It’s been a few days since that monstrous box arrived with Mackenzie’s new high chair in it. Compared to everything else on the market right now, we think we got a great deal. We paid 60 euros for this one at Tchibo and it compares to other chairs starting at 100 euros. The high chair […]

Today was a big day of deliveries here – some for business and some for pleasure. One of them included Mackenzie’s new high chair which I’ll be talking about more very soon. What I found really interesting about the various packages is how efficiently some of them were packed, while one in particular was absurdedly […]

For those who have never heard of (or forgotten) what the K.I.S.S. method is, it means: Keep It Simple Stupid. Since the day we started feeding “solids” to Mackenzie, it was apparent that she wouldn’t be settling for jarred baby food very long. The only boxed thing she tolerates are some of the cereals…and I […]

They say deaths come in threes. But rarely have they all been such well-known celebrities like the last three: Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. Ed McMahon was an institution on the television when I was growing up. Always there beside Johnny Carson, the two of them created the basic of late night talk […]

I spent 2 hours cutting grass with the scythe, pulling weeds and pruning bushes in the garden Friday. The grass was 1-3 feet tall back there and just getting out of hand. Mackenzie was kind enough to sleep through the entire thing which allowed me to really get down to business. I was covered in sweat when I […]