Daddy's in Charge?

Poison Ivy... Starring Legos

2013-05-22T13:14:00.000-04:00

I get poison ivy all the time. I swear all it takes is for someone to say those two words and I will get a rash all over my body. You just said it, didn't you? For the most part I can tolerate the itching. The problem is that it gets on your hands and well, your hands touch...

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The Delectable Weapon

2013-05-20T15:26:00.004-04:00

If you remember last week I told you about my nephew Dylan and his desire to only get Pringles for his birthday. Well the family came through and he probably has more Pringles than most people in this world. Most people that is besides me. The day after Dylan's birthday I received...

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A Drawer Full of Teeth

2013-05-14T13:03:00.000-04:00

At some point I guess they have to go. But when? As it stands right now I have I have nine teeth sitting in my sock drawer in my bedroom. They will be joined tonight by another one. Tyler lost another tooth this morning. Each time it happens now there is less and less...

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Sounds Like a Party

2013-05-13T14:02:00.000-04:00

I had no idea that Pringles were the go to gift for an eleven year old boy. These are the Pringles he was hoping for But that was the case for my nephew Dylan who last week celebrated his birthday and at the top of his list were everyone's favorite potato chips in a can. I myself have...

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The Worst Pain... Starring Legos

2013-04-24T14:54:00.000-04:00

It seems that not a day goes by that I don't see some joke about how much it hurts to step on a Lego. Facebook is filled with pictures that people made about how the worst pain in the world is stepping on a Lego in the middle of the night. It might have been cute the first time I saw...

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The Brown Spots in My Yard

2013-04-19T14:08:00.000-04:00

I can hear the landscapers from sun up to sun down in my neighborhood. Now that spring has sprung everyone's yard is starting green up. Everyone's that is but mine. My yard has brown spots everywhere. When we first moved into our house the yard was nice and green. I took...

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How Disney Ruined Disney

2013-04-04T16:19:00.001-04:00

"When I see things I don't like, I start thinking why do they have to be like this, and how can I improve them?" --Walt Disney I don't know what there wasn't to like. It was one of our favorite parts of Disney World and now it's gone. If you are anything like our family, Toontown was a...

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Basketball is His Favorite Sport

2013-03-20T13:02:00.002-04:00

Carter gets obsessed with a lot of things. At first it was Star Wars, then Toy Story, then Cars, the Star Wars again, then Legos, then Pokemon, and now it's sports. Most recently it's been basketball because that is what is readily available on TV. Before basketball it was football...

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End of the Little Days

2013-03-12T14:45:00.000-04:00

Parenting is a hard job. Nobody said that it wasn't, but there is nothing that can prepare you for the wave of emotions that you feel at any given moment. Kids really do keep you on your toes as you just never know what they are going to hit with you with next. Such was the case this...

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Dads Round Table

2013-03-07T15:12:00.000-05:00

In case you haven't already noticed, I've gotten myself involved with a new website called Dads Round Table. On top of my own blog and writing for Parent Society and Huffington Post, this new initiative is one that keeps me pretty busy. I'm excited about this. The idea behind it was...

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Five Things Moms Say

2013-03-01T14:15:00.000-05:00

As I was scrolling my Twitter timeline yesterday I came across an article about "Funny Things Dads Say." I'm always curious to see if other dads sound anything like me. Usually I'm screaming at the top of my lungs for someone to stop hitting their brother or to get down off the chandelier. To my...

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Life Without Dad

2013-02-22T08:00:00.000-05:00

I don't know how it happened, but somehow my Lego doppleganger got lost. I am usually very good with these little guys and sometimes treat them nicer than I do my own kids. Well I clean them off when they get cream cheese or food on them anyway, that is more than I can say about Tyler...

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Why My Son Should Be the Next Bachelor

2013-02-20T16:46:00.000-05:00

The Bachelor is my favorite show on television. I always get ribbed by other dads saying that I should get my "Man Card" taken away because of that. Of course none of them actually watch the show and don't understand the appeal of 25 women fighting over one guy. Ladies, smack some sense...

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A Valentine's Day Apology

2013-02-13T13:21:00.000-05:00

I need to apologize in advance of Valentine's Day. When your kid comes home from school tomorrow and sees that someone in their class ONLY got your kid a card, that was from my son. I am so sorry that your child did not get a pencil or a bag of plastic crap disguised as toys. It's...

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Picking up the Essentials

2013-02-08T15:06:00.000-05:00

This is a weekend that my kids have been waiting for for almost two years. We haven't had any significant snowfall since Halloween of 2011. Tyler has been begging me to make it snow, but of course me not being Mother Nature, it's kind of impossible. You know the drill, whenever...

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This Old Lego

2013-02-05T15:02:00.000-05:00

Like a lot of men, I like to build things. Also like a lot of men, I am not one to admit defeat when I can't do something. A simple project that should take no more than a couple of hours turns into a three day ordeal. I like perfection, and when it isn't happening, I get...

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Top 10 Disney Babes

2013-02-01T13:35:00.000-05:00

Over the years Disney movies have produced some of the best looking animated characters on the silver screen. With over 50 animated features and counting, that leaves a lot of great looking women to be seen. It's not easy to come up with a Top 10 as there are a bunch of the princess...

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How to Hard Boil an Egg

2013-01-28T13:38:00.000-05:00

My son gets in these grooves where he will only eat one thing for breakfast for weeks on end. In the past its been blueberry waffles, Honey Nut Chex, a bagel, and most recently pancakes. Who knows why he does this, but it does take take the guess work out of what to put in front of him first...

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Learning to Skate

2013-01-25T13:35:00.000-05:00

I've decided to get into some more video projects on the blog. After all that is what I was doing with my life before I became a stay at home dad. I am currently trying out different editing software to find just the right one. I love making the little lego movies, and while those...

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How to Be a Dad

2013-01-18T13:18:00.000-05:00

Over the summer you might recall I started a Lego Blogger Series. Well I kind of ran out of time as summer flew by and I didn't quite get to everyone that I wanted. Like a of things the blog takes a backseat to life. Now that the winter doldrums are upon us, and my house is somewhat...

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Cold Weather... Starring Legos

2013-01-14T10:00:00.000-05:00

I have to say we have been pretty lucky weather wise these past two winters. Aside form one snowstorm a week after Sandy hit, we haven't had any meaningful snow since LAST Halloween. Normally I wouldn't complain as I am the one that goes outside and shovels, but the kids want snow....

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What's in Store?

2013-01-11T08:00:00.000-05:00

I don't fully know what is going to happen in 2013. If I had the answer I probably wouldn't be writing my blog sitting on a giant exercise ball in my basement. Something tells me I might not even have a blog at all. One thing I do know is that it's going to be time to start looking...

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Wipe Your Own Asses!

2013-01-07T14:21:00.000-05:00

I'm throwing in the toilet paper. Eight long years I have been at it, but today I am resigning my post as the official ass wiper of my kids. Oh there won't be any parades or awards banquets involved, although a ceremonial last flush should be in order I suppose. I don't know how my kids are...

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2012, The Year of Me

2012-12-30T22:01:00.000-05:00

When I first got into blogging I had no intentions of becoming a writer. A famous stay at home dad with his own TV show maybe, but a writer was definitely NOT in the cards. Then came 2012. Up until this past year I was just a silly dad with a sometimes silly blog. I shared stories...

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Lego Gun Control

2012-12-18T15:19:00.000-05:00

Say what you will about the tragedy that happened last Friday, but the bottom line is that it was a GUN that killed those poor little kids. Sure someone could inflict harm with any weapon that they choose, but you just don't hear about mass killings with baseball bats and knives. Spare...

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