It happens nearly every night of the week. After dinner has been eaten, baths have been taken, and bedtimes prayers have been said, I’ll hear those soft 5 year-old footsteps as they tiptoe down the stairs. Then a hushed voice will say those magical words: “Daddy, are there any games on tonight?” That would be [...]

Tonight I experienced another one of those precious kid milestones, albeit an obscure one. A kindergarten classmate of my daughter Molly’s had scheduled a birthday party for this evening (yes, the night before Thanksgiving!), and due to a scheduling conflict with my wife’s work there was no way I could attend the party because I [...]

Last weekend Katie & I took our daughters (Molly- age 5 & Abby – age 3) out for a family dinner at Bertucci’s. The girls had been a tad on the rambunctious side, so we were relieved when the hostess presented each of them with a big gob of play-dough. In the world of restaurant [...]