My daughter goes in today for her first official test. She’s entering Kindergarten this fall, and very excited about it. We’ve been going over colors and vocabulary, math and very basic spelling, and everyone was in great spirits right up until yesterday afternoon. We are a pretty informal family. Katie is just…Katie. Now things have …
Continue reading Kindergarten Assessment – The First TestJuly 2009
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I’m the cook in our house. Whether it’s an elegant gourmet meal or hamburgers and hot dogs, my wife is not ashamed to say that I do all the cooking. For my daughter, who’s approaching six, making ice cream is something she’s always loved and now it’s something we can easily take out of the …
Continue reading You Scream. I Scream. We All Scream for Ice Cream!One of the worst memories of my childhood was during one of my first summers at Sleep Away camp.  (NOTE: I know, I must have had a darn good childhood if the following story is one of my worst memories… I did!) I must have been 9 or 10 years old.  It was visiting day …
Continue reading 5 Tips For A Successful Summer Camp Visiting Day!Sometimes I long for the days B.L. Before Lucy. Lucy is my seven-month-old daughter and first child. As an entrepreneur, I mistakenly thought my life resembled a roller coaster before this adventure into fatherhood. I realize now that I was only riding the wimpy kiddie coaster — the one without the big drops, corkscrews, and …
Continue reading The Weird Thing About the Grass on the Other SideI am always on the look out for stupid holidays. When I was younger, before kids, this was a reason to drink. Not that I need a reason but I digress. Now I look for these “holidays” as a reason to have fun with my daughter.  July 7 according to TWiP was Father Daughter …
Continue reading July 7 was Father Daughter Take a Walk Together DayIt’s summertime!  (Duh!)  For many families that means it is time for lots of “Rays and Zees” spending time outdoors with activities and relaxing in the sun.  For all of us that also means thinking about protection from those burning rays, and for parents it is yet one more thing for us to worry about. …
Continue reading Protective Wear For Fun In The Sun!I’m here at the cabin, looking out the window at the last embers of a fire and listening to my daughter and her camp friend, Miranda, finish up swimming for the night. My little guy is playing with his tiny DVD player in the bedroom because he wasn’t really up for swimming in the dark. …
Continue reading The New Vacation – Media Making in 2009Here’s a visual aid that might help you teach a 5-7yo why they shouldn’t fill up on sweets before dinner. All you need is a sponge…
Continue reading Spare the Sponge, Spoil the ChildIt has been awhile since I have done a That’s What She Said. The reason for that is I have been super busy at work. The last 6 months has been one big push towards June 28th. My team accomplished what we set out to do and then I took a break but I am …
Continue reading That's What She Said: ColorsThere is one thing that every child has, no matter how young or how old they are — A BIRTHDAY! Celebrating your kid’s birthday is always special and often a special challenge for us parents. After all, we want to create a memorable, age appropriate celebration and we want it to be fun and full …
Continue reading It Takes The Cake!Lots of parents worry about their legacy. The legacy they leave through their children is often the way we worry about it most. Gone are the days many adults worry if they’ll be remembered as famous for something, but all but a few parents don’t want to be known as a good father or mother. …
Continue reading Passing something onThis morning I was browsing Facebook and saw that my youngest daughter had posted pictures of her High School Prom. This is a new experience for me, both my daughters live in the UK and when I was in High School we didn’t have proms – they being a strictly American experience. Both my daughters …
Continue reading Daddies Little Girl Goes To PromThe other day I heard my middle son say to my wife, “Mommy, I love you as fast as an airplane and as high as the moon.” We should all love that hard. Photo credit: Originally uploaded to Flickr by Wilson17(newly remarried!) Benjamin Strong is the Director of Marketing for the United States Coast Guard …
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