I wrote here a while back about how my two boys, Zach and Zane, came to live with us permanently at the end of November. [...]

My son wants to be a movie director…among other things.  He asked for a green screen setup this year for Christmas, and we got it [...]

My son Zane got a tripod for his birthday.  His birthday is actually on Christmas day, but wae celebrate early to keep them separate.  Anyway…he filmed me reading “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” …and we thought we’d share.  Enjoy:
 

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I’m in the middle of one of those periods where I look at my daughter, about to turn six, and am amazed. I guess I shouldn’t be. When I was five, I started reading Dr. Seuss books to my grandfather. When Trish was very young, she was reading and speaking two languages. [...]

For many years, I’ve seen my two sons only on alternate weekends.  I’ve hated the separation, but somehow that’s the hand life deals; you do [...]

I was going to post a story here to share with your kids, but I posted the only kid’s story II have had published that is scary last year…in case you missed that you can find Cat Candles Here:  CAT CANDLES
If you are in the mood to have someone tell you a story… I just [...]

I’ve always held onto my boyhood dreams of rocket jet packs and flying cars.  I read the old pulp magazines when I could, devoured paperbacks [...]

It’s not that many times in life you get to share magic on the magnitude of visits from the Tooth Fairy.  This week, yesterday and [...]

I expected all sorts of problems when the day arrived to let go of Katie’s hand and send her off to kindergarten.  Today was the [...]

Life in our little world is about to take major shifts. In only two weeks, Stephanie will be off to college, and Katie will be [...]

This weekend I spent a good number of hours watching the original Scooby-Doo cartoons with my daughter.  Of all the shows that I loved as [...]

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 [...]

My daughter Katie and I recently discovered a website I thought worth sharing.  Heck, you don’t even NEED kids for this site, it’s cute and guaranteed to make you smile.  ZOOBORNS is a site where they post pictures of baby animals born in zoos and wildlife preserves around the world.  There are some oddball critters [...]

We signed up a little over a year ago to receive DVDs and Blu-Ray disks through the Mail from Netflix.com.  We don’t get out much [...]

We are always looking for ways to do new things with the kids that will also serve as learning experiences.  When I was young, we [...]

My job doesn’t require a lot of travel. Now and again, though, I have to hop into a rented car and head off into the [...]

We are always buying things because they look cool, or sound cool.  What we are not big on, apparently, is thinking things through.  When you see a book that says Guinness Book of World Records longest bubble was made with this, and that book is attached to a few pieces of plastic and some mesh, [...]

(with a nod to Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss)
Currently, one of the greatest pleasures in my life is reading stories to my five year old [...]

Our daughter Katie has been through some serious pet angst.  She loves animals, but at the same time she loathes being licked or chased.  She gets along with the cat because the cat requires nothing of her, and she only has to deal with him for a few moments at a time.
We are animal people, [...]

Every night we put our daughter Katie up on the big bed where Trish and I sleep.  She gets her hair braided to keep it from tangling in the night.  Billy (15) lays across the end of the bed, and Stephanie (18) comes in to sit at the foot of the bed.  While Trish fixes [...]

This past weekend we gathered the clan in the family room and plugged in the new comedy from Dreamworks, Kung Fu Panda.  This film features the voice talents of a star-studded cast, Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, and Jackie Chan, to name a few.  In our family, we like to find a film every [...]

About Two years ago, when I was out shopping, I ran across an amazing rocking unicorn.  If you squeezed its ear, it came to life.  The head bobbed, the mouth moved, and it made horse sounds.  There was the clip-clop of hooves and a good, spirited neigh.  I was captivated by the thought of my [...]

It’s kind of cool to have my first chance to post here at Dad-o-Matic on the final day of a year, and the dawn of a new one.  2008 and 2009 are incredibly important years for me as a father.  In 2008 my step-daughter Stephanie turned eighteen.  She’s an adult now, and I have to [...]