Happy Mother’s Day – 2010
A blast from the past. Here is the Mother's Day video I did two years ago. Look how young my baby girl is! And Lucy, I love you more than ever...
Shout to the Mamas.
With Mother’s Day quickly approaching, this shout has to go out to the mamas. Us dads realize that being a father would not be possible without all of you fantastic moms out there. On behalf of all dads worldwide, I thank you ladies for the following: 1. Agreeing to conceive [...]
My Wife is Jealous…of the Lawn!
For those of you who have a yard, do you enjoy mowing it? Is it your own private punishment, your hell on earth? Or is it your escape, your pride, your weekend project? For me, it's the latter. When I was growing up, mowing was a chore and I [...]
Pregnant Women Sleep a Lot
Yesterday I came home from the university around three o’clock in the afternoon. April said she would be home after class around one thirty. I unlocked the door to our apartment with one hand, rolled my bike into the apartment with the other, and after a flutter of helmet, [...]
Solitary Confinement (AKA Sending Your Baby to His Own Room)
We sent our son away last week… All he’s been doing is laying around, drinking, and sleeping. He’s been up late every night, and then when he finally passes out, he’s still up every few hours dinking again. If he doesn’t get what he wants, he just starts crying. It [...]
My Daughter’s First Curse Word
My daughter is currently a sponge. Anything I can say, she can say worse. She tries, but it just doesn’t always come out right, because she’s only two. However, every now and then, she annunciates a new word perfectly, and today was one of those days. Our family of five [...]
I’m Sorry, Son. (And Happy 5 Month Birthday!)
Dear Tommy Boy, Happy 5-month birthday! You’re my first son, my namesake, and you’re already more handsome than I’ll ever be. I’m really glad you don’t have my ears, which I didn’t grow into until college. Listen, man. Bro-ski. Dude. Brother. Son. Pal. T-Bone. T-Pain. T-Dawg. Fella. Yep, those are [...]
Unexpected Uses For Your Mag Light
What did I expect when we were expecting? I'd be better off writing about what I didn't expect when we were expecting. That would be pretty much everything actually. I AM a guy after all, which means I can only focus on one concept at a time. And by the [...]
It begins, or more accurately…
...it began. As we prepare for the birth of our second kid (Baby Brother DiMarco, due May 19th) I've been looking back on what was going through my head while we were waiting for the birth of Gummi (kid one's pre-birth code name.) Step into the Time Tunnel with me [...]
The Art & Zen of Lawn-Mowing
After nearly 10 years in this house, I finally got sick of staring at a tick-infested backyard. It's time. I'm not much of a green-fingered DIY-er, but I have something more important than knowledge: I have a slight, temporary, momentary, fleeting feeling of this thing called motivation. I have [...]