I planned to write about our weekend today. About how Ryan became the loudest, most enthusiastic fan of both Riley’s travel soccer team and the New York Jets. If you’ve been following around here, you know this is a really. Big. Deal. But those stories can wait. This morning I followed my normal weekday routine. […]
Read more "It’s the Logistics"Note: I posted about this on the blog’s Facebook page and Twitter account the other day, but it was too fun not to share. Apologies to those that have already seen/heard the clip. “I’m bored!” “But what can I do?” No parent wants to here those phrases from their kids. Especially not when you’re trying […]
Read more "A New Cure for Boredom"This morning, I shaved and put on shoes of the non-flip flop variety for the first time in 10 days. I was not happy about either of these developments. This morning, it’s back to the routine, back to the morning commute, back to reality. Vacation is over. I was happy, thrilled even, to return from […]
Read more "Vacation, Part One – Going Home"“I thought you were surfing the internet?” “I was. I finished it.” Those lines come from an old commercial for DirecTV’s DSL service, suggesting that with their high-speed service, one might actually reach the “end of the Internet.” (See the spot here.) It was a silly suggestion (geek comment: With DSL? As if!) even 10 […]
Read more "The End of the Internet"Boredom. It is the chief obstacle to any successful down time for our family, whether on vacation, a weekend, or a random summer day. Ryan almost always opts to spend his free time engaged, typically alone, in his favorite activities: typing standings, playing NHL2K on the Wii, playing Hockey Guys. His initial reaction to any […]
Read more "The Name Game"
Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 