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Phamily Foto Phriday 3-13-15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 3-13-15

Another active week, but the coming weekend will prove to be even more so. St. Patrick’s Day brings plenty of opportunities for my daughter to perform. And I just found out my dad is coming over from Ireland for a couple of weeks. The weather has been really nice lately. A little unseasonably so. I’m…

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To The Fire Station

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What is it with Cub Scouts and the fire station? Well, it is a fairly easy and accessible outing for the youngsters to learn about the world around them. Recently Ciárán’s den visited our local fire station. Because Laura was working late I wound up having to take everybody, which worked out fine, thankfully

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Baby Dating

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Baby Dating

This is how an entry on a website for baby dating might look:   My name is Tevye. I am 10 months old. My favorite activities include chewing on things (especially my daddy’s shoulder), crawling around, grabbing kitty cats by the ear and pooping myself awake 30 minutes after being put down for nap. I…

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Music Monday: Ramones (Part 1)

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Music Monday: Ramones (Part 1)

There is so much to say about this band. To say it changed my life is an understatement. I had only been marginally aware of the band before, but in the spring and summer of 1987 I had a sort of awakening. My best friend at the time was turning me on to all sorts…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 3-6-15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 3-6-15

There’s a lot to recap in pictures this week. Let’s jump right in. Last Friday Kyle came over for a little while in the afternoon. We were all happy to see him, and seems to be doing well. Later that day Ciaran’s Cub Scout den visited the local fire station. I should have that post…

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Amazon Needs To Change Mom To Family

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Amazon Needs To Change Mom To Family

Are you aware of Amazon Mom? Certainly you’ve heard of Amazon Prime, which features such benefits as free two day shipping on many products, free streaming videos and music, and a few other features. Amazon Mom works the same way. There are discounts on diapers, baby food and other similar products. Sounds great, right? The…

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Music Monday: Father And Son

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I’m a bit distracted today. I had originally planned on writing stuff from Bumbershoot or my 50 Bands post – there’s still so much to go over. Instead I had this song going through my head today as I continue to deal with the news of Oren Miller’s passing.

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For Oren

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For Oren

Oren Miller died of lung cancer yesterday. You may not know him. I didn’t. Heck, I only exchanged a few words with him, literally, over the last couple of years. His loss, however, is great. He touched many lives, including mine. He started a group, Dad Bloggers, which I participate in. You may notice on…

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Phamily Foto Phriday

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Phamily Foto Phriday

Let’s take a quick look back over the week, shall we? Friday is swim lesson day. Here we see Xavier, Ciaran and Dela going into the pool. There is also a “blink and you’ll miss it” cameo by August at the beginning of the video. Tevye has begun climbing stairs. Unassisted. Remember earlier this week…

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Family Practice

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I was reminded Tuesday morning why I like having the doctor we currently see. We have always had a doctor for our kids, but Laura and I have not always been the best about our own medical care. When Kyle came to live with us I was working at Virginia Mason, and I had some…

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