Sometimes my kids are really really really good. They cooperate with each other nicely, they work together, and play together, they are generally happy to be around each other, and they are nice to each other and enjoy each other’s company, and I say to myself, “I am doing a pretty good job.” These are […]
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The 2019 Dad Challenge
I have a challenge for all you fathers. Completing this challenge is the Christmas gift your wife has been waiting for since the two of you had children. It is one of the things she wants most. It is one of the things that she has dreamed about since she first had to get the […]
A Wedding To Remember
Seven years ago I was in desperate need of a babysitter, and I put an ad out on Sittercity.com. I didn’t really expect anything to come from it, but I figured it was worth a shot. That one decision led to an eventual knock on our door from a beautiful, smart, funny, ballsy, super cool […]
Mom, You Look AMAZING! (which dress did I pick?)
Here on the blog, CCB is short for Cool College Babysitter. When I first started writing the blog, CCB was our babysitter. Number 7 wasn’t even born when she started babysitting. Now she’s all grown up. And tomorrow she’s getting married. More to come on that tomorrow or Sunday. If you follow me on Facebook, […]
Are You One? Are You Two? Are You Three?…
I will often greet my kids with a “How is my favorite third grader today?” Or a “How is my favorite eight and under swimmer?” On the kids’ birthdays, when I wake them up in the morning or when they come downstairs I say, “How is my favorite [however many]-year-old?” Of course they love that […]
Not Your Average Shit Show Episode #397: Duct Tape Day
Some days you have mornings that go off without a hitch. And then you have mornings like today. HOLY SHNIKES. It didn’t start off that badly. In fact, I felt like the ship was pretty tight around 6:45 a.m. And then things slowly unraveled. First of all, I think I’ve set the breakfast bar a […]