This week for our Art and Crafts segment here at Life of Dad we have our last Valentine’s Day craft for this year. We are creating flowers made out of hearts. In our house my daughters and I like to draw flowers. So when I saw this craft at Michael’s [...]
Greg Olsen plays in the National Football League as a tight end for the Carolina Panthers. He started his career with the Chicago Bears in 2007. He has been through a lot in the league, but he had his toughest challenge off the field. During the offseason in 2012 Greg [...]
Mojitos, daiquiris and piña coladas are about to be overtaken as there’s a ‘New Captain’ taking over beaches and cocktails everywhere! Inspired by the real-life adventures and exploits of one of history’s most renowned privateers, CAPTAIN MORGAN® White Rum, the newest addition to the rum brand’s portfolio, will take cues [...]
In February we celebrate Heart Awareness month. One of those weeks in that month we recognize and raise awareness for the disease known as Congenital Heart Defect (CHD). I didn’t know too much about the disease until my friend told me his daughter had CHD. Now I am trying to [...]
Some of you parents have experienced this already and others will soon be there. My daughters are now both in school. My oldest is in kindergarten and my youngest is in pre-school. As they make their way through the school year they start to make new friends. They tell me [...]
This week for our Art and Crafts segment here at Life of Dad we continue with our Valentine’s Day theme. We are creating a candy necklace. In our case we bought some Froot Loops to use instead of candy for this craft. This is an easy craft to do with [...]
February 2nd has always been a very special day for me. The main reason is that my mom was born on that day. She passed away two years ago. Since then not a day has gone by that I have not thought of her. If cancer didn’t take her away [...]
Last night on TNT the 2014 NBA All-Star reserves were announced. The players were selected by league's coaches in secret ballot. Notable players were Houston's James Harden and Dwight Howard from the West. In the East I am proud to see my Bulls get some love by having center Joakim [...]
This post might set us dads back a few notches on the ol’ parenting ladder. If it does please forgive me. Some of you dads can relate, while others might chuckle at my incompetence in the area of styling my kids’ hair. As a stay at home dad I feel [...]
This week for our Art and Crafts segment here at Life of Dad we are getting ready for Valentine’s Day. We are doing a heart handprint. We all have seen the Thanksgiving turkey handprint, but some of you might not have seen this idea for Valentine’s Day. This idea creates [...]
