My Last Baby Tooth – The Conclusion
Click here for Part 1 Click here for Part 2 Click here for Part 3 At long last, the series of dental procedures to replace my baby tooth have completed. Last Wednesday, I went in for the final...
View ArticleHoliday Memory: The Disneyland Candlelight Stampede of 1998
As a very regular visitor to Disneyland over the last 12 years or so, I have seen a lot of major events at the park and have been there for a few customer-relations stumbles as well. In one case in...
View ArticleFourth of July Memories
I’ve always really liked the 4th of July, a holiday that has always seemed particularly celebratory while still being generally more casual and lower pressure than most. I’ve always had a bit of a...
View ArticleCompuServe Memories
On June 30th, America Online finally shut down the original CompuServe Information Service, which they had purchased in 1997. While I haven’t really used the service for several years, this is still...
View ArticleFirst Week of Kindergarten
Our son started Kindergarten this week, officially starting his journey through the public school system. This is definitely one of the most prominent of the well-known moments of mixed emotions...
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Memories of My Son’s Birthdays – Part 1 (Ages 1-3)
Today is my son’s 6th birthday! As a celebration of that big event, I thought I’d share some memories of his past birthday celebrations in posts over the next few days. Age 1 (2004) To celebrate his...
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Memories of My Son’s Birthdays – Part 2 (Age 4)
Click here for Part 1 (Ages 1-3) Continuing my look back at my son’s previous birthdays in celebration of him turning 6 this week, here are my memories of his 4th birthday. As he has gotten older, I...
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Memories of My Son’s Birthdays – Part 3 (Age 5)
Click here for Ages 1-3 Click here for Age 4 Age 5 By Andy’s 5th birthday, he had completed his first full year of pre-school, as well as a couple years in a weekly Gymboree program. Between the...
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Memories of My Son’s birthdays – Part 4 (Age 6)
Click here for Ages 1-3 Click here for Age 4 Click here for Age 5 Age 6 As I mentioned when I started this series of posts, my son turned 6 last week. After the fairly big and elaborate celebration of...
View ArticleAnswering Difficult Questions from Our Child
For several years now, part of my 7-year-old son’s bedtime ritual has been to mark off the day on a calendar that he keeps in the room. The calendar lists many holidays and he often will ask my wife...
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