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How We Spent Our Day

Pleased to announce that Jack and I had a rather successful first day without adult supervision. As I mentioned in a recent “Dear Jackrabbit”, Margaret has gone back to work and now we’ve entered the era of work-at-home dad for … Continue reading

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Dear Jackrabbit ##11 – Back to Work!

Usually Dear Jackrabbit is posted on Sundays, but given this week’s topic, Monday is more apropos. Dear Jackrabbit, Today’s something of a special day. It’s mommy’s first day back at work. That means dad’s in charge! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA! Okay, all kidding … Continue reading

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We’re thankful for…

And here is our post-Thanksgiving post. Obviously, that which we are most thankful for this year is the presence of Jack in our lives. While 2016 has been a very trying year in a national sense, we’ve had worse years … Continue reading

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Keeping On Top of the Game

A shortish entry today–bad enough that it’s a day late. Things get busy sometimes, ya know? And things are going to only get busier. When it comes to things like time management, I can be a little inconsistent. Sometimes I’m a … Continue reading

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Dear Jackrabbit #10 – How Do Birds Fly and other questions answered ahead of time

Dear Jackrabbit, I recently had an occasion to sit with two young children (maybe 4 and 5) for a bit of time, and was asked a lot of questions. A lot of questions. While I think I handled all of … Continue reading

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Sharing with New Dads on Facebook

I’ve mentioned in past writings about taking advantage of resources where one finds them. I’ve talked about using Google, talking with friends, other parents, and medical professionals. I left out one. Facebook. Yeah, I know, right? Facebook, the social networking … Continue reading

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Skills I Have Learned After Two Months

It has now been just over two months since our tiny, happy little dictator has entered our lives. To say it has been a learning experience is to say that Emma Thompson is just an actor. Neither statement begins to … Continue reading

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Dear Jackrabbit #8 – On Recent Events

Dear Jackrabbit, So it looks like I’m going to get political here after all. Even though I post these letters on Sundays, I’m writing this on Wednesday and posting it on Thursday because I, like parents all over the country, … Continue reading

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Dear Jackrabbit #7 – Television. Get Used To It.

Dear Jackrabbit, Today’s letter is going to be one of those in which I talk about how different some of our life experiences are and are going to be. More specifically, we’re going to talk about… television. Why bring this … Continue reading

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Wheels On the Bus (or, Righting a Wrong)

Jack had a good night, by which I mean he slept well throughout most of the night, so it’s not surprising or anything that he’s oh-so-wide-awake now. That’s to be expected. He probably knows that this is the hour or … Continue reading

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