The Daddy Diary
Musings on Babies, Bulldogs, and Beer
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On Second thought, I was wrong. I was so wrong
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart” – Winnie the Pooh On Sunday, we had planned on attending church in person for the first time since the pandemic. We even preregistered Ella for child care to make sure that… Continue Reading “On Second thought, I was wrong. I was so wrong”
Good things Come to Those Who Wait
Our society seems obsessed with achieving success as early as humanly possible. Ella is three years old, and I’m learning that we should have signed her up for an elite sports league about three and a half years ago so she could focus on… Continue Reading “Good things Come to Those Who Wait”
The Third Place
The third place is a concept in community building that defines the third place where you spend your time. Home and work are the first and second places, sometimes not in that order, unfortunately. The third place could be a church, a park, a… Continue Reading “The Third Place”
Living With Regret
I’ve heard that you should live without any regrets, but I can’t do that. I’ve done many things that I regret. I wish I could take back every wardrobe choice I made from 1979-1989. I wish I hadn’t taken that dare that I couldn’t… Continue Reading “Living With Regret”
My Happy Place
Things I’ve learned during the shelter in place: People who own big, exotic cats are bats–t crazy, and Carol Baskin is guilty of murder. 2. The fact that people are hoarding toilet paper to deal with a respiratory virus makes me think that the… Continue Reading “My Happy Place”
Words I Wish I Had Written
“If it’s not Scottish, it’s Crap” – Mike Myers Many years ago I read a column in the newspaper written by the mother of a special needs child. At that time, getting married and having a child, much less a special needs child, was… Continue Reading “Words I Wish I Had Written”
A Toddler, a Baby, and a Bulldog
Random thoughts compiled since we brought Audrey home from the hospital: I can handle anything with a lot of prayer and Velvet Hammer. I’m tired. All the time. If I could bottle the energy in my toddler, I could instantly wipe out the entire… Continue Reading “A Toddler, a Baby, and a Bulldog”
It Takes Two to Make a Thing Go Right
Sometimes it takes two tries to get it right. You might not get exactly what you want the first time, so you give it another go. That’s why there are starter homes, starter marriages, and Weekend at Bernie’s 2. Our first attempt to bring… Continue Reading “It Takes Two to Make a Thing Go Right”
Throw Back Thursday – Measuring Babies
From Daddy Diary 1: Ella Tales ( from 2017) I’ve noticed that we have lots of measurements about newborn babies. We measure birth weight, discharge weight, length, APGAR (just google it if you don’t have children). By the way, Ella got a solid 8 on the APGAR scale. It should’ve been… Continue Reading “Throw Back Thursday – Measuring Babies”
Letter to Santa
94 days. 95 if you count the night in Presbyterian Hospital where she was born. Just think, we started writing this chapter before football season even started. At times I wasn’t sure if this book was going to be a comedy or tragedy. I’m… Continue Reading “Letter to Santa”
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