sneak attack

so heather, heather’s mom and the girls were downtown shopping late this afternoon so i told her i would call her when i was off of work. i called and she was at anthropologie and maddie was at borders with grammie sharon in search of a potty. i decided i would...

back to school

today is kind of our back to school day for our family. heather heads off to a day full of meetings at santa barbara junior high, while maddie goes back to preschool without miss sarah. i don’t think that is going to be a pretty sight. miss sarah has become a...

daddy. daddy.

those precious words. i hate them so. i hate them when i am leaving and maddie is screaming, “daddy. daddy. i want to go with you. take me to work. i don’t want to stay hear.” i hate that. it makes me want to quit my job and stay at home. but then i...

affirmation

i have become a believer in affirmation. everyone needs it. everyone likes it. it is the grease that makes this world go ‘round. i mean, who doesn’t like to be affirmed? anyway, jeff hatfield said he enjoys visiting tatsuko. that’s affirming. thanks...

not yet

normally the parents are supposed to get sick. heather is sick. so this morning when the kids got up at a little before 5:30am i went in to survey the damage. kenzie was playing in her crib and maddie was coughing up smurfs from her allergies/cold. i think they go...