Summer is in full swing and in our household that means BASEBALL! Both of the boys started their t-ball seasons last week which for those non-parents out there is just an awesome experience. G had played last year, but this is the first time out for C and I’m happy to say that so far he seems to really be enjoying it.
Naturally nothing in life is easy so we weren’t thrilled to find out that both boys are playing at the same time on different fields every Tuesday evening. This means that either both of us need to go… Continue reading
Today’s the G-man’s 5th birthday! The kid simply doesn’t sleep these days so even though he went to bed at near 10:00 PM last night, he was up this AM at around 6:30. I figured I’d cut him some slack this morning cause hell… it’s his birthday! As it’s his 5th birthday, today also happens to be the anniversary of our first day as parents. To that end, I decided to put this quick list together of the top 10 things I’ve learned in my first 5 years as Super Dad.
In no particular order:
- Being a dad allows you… Continue reading
There’s recently been a hash tag topic on Twitter called #100FactsAboutMe. The idea is to tweet 100 facts about yourself (I suppose). One afternoon I decided that this would be a great idea cause let’s face it… people want to know all about Chewie. So… without further build up here’s my list:
- I’m part of the @clevelanddotcom Twitter Twenty! #CLE20
- I live in Cleveland but I’m a Steeler fan. In my defense, I grew up in Pittsburgh.
- I chewed tobacco for 17+ years. When I quit I started http://www.killthecan.org/ to help others quit.
- I’m adopted. So is my brother… Continue reading
I recently got a new Verizon iPhone 4 for work purposes so I’m officially out of the Blackberry nation. I have to say that I enjoyed my Blackberry but now that I’m used to it this iPhone is just SO… MUCH… BETTER. There are a ton of iPhone reviews out there so I won’t bother going into it here. The biggest upgrade that I see from my Curve 2 is the camera. This thing is epic and takes awesome pictures. Here’s a couple of my recent random shots… enjoy.
This is simply a shot of my shirtsleeve. I love this… Continue reading
I reviewed recently the beginning of my vacation to Naples which didn’t start all that great. So now that I’ve had a couple of days to decompress here’s the blow by blow rundown of our vacation.
This is taken directly from the “couldn’t make this shit up if I tried” file…
Thursday: After a long day at work I was super excited to get down to Florida and see my wife and kids. Naturally, my flight was delayed 2 hours on the ground in Cleveland. Luckily I made friends with a whole slew of other folks making the same trip… Continue reading
The wife looked at me today and made the following statement:
“The boys are neanderthals because they’re learning from their blockhead father.”
While I certainly don’t mind the personal comparisons to Charlie Brown, I thought that was a wee bit harsh on G & C so I decided to investigate what would bring their mother to speak so ill of them.
If you’ve ever read this blog, you know by now that I’m a bit of a wrestling geek. I don’t apologize for it… it’s been part of who I am for the better part of 3 decades now. Also,… Continue reading
In a previous post, I relayed a story about how G was turning into quite the little pimp. I’m here a couple of months later to let you know that he’s not slowed down at all… in fact he’s upped his game. BIG TIME.
Over the last couple of weeks, there have been a couple of examples of G showing his pimp hand but there were two in particular that stand out. First are from band night a couple of weeks back. One of the local PTA organizations was sponsoring a night where the kids and their parents could… Continue reading
A couple of weeks back, we went away for the weekend to celebrate my in-laws 40th wedding anniversary. The place we went was a resort-type hotel right on Lake Erie and as one of their amenities they had quite a few bike trails in the area. As I’ve said in previous posts, we really enjoy taking the kids on bike rides, but this one required quite a bit of preparation as we were going to be on the road:
- Get the bike rack out of the garage and mounted to the the back of the truck.
- Get the boy’s… Continue reading
One of my favorite things about the summer is the additional time I get to spend with my wife and kids. We don’t watch a lot of TV the way it is, but during the summer we really take advantage and spend a lot of time outside. We’re lucky enough to live in a community where we’ve got plenty of spots to go on family bike rides.
G has made great strides this summer both in the pool and on the bike. A few weeks back we went down to Lake Erie and took a bike ride along the lake… Continue reading
This past weekend we had our annual family clam bake at my cousin’s house in Pennsylvania. I’m happy to report that unlike last year, the weather completely cooperated and we had an AWESOME day. As per tradition, we had 20+ dozen clams, hamburgers, hot dogs, corn, potatoes, shrimp, home made ice cream and beer.
Early in the afternoon, I was hanging out on the porch talking with my cousin and G was poking around down in the yard near the cooler. I heard him calling for me so I paused from my conversation and asked him what he wanted to… Continue reading
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