MoneyNing has a great article up today titled 10 Reasons to Have a Library Card. Though I've had a library card since I was a child it's only been in the last couple of years have I started to take advantage of the library. I was one who would go into Barnes & Noble and browse around until I found a book to buy, half priding myself on what my personal "library" would look … [Read more...] about The Local Library Is A Great Resource
My Son Doesn’t Want To Take His Diaper Off
A while back I talked about potty training our son. After some ups and downs it's really taken hold and my son rarely has an accident. The only time an accident occurs is if he's had a long nap. Heck, he's gotten to where he goes off the the toilet on his own. But at night we still put a diaper on him. We haven't had the guts to push his potty training to sleeping. He … [Read more...] about My Son Doesn’t Want To Take His Diaper Off
Being A Dad Means Playing The Fool
"What do you mean I'm funny? What do you mean, you mean the way I talk? What? ...but I'm funny how, I mean funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I'm here to [edit] amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny?" - Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas Yes. I'm a fool dad and I'm here to amuse you. This isn't to disrespect dads out there. Oh no! It's … [Read more...] about Being A Dad Means Playing The Fool
Some Great Perspectives On Being A Stay At Home Parent
Our household recently flipped on itself when we made the decision that I would stay home to take care of the kids, be a stay-at-home dad, and my wife would go back to work. We used to be a two-income family. The cash flow was great when my wife and I were working but the extra money didn't offset the quality of life decision we were making by using daycare. Between the … [Read more...] about Some Great Perspectives On Being A Stay At Home Parent
Potty Training Our Son – A Pleasant Surprise
Our son is just under two and a half now. With another little one on the way real soon it's about time we potty trained our son. So my wife is in Target picking up some stuff. She gets to the child area and shows our son the potty and asks him if he wants one. He gets all excited about it so my wife buys the potty seat and a small step stool so he could get up to it (it's … [Read more...] about Potty Training Our Son – A Pleasant Surprise