Welcome to my (semi) regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! It’s a minor miracle of sorts at the Marshall household – the …
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Welcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! 2009 isn’t going as well for me as I had hoped. You see, …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: OpportunitiesWelcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! Every week on Thursday Erin has ballet with a group of three girls …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: 60 Minutes With Three Female 6-Year-OldsWelcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! Regular readers will know that I’ve been blogging about the school consolidation the …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: Bloomfield Hills Schools – The Final ExamWelcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! A few weeks back I wrote about our school system and the closings …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: The Bloomfield School District In A NutshellWelcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! I wrote a few weeks back that my daughter Erin (6) was having …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: Homework Time – An UpdateWelcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! Except for a few minor homework issues, Patrick and Erin were good all …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: A Helping HandWelcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! Here in Detroit in December between the Big 3 having to go beg …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: The Cost of the Detroit Free PressWelcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! Last week I blogged about our Elementary school closing. Since that time we …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: School Vote Delayed for Three MonthsWelcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! Just when things could get any worse for a family living in Detroit, …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: Our School Is ClosingWelcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! Well it was just a matter of time – Patrick, my eight year …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: You’ve Got Junk MailWelcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! I mentioned last week that Erin (6) was not motivated while participating in …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: Homework TimeWelcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! My daughter Erin (6) loves to play soccer. She is in her second …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: Run Forrest, Run!Welcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! This past weekend our family along with 4 other families went to the …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: Children of the CornWelcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! As a stay-at-home (and in desperate need of a job) Dad, it’s my …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: “Dad, dinner sucks!â€ÂWelcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it! Our family lives in a great subdivision. The neighbors give back your rakes, …
Continue reading Worst of the Week: Sons of AnarchyI love being a Dad. It’s given me so many opportunities that I would never of had if I stayed a bachelor. I’ll be touching on many of those hats here at Dad-o-Matic in the upcoming weeks and months but for now let’s start of with something that every single dad can do and that …
Continue reading Volunteer At SchoolScrapbooking is one of those hobbies that have been around for decades, but like most niches it has become increasingly popular thanks to desktop publishing, digital cameras and the internet as a whole. My wife Patty and I know of several people who are involved in this hobby, but we are not one of them. …
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