do not envy stay-at-home parents! My wife decided to be a stay-at-home mom …

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Oct 27

A Proud Dad Says My Son Reads More Books Then I Ever Have

Nicky and his proud Dad at a game last summer

Last year Nicky was having a tough time with reading. Carrie and I struggled to help him learn his “sight words” and as a dad, I struggled with feeling that I didn’t do enough to help him. For the new parents, “sight words”  are words that kids should recognize visually without having to spell them …

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Sep 04

The Last Weekend of Summer

Here it is folks, the last weekend of summer. A time for family to spend one more weekend  grilling. This week has been a tremendously tough one and the weekend is eagerly anticipated! This past week I transferred to the company headquarters (60 miles away), worked at least 10 hours each day and Carrie had …

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Aug 16

Fatherhood Makes Me Think…..

My father, my son Corey (the youngest), and mother - taken about 1 week before my father died

Since I entered fatherhood on July 23, 2003, I have thought back a lot to my childhood. I always saw my father as larger then life. I never looked at him as a person; he was my dad. He was the guy that taught me things, played with me, helped me, yelled at me, punished …

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Aug 14

How Fatherhood Began for Me

Just a funny pic!

Being a father was something I really looked forward to for nine months. One night in July of 2003, my wife kicked me out of my bed for excessive snoring. She was ready to pop and in no mood to hear my house shaking snorts, grunts and gasps. So being the wonderful husband I am …

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