The morning of Ryan’s first Pittsburgh Steelers game started in darkness. I awoke in our room at the North Hills Comfort Inn to realize through the groggy fugue of predawn that the Woog was already sitting up in his bed, quietly waiting for me to wake up.
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When Dr. Jean Smith called me in the summer of 2017, I was in the basement of the old house, building Ryan a bed. … [Continue reading] about At the Margins
As I start writing this post, it is Sunday morning, and our 2.5 year old, Jack (a.k.a. The Munch), is wailing at me from the other side of the baby gate. I have no idea what it is that he wants me to do right now, only that I am failing to do it. … [Continue reading] about Suddenly Homeschooling
Jack's most recent cardiology checkup was a breeze, a snooze, a lazy lunch. Not something either of us would engage in willingly, mind you, but a far cry from the gruesome slogs that have become a staple of the genre. … [Continue reading] about What You Should Expect
We have a friend who has the following to say about family vacations: if you’re traveling with one or more children under the age of five, that’s not a vacation — it’s a trip. … [Continue reading] about Beach Bummer, Part 1