You may have noticed that kids cry, uncontrollably, for no apparent reason, all the time. It’s one of the defining features of being a kid – totally losing it, just because. If your kid doesn’t exhibit these behaviors, there might … Continue reading
Indoor Homemade Baby Swing
I’ve written a few times about the kid difficulty function and how having more kids is like scaling up a business. We make fewer mistakes as parents, hopefully, in theory, as the number of kids increases. Another result of scaling … Continue reading
Seizing the Day vs Investing in the Future
This month marks the beginning of my last semester of graduate school. We’ve been here in Minnesota long enough to witness a road work project from start to completion, barely; long enough to have three babies, none of them twins; … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas!
After about an hour, and 50 tries using the camera timer, we managed to wrangle the kids and keep their fingers out of their noses for one decent family photo. Continue reading
Camping Gifts for Dad
It’s the season of shopping and you may be wondering what your family will get you. If you don’t think of something reasonable, soon, you’ll end up with more emblems of your favorite, losing, sports team, probably on a pillowcase … Continue reading
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