A couple of times a week my wife will pick up the thirteen year old for horseback riding lessons. We don’t have a good place to ride on our property so we board her horse at a family members house closer to where she lives. This makes it much more convenient for her to spend [...]
D is for Dad
Parenting from a Dad’s eye view
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Oct 19
Potty training and playrooms
cricket … cricket … things have been a little quiet around here lately. Let me take a moment to bring you up to speed with what we have going on. I’m taking some time away from the day job to finish a room we added in the basement and work on a formal playroom for [...]
Oct 06
The Traitor
We took my little girl to her 1 year checkup recently. These scheduled visits are always a mixed bag of emotions for me. On one hand I want to know how much she’s grown, and hear reassurances from the medical man that we’re doing good. On the other hand I know my little one is [...]
Oct 03
Choosing sides
Our two year old daughter can be ruthless. She’s at the stage where she’s developing her vocabulary but isn’t quite clear enough to always get her point across. This can prove to be particularly troublesome for her four year old sister as the mounting frustration is often displayed in the form of a closed fist. [...]
