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First, a random shot of Xavier as he is wearing August’s jacket. We were rushing to get out the house to pick up August, Déla and Ciárán from school and couldn’t immediately find his. Then we come to the weekend and Xavier and August went with me to the store. Both Xavier and August wanted…
I watched “Covert Affairs” from the beginning. While I had issues with the lead character of Annie, I enjoy spy thrillers and it was nice to see a female in the lead. My wife couldn’t get past some of the same issues I have with Annie and refused to watch the show somewhere in the…
There is a list of things my kids love. Phineas And Ferb. Super heroes. Ice cream. LEGOs. Also on that list are the Star Wars and Angry Birds franchises. When it was found out these two things were combined a bit of pandemonium broke out in the house. Over time things calmed down, but the…
Plenty has happened in the last week, not the least of which was Xavier staying home for 3 days from preschool due to his being sick. Here are a few of the other highlights from the past week. Friday was the Cross Country Pumpkin Run, an event that is supposed to come at the end…
Initially I had no interest in watching “Vikings” but two things changed that. the first was our recent family trip to Ireland, where we learned a lot about Irish history, which has a lot more Viking involvement than initially thought. The second event that actually tipped me into wanting to watch the series was taking…
Yesterday as we were in the throes of our morning routine, there’s myself, Laura and our 3 year old Xavier in the kitchen. I took off my sweatshirt, and as it tends to happen with that garment, my T-shirt rode up as well. Xavier said “Ewww! I can see your body. Gross. You have hair.” Laura…
Sometimes it is the little things that can get your through the day as a parent. That extra cup of coffee in the morning. When your toddler suddenly takes a solid nap in the afternoon. Mail that arrives free of any bills. Dinner where the food was all cooked “just right” and tastes great. Find…
After watching the first season of “Defiance” I am still unsure of what I think about the series. I wasn’t interested in the show when it was broadcast for two reasons. The first being that it is on SyFy, a network that doesn’t have a good track record (with a few notable exceptions) as well…
Sunday was the “Ribbon Run” for cross country, but only for the younger grades (K-3). August (Grade 4) will run next Sunday in the championship race for the upper grades (4-8). Here are Ciárán and Déla suited up and ready to run. I was able to be in a position to…
Laura had the first ultrasound for our next child. According to all the information we have (an exact science using size of fetus, date of last menstrual cycle, “reading” chicken bones, and some phrases uttered in Aramaic) the baby is due April 27. This means, if history is any indication, we’re going to have our…