Some time ago, I found myself down in Tomorrowland at Disney with the family. We were standing outside the Buzz Lightyear ride waiting for our FastPasses to become active. FastPasses are a great thing at amusement parks. At Disney, each of the most popular rides offers a FastPass which you can go and get from […]

There are certain times when it’s not such a good idea to listen to your son. This would be one of them. I will admit that I have a tendency to drive a little bit faster than my wife does. When I’m in my car (as opposed to the mini-van), the gas pedal gets even […]

I’m taking a brief hiatus to attend my sister’s wedding.  DaddyTales Will Resume on Monday 5/15.  Sorry for the interruption. On the plus side, there are Big Things planned for when I return – including a new web design. RSS feeds, and more.  If you have an RSS feed that you’d like me to include, […]

Last night C woke up having to go the bathroom, so I went in to help him out. As I sat there waiting for him to do his business, he looked at me.and said “Daddy, I love you.” Awww. I love you too, big guy. “And, and I really like nice girls.” Oh yeah? Me too. “But not mean girls. […]

Friday night, we took the kids and the dogs for a walk on a trail near our house. It’s a nice paved trail that is frequented by cyclists, roller bladers, and walkers. In the evening, however, traffic dies down a bit and it’s perfect for families. We go about a mile up and then turn […]

We’ve found a new place for swimming lessons for the boys – one that’s not quite so traumatic as the YMCA was. For one thing, the pool is actually heated, so the little guys aren’t having to deal with both drowning and hypothermia at the same time. N has been taking classes for a couple […]

The other night, I was witness to a very gratifying battle of wills. This time, it was N who didn’t want to eat his carrots. You may remember my troubles with C. Well, it’s always nice to see someone else go through the same sort of thing. The end of the battle was the best […]

One of N’s toys is a bug plushy cube with shapes on each side. When you turn it over or hit it, the thing sings a song about whatever shape is on top. Behind each shape are little surprises for the kids. The triangle unzips to reveal something, the rectangle is connected with velcro and […]

A couple months back, I took the kids to visit Nana and Grampa at the shore. It was too cold to swim at the beach, so we went down to their condo’s indoor pool. We had a great time, but for one small mishap. C had apparently forgotten all his swimming lessons from the previous […]

Not too long ago, we purchased a computer for downstairs. It’s a little computer, just something for the rest the family to use so they don’t have to come upstairs to the work computer. I also purchased a wireless router so both computers could share our internet connection. The challenge with wireless routers, it turns […]