Category Archives: kids

A few kind words

This post isn’t glass related; if you were hoping to find one, sorry…try back in a couple of days. No, I’d like to take a moment to instead give some praise to someone I’ve called out in the past: the … Continue reading

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Did you drop the pieces or something?

Oh.  Hi.  I…didn’t see you there. If you dropped by tonight looking for Part 3 of the chess set redo, I’m sorry, you’ll have to come back tomorrow night.    I did go out putting together one of the sides … Continue reading

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Haw-key

Tonight we took the kids out to see the local AHL hockey team.   Those who know me, know I’m not a sports guy.   I muddle around with the occasional ski outing, some time on a bike, or even … Continue reading

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Sports putting kids in needless danger

We had an interesting experience this morning; my wife and I went to register our oldest for tee ball.  He won’t be playing tee ball. Why? You might ask? Well, because it’s an unacceptable security risk. Where some parents might … Continue reading

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You kids get off my lawn!

Dear Gentle Reader, OK, wait a minute.  I have to wonder about that greeting to start off a letter.  I’m sure it comes from the quaint time of “Miss Manners”, and I like to hope that it applies to at … Continue reading

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Phil, from accounting

Tonight our oldest was using “Santa’s cup”, the cup that we had put out with the milk for Santa back in December.    This lead to a conversation about whether or not Santa was watching or not, and the little … Continue reading

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Some nights are creepier than others

Like many lampworkers, I find myself working under cover of darkness lately because of the weather. It’s just cooler overall, plus I have the added benefit of going out after the kids are in bed, so there’s no worry of … Continue reading

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Open to ideas

Hi folks! I’m using my little soap box today to solicit some ideas.    My 4 year old is in daycare during the day with his younger brother and a bunch of younger kids.   He’s also been acting up. … Continue reading

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I’m proud of my little monkey

This morning, as we hung out on the bed before breakfast, my oldest wrote his name all by himself in one of those lined pads for learning your letters. The letters were shaky, the N looked more like an M, … Continue reading

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Welcome to the water park

My oldest wound up missing out on a recent trip to Six Flags and it’s water park.  Being the (sometimes irritatingly) smart tyke that he is, he realized if he puts the hose up on his backyard slide, it gets … Continue reading

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