Am I a good Dad? How does someone measure that? What does it mean to be a good Dad? I've seen a video of this Dad dressing up in a princess costume to make his son happy and dancing and singing with him. The video is going viral, and he is getting lots of "What... Continue Reading →

I’ve been going thru a lot of soul searching recently.  With my job being a bit of bummer, lots of layoffs and uncertainty, it isn’t the place I envision retiring from anymore.  Been doing a lot of the “What’s my dream job” type daydreaming.  I was recently asked “What is my Why?”  I was taken... Continue Reading →

If you know my writing at all or have seen me talk about traditions you will know that my oldest daughter and I watch Survivor together.   Have for years.   It’s our thing.  We love it.  Gives us an excuse to eat 2 bags of the movie theater butter popcorn and lay of the... Continue Reading →

My youngest daughter was packing for a cheerleading trip to Atlantic City and she asked me to list off some stuff that wasn't clothes related that she could check to make sure she packed. I started with phone charger, pillow, hairbrush, and she would reply back yup, got it. Then I said "Oh, and if... Continue Reading →

My oldest is at a really cool age right now where she questions everything and is super passionate about politics and government.  Last week I got an angry text from her about Trump, about the wall and how mad she is that it is even something being considered.  Safe to say she isn’t all that happy with the news at this... Continue Reading →

I write a lot about traditions, some big and some small So, it’s only fitting I write something about my favorite one of all   Christmas Eve is a night I love with all my heart So much so, I don’t even know where to start   When you arrive you are greeted with Kenny G... Continue Reading →

Cleaning out my car in preparation for returning it to the dealership is not always my favorite time.  The car ends up with so much crap in it from the kids different events.   Everything from a comb to boxing gloves to jumper cables has to be taken out of the car.  When I get... Continue Reading →

Spotify has this playlist that popped up recently called “Your Top Songs 2018” which I thought was pretty cool.   We have a family account, but we all have individual accounts within that, similar to Netflix.  So, I create my own playlists and kids do theirs so I’m not listening to the latest Cardi B... Continue Reading →

My oldest is a freshman in high school.  She’s WAY WAY smarter than me.   She takes all these honors classes at school and if she isn’t at her dance class she is at her desk studying.   Last night we were talking about World War I and I was secretly googling stuff so I... Continue Reading →