The Dads Must Be Crazy Ep. 14: School Supplies & Reading Lists

In this week's episode, we talk about those school supply lists and what our kids are reading at various ages throughout the year. What were some of the supplies that you absolutely had to have when you were back in school? Did you have a real metal lunchbox? Or did you have one of those plastic things or purse things? When it comes to reading, we wonder if there's a way to include contemporary fiction to juxtapose against the classics?

Reminiscing: Waiting for Those Report Cards

This past week, we got all four report cards for the girls. Sometimes I can’t believe that the twins will be going to the high school in the fall. Or that Number Three is heading into junior high. At least we still have Jo, who’s only going into...wait a minute...third grade?!?!? None of them can possibly be old enough for any of this. It sure seems crazy, but that’s not the intent of this article.

On the Homefront: (One of) The Most Wonderful Times of the Year

Before we get into this week's edition of my stay-at-home adventures, a quick apology for my absence on this site last week. I was in fact not at home. A trip planned months ago finally came to fruition, and I was fortunate enough to travel to Toronto with my brother, father, uncle, and cousin to see the first game of the World Cup of Hockey. Team USA lost (it was not a good tournament for the Americans) but aside from the game's result, the weekend was excellent.

Reminiscing: Back to School

Here it is. It’s the last weekend of the summer. By Wednesday, everyone will be back to school full-time until the end of June. Some people are ecstatic that the kids are finally back to school. Meanwhile there is probably a very large contingent of people, mostly between the ages of 6 and 18, who just collectively groaned.