They say that you are never to old to learn something new. Mason is making sure that I continue to get educated. For example, Mason is teaching me a foreign language along with sign language. Of course, it is a language unique to him that requires gestures to convey to those of us “un-learned” individuals. [...]
There are some things that children do that fill a parent with pride, like learning to cover their mouth when they sneeze. Yet, there is always something to balance the equation, like wiping their hand on your pant leg afterwards. I have been working with Mason for some time now to cover his mouth when [...]
I’m bored. All my toys are scattered across the house, Curious George is over, and I need something to do. But what? I can’t play with the dogs because they won’t come near me anymore today after that incident with the leash. Wait! I see it…my favorite movie sitting on the top shelf of the [...]
As a father raising a two year old son, I sometimes feel that I need to prepare Mason for real life. Now, obviously, he is a little too young to be teaching him small engine repair…or how to drive the tractor…or how to restrain yourself from cursing a blue streak across the yard after dropping [...]
Last night, Laura fixed a wonderful fried chicken supper. Of course, I got the easy job of mashing the potatoes. I know that if I screw up bad enough the first time doing something, like perhaps making charcoal instead of fried chicken, I will forever be put in charge of the simplistic, i.e. mashing potatoes. [...]
