An optional clothing policy would be a huge hit around my house.If Beckett had his way, he would be “commando” at all times. He rarely likes to wear any clothes and questions if he can sleep in the nude why he can’t spend the day that way. For the record, he doesn’t go to bed… Read more »
Category: Beach Living
Things I Like
Wanting something for a long time Being able to take my oldest son with me on an errand Sound of a boat motor starting in the distance Kid watching in a busy Boardwalk arcade Different crab picking styles People who hear rumors but don’t spread them Leftovers the day after grilling out What a good… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
I came across a three-page print out the other day titled, “Beckett’s Daily Routine.” This was from back in November of 2009 when Carson was born and we were going to be away in Pennsylvania for his adoption process for at least a week. It was left for the various family members and neighbors who… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
I came across a three-page print out the other day titled, “Beckett’s Daily Routine.”This was from back in November of 2009 when Carson was born and we were going to be away in Pennsylvania for his adoption process for at least a week. It was left for the various family members and neighbors who were… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
Watching sports with my kids is always an entertaining experience.Beckett, 5, actually gets quite excited watching sports with me. It’s just on a limited basis because his attention often turns to something else a little more fast paced, such as moving a dining room chair to the center of the room so he can try… Read more »
Things I Like
Reading fishing boat flags Small venue concerts Teaching my kids about the ocean When it rains at night Strangers who call asking for this or that not to be printed Eating watermelon outside on a hot day Tall cornfields Eating breakfast, lunch and dinner on the beach Boat rides with friends A house with a… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
An eye doctor’s appointment for my oldest son this week became a two-hour ordeal that I will not soon forget.Poor Beckett was one bug-eyed boy afterward due to the fact the doctor dilated his eyes. I was one bug-eyed father as a result of the long and tedious waiting involved with the tortuous appointment.I’m an… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
Fireworks are not for my kids, at least at this age.That’s fine by me because the thought of keeping my kids, 5 and 3 years old, respectively, up on the Fourth of July till the fireworks and beyond does not excite me all that much.Beckett, 5, usually starts his day each morning by telling me… Read more »
Things I Like
Those old blue and yellow surf matsSeeing a shooting star when I take my dogs out at nightSwimming in a pool at nightThe view from atop the Assateague bridgeA clear perspective on a complicated matterGoofing around with my kids in the poolAn uninterrupted night’s sleepBeing inspiredOffice lunch deliveriesThe saying, ‘keep it simple stupid’Corn on the… Read more »
Adventures Of Fatherhood
If the walls inside our house could talk, they would be screaming in pain. That’s because our sons are slowly but surely destroying the house and the contents within it.Although I have not been keeping track, Pam can probably cite by number how many valuables, like picture frames, vases and collectibles, the kids have broken… Read more »