That’s What She Said Wednesday- The Drawer
My daughter is over 3 feet tall. She is also only 2 years old. She stand head and shoulders above other kids. she gets her height from me. I am about 6′4″ to 6′5″ depending on what gas station I am coming out of. The reason I bring this up is because Danni also has [...]
George Washingmachine And The New Year’s Revolution!
Great entertainers like Art Linkletter and Bill Cosby recognized the attraction of the pure innocence and good humor of kids being kids. When he was younger, my middle son Ethan (now 18) seemed to be constantly auditioning for his own regular slot on “KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS.” Some of my all time favorites were [...]
Tracking Santa with NORAD This Christmas Eve
In 1955 a Sears & Roebuck store in Colorado Springs advertised for children to call and talk to Santa. Only trouble was that the misprinted phone number connected the children to the Commander in Chief of CONAD, responsible for the tracking of possible incoming ICBMs over North American airspace. Colonel Harry Shoup happily gave [...]
That’s What She Said: Christmas Lights
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, OR JUST GOOD DAY TO YOU AND YOURS!!
I had this whole other story written out but it will get posted next week. TWSS (That’s What She Said): Christmas Lights is more timely seeing how it is Christmas Eve.
As I stated in a couple of week’s ago TWSS post about Santa, we [...]
How To Give Good Gift!
When thinking about what to get my kids for the holidays I always try to put myself in their shoes and remember the gifts I received and how I felt about them when I was their age. As kids grow up, the things that constitute a good gift may change dramatically, and as parents we [...]
Emasculation Rewarded
Guess what. If you can set aside your pride, emasculation ain’t so bad. I posted yesterday about the embarrassment suffered when my wife went public as the family snow blower, and am happy to announce my full recovery today.
As predicted, the storm started yesterday afternoon and we woke to 12 inches of snow. Worried that [...]
Emasculation
As dads, we all understand the roles we are expected to play in our families. My wife and I have a twenty first century marriage, meaning we take a more balanced approach to parenting. We both cook, bathe the kids, discipline… Ward Cleaver would be appalled; June Cleaver would feel disenfranchised. I should have known [...]
Why There Was No That’s What She Said Wednesday: She Sings
I am not one to make excuses. I was really busy yesterday. I promised my wife that Is stay off blogs and the Internet, I broke the promise but for good reason so I could post this.
Danni, my daughter, is the little girl in the middle with the Santa hat on! Enjoy and Merry Christmas!
Danni [...]
Christmas Tradition
As I begin my first blog post with Dad-O-Matic, first I just want to welcome you the reader, and acknowledge my fellow Dad-O-Matic bloggers, as well as Chris Brogan and Paisono. Without them we wouldn’t have this awesome community of parents.
Some background about me, I am a happily married husband of 11 years, and proud [...]
That’s What She Said: Santa
Sorry i missed last week but i was traveling for work. When work sends me to “work in the field” they mean it very literally. I am not near computers until late at night and then all I want to do is crawl into bed.
Now on to what you all came here for, That’s What [...]
Tweet your kids
Ever think “I should write that down” when your child says something funny?
I use Twitter for that. Here’re some Tweet-worthy comments from my boys.
Six-year-old Zachary
“Guess what, Daddy?” What, Zach? “I was the first one to see Santa after he ate his lunch!”
“I pooped extra for you.” Dad: “Why?” Zach: “So you can lift me up!”
“Dad, [...]
That’s What She Said- Last Word
My daughter, Danni, is two year old going on twenty-two. She has to have the last word in every conversation. My wife would say that Danni gets it from me. The other night, we were watching a DVD that I was reviewing for a giveaway on Buck’s Blog. Danni crawled out of my lap after [...]
Home Alone With the Boys
I have worked for 14 years in consulting, managed projects of over 50,000 man-days of effort, run teams of 90+ people including some off-shore, and have been through some tense projects. So the first time my wife left me home alone with my three boys, I figured (to quote City Slickers) “Scoop of chocolate, scoop [...]
That’s What She Said Wednesday: So Sick
My daughter, Danni, has never been sick. Sure she has had the sniffles and she has gotten a mild fever but she has never vomited until last Wednesday.
Danni had puked during snack time at school. Chelsea, my wife, went and got her. On the way home, Danni asked if she could have some juice. [...]
That’s What She Said Wednesdays: Mommy Sad
I should start by saying that I blog almost daily at Buck’s Blog and have an on going segment over there called Daddy Dairies. I thought I start a weekly feature here at Dad-O-Matic called That’s What She Said. Now take your mind our of the gutter. My kid, as do all kids, says the [...]
Photo fun for free
Inspired by fellow Dad-o-Matic author Brendon Connelly and his Photowalking with kids, here’s five easy steps to family fun.
1. Get camera.
2. Go to Party City or equivalent.
3. Try on ridiculous hats / glasses.
4. Photograph.
5. Repeat.
Have fun! From Joe, Beth, Zachary, and Lucas Hage!
P.S. We bought Lucas’ birthday candles glasses. They broke almost immediately.
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