Fatherhood

A conversation…

March 21, 2012

If communication is key to a happy marriage? We’re in trouble.  Him:  while pausing the latest episode of Cougar Town. What’d that girl play on? Her:  looks up from the laptop. Oh, um…. Ahhh…  Him:  She looks really familiar. Her:  Yeah, uh… Oh! She was in that show, the funny one, on CBS, Monday nights…. [...]

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48 child free hours

November 21, 2011

Is there something in the Bible that says, “thou shall pawn your children off on grandparents and go be husband and wife once in a while.”?  No? Well there should be! A few weeks into Craig’s football season, we realized it would likely end without an extended season due to playoffs.  So we started talking [...]

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Football season: the update

October 19, 2011

The house was a mess. The floor a dumping ground for Legos, stuffed animals and six or seven Elmos.  The kids were disheveled and I was past the point where I cared. They were happy. They were content for a few minutes. And I was taking a much needed breath. Craig was in the middle [...]

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The Honeymoon Story

September 1, 2011

Two days after our “I do”s, we hopped a plane and headed to Mexico for our honeymoon.  The Riveria Maya was beautiful. White sand, blue water. Free food and drinks all the live long day.  I am sure this is what Heaven looks like.    Aren’t the drinks pretty??   Because everyone needs a picture with [...]

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He makes me a better parent

August 31, 2011

Some nights, I say a lot of prayers. I count to ten in my head a lot. I bite my lip a lot. Other times I lose my cool. I get frustrated quickly. I mutter things under my breath and snap out loud, saying things I wish I hadn’t said. I am relieved when the [...]

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Coach Chessa

August 22, 2011

Last week, I sat on a golf cart and watched Craig coach football.  Much like when we met all those years ago, I sat with my legs stretched out in front of me, my hair pulled up in a ponytail.  Just like when he was coaching the all star game and I was working the event, [...]

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We danced anyway

August 18, 2011

I forget who suggested the dance lessons.  Whether it was me who wanted to show off a bit in front of our wedding guests or him, perhaps with a fear of dancing in front of 250 of our closest and dearest.  But for weeks we practiced to Natalie and Nat King Cole’s “When I fall [...]

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Ten Years Ago

June 23, 2011

Ten years ago this week, I met my husband.  He’ll tell you we met a few months earlier and that I paid no attention to him.  And, well, he’s not wrong.  He’s not right, but he’s not wrong.  Fresh out of college, I was working my first job at a tourism promotion agency. With a [...]

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Oh, I’ll get her back…

June 15, 2011

I hear her stirring in the morning.  With a peek at the video monitor, I see she’s awake.  I hear the shower still running, so I look down at Cole snuggled in my arms and say, “let’s go get your sister!”  I lay him on the bed and walk to her room.  The door screeches [...]

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You can get mad, but you can’t stay mad

May 18, 2011

A while back, maybe six or seven years ago, Craig and I were spending our usual Fourth of July week at the beach with his family.  It was mid-week and Craig was being a wee bit pesty.  If he wasn’t picking on his mom, reminiscing about the day she dropped him off at college football [...]

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