The absurdity surrounding Easter makes me laugh each year.There we were on Sunday morning with all too much Easter grass strewn about and way too many eggs across the table. All the while we were reminding the kids as they dug their baskets they could only have a couple pieces of candy before church. As… Read more »
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Adventures Of Fatherhood
A seven-day family trip to Disney World merits some more reflections, so here’s a few more from last month’s adventure.The most common phrase expressed on the trip by Pam and me was, “get your feet up.”As ridiculous as this may sound, it was true that every day, multiple times an hour, we had to remind… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
It’s cliché, but a vacation in Disney World truly is magical.I can’t even write that corniness without laughing, but it’s so true. I’m skeptical by nature, thanks to my profession, and had high expectations for Disney, but the entire experience exceeded my hopes. It’s a trip I will never forget.There will surely be more trips… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
(Editor’s Note: Steve Green is on assignment this week in Florida gathering new content for this page. He will return next week. In the meantime, here is a file column from Feb. 28, 2010.)It’s just not right that Laurie Berkner Band songs fill my head all day.For those who don’t know her, a simple web… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
The family is packed up and headed to Disney World.This has been planned for months, but we didn’t let the kids know about it until a couple weeks ago for a few reasons.One, we didn’t want them to get overly excited too early and lose focus on school.Secondly, we were cooking up a cool way… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
Beckett hosted his first sleepover last weekend, and there was little sleep to speak of for the most part.Despite my best attempts to tire them out by taking them sledding after school, Beckett and his little buddy, Stephen, both 6, were wide-awake at 8 p.m. The same goes for 9 p.m. as well as 10… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
Cabin fever has been in full effect at my place over the last month.That’s why we have more often than we care to admit utilized technology this winter to help entertain the kids. However, there have to be limits and that’s why we have resorted to desperate measures to give our kids some sort of… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
From the looks of it thus far, it looks like journalism will not be in my kids’ futures.They simply do not share my passion. That’s fine by me, but I am surprised by their lack of interest in what I think at the most simplest is pretty cool stuff.I remember during a bad summer storm… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
I don’t always eat dinner alone, but when I do it’s standing up in the kitchen.The boys have the man-up advantage on me on Monday nights. I typically do not have a sit-down dinner with them. I usually let them eat early on and then go about the nightly rituals of baths and showers. It’s… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
There is a new voice in the house. Although he’s not doing it the conventional way, when Carson uses it, everyone listens.Carson, 5, has never spoken, and it’s unknown if he ever will. We can’t dwell on that uncertainty. Instead, we concentrate on what we do know. He has the ability to communicate with us… Read more »