Hooray! We found out today that we are having a baby girl in December (93% accurate) . And Doctor says she looks all healthy and normal.
So, I can expect a sudden influx of pale pink, white lace, and all manner of teeth-rottingly-sweet things entering my home. We are all manner of excited and pleased and […]
Megan and I have decided to combine the two blogs we (ok, mostly I) were running. But I found that I was writing about very personal stuff here, and that was the stuff people read and commented on. Besides, my wife really likes the decor on this blog. Serene and not Herd’s logo has become […]
I got an email the other day from my wife, who got it from Cheryl. It’s more interesting than most email forwards, and I enjoyed it enough, I thought I’d share it with the world, with links to clarify some of the items. If you give it a try too, be sure to add a […]
Sunday I was a real jerk. For hours. To People I Love. Why you ask?
First, some background. I have weird bloodsugar issues. I need to eat fairly regularly, or my energy (and along with it, my ability to be civil) takes a nosedive that would make Chuck Yeager chuck.
Unlike seven years ago, now it is […]
Just a quick photo post of my two favorite people. Thanks to Ty Holland for the photo.
As a follow-up to Monster!, I thought I’d point out that people keep telling me that two-year-olds are too young to be finding monsters. Great! Except Owen doesn’t agree. Here, I’ll show you-
See? Okay, so he looks like a monster. But he dashed down the hall, and sprayed all the dark corners where monsters might […]
Per the traditional “State what you are thankful for..” ritual, I thought it only natural to include that here.
I am thankful for friendship, for people in my life that choose to spend time with me, that enjoy my company, and manage to laugh at my jokes. I am thankful for having such a broad range of […]
So Owen has started finding monsters in our house, usually in dark places, not always at night.
Well, we figured that he picked this up at daycare. But the babysitter says that the only mention of monsters at daycare she has heard is the 3yo, but uses the local Spanish slang for monster. So how Owen […]
photo by Troy B Thompson
Halloween is probably one of the most controversial holidays in the US today. That is largely due to various groups claiming it has ties to evil spirits. Despite my faith, and firm believe that there are spirits that inhabit this world, I really wish people would just let Halloween be. It’s […]
What I realized was that how my toddler feels and how he reacts are separate. Related, but separate. Maybe this seems obvious spelled out, but this realization really changed how I deal with my own emotions, and others’.
