Kids will be kids
What’s furniture for if it’s not for disassembly and hiding from your parents? And who said stairs were only for climbing? And why can’t kids make cookies too? And yes, sometimes even dads get...
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Dominic’s Christmas tricycle
A couple weeks ago we unpackaged Dominic’s new tricycle he got for Christmas. After he broke his leg I wasn’t planning on buying the trike we had planned to get him, but Grandma Snow...
Charley Snow, artist extraordinaire
Vickey’s younger brother is a professional artist. And by professional I mean he actually supports himself through his art – a pretty impressive feat if you ask me. Grandpa Snow recently sent a link...
Another tooth bites the dust
Eliana called me yesterday afternoon to tell me that her second tooth has fallen out. She actually pulled it out herself. She called my mobile phone and work phone just as I was leaving...
What’s in a name?
Today’s Dominic’s name day. I know, many of you are wondering, “What’s a name day?” It’s a little way I pay homage to my Italian heritage. You see, as I’ve written about before, Italians...
Eliana’s first cheerleading performance
Ellie was so thrilled a couple weeks ago when she received notice in school that she could go to a couple hour cheerleading clinic at Coronado High School, learn from the high school cheerleaders,...
Dominic on the road to recovery
Dominic saw Dr. Stewart, the pediatric orthopedic surgeon, today. Dr. Stewart was very pleased with what he saw. He said the x-ray shows Dominic’s femur is at about 85% of normal. He checked out...
Eliana looses first tooth
After weeks and weeks of a loose tooth, Eliana is finally sporting a gap in her lower row of teeth. We were talking with Mark and Amber during dinner about Eliana’s tooth and Mark...
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
Here’s a sight we haven’t seen much in our home for six weeks—Dominic in the bathtub. We’re so happy that he asks for a bath just about every day now. The first time he...
Mitt Romney’s campaign for president
I typically don’t blog about religion. There is good in any religion that teaches tolerance, virtue, integrity and service to others. But I’m so impressed by a Jan. 6 article published by Harvard professor...