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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

So last week we were sitting around the table and Audra started talking about the card / wish list she had written to Santa Claus in school. She said that it was very important that we go see Santa in person so that she could hand it to him. Apparently, even at age 6, she understands that you don’t...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 12-19-2008
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Filed under: Audra, Better off Dad, santa, jessie [Edit Tags]
Oh Honey, You Don't Know What Mean Is

A few days ago, Audra’s front tooth fell out. And by fell out, I mean she pulled it, tugged it, wiggled it and sucked on it until she managed to work the bloody thing loose from her gums. Ironically though, after all that effort, it ended up falling out on it’s own at about 5:00a.m. I know...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 12-12-2008
Filed under: Filed under: Audra, Better off Dad, teeth [Edit Tags]
Like Mother, Like Daughter...... or maybe not

Parenting is such a unique adventure. It manages to confirm or change so much of what you believed back when you were just a naive childless person. For instance, before kids, I would have said that the nurture / nature debate was weighted heavily in the nurture category. Now that I have children, that...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 12-10-2008
Filed under: Filed under: Audra, mom, Better off Dad, Sarah, parenting [Edit Tags]
The Love Child of Kristi Yamaguchi and Donald Duck

Because we’re good parents last night we took the kids to see Disney on Ice…. Well, because we’re good parents and because Wed tickets are only $10. We’re definitely not good enough parents to pay $20. We followed one of our family’s time honored rules and didn’t...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 10-30-2008
Filed under: Filed under: Audra, Asher, Better off Dad, field trip [Edit Tags]
The Power of a Pumpkin

It’s been a hard couple of weeks around the household here. As you may recall we have three teenagers living in our basement. They’re former students of mine from when I taught in Mississippi. They’re good kids, but did I mention that they are teenagers? The last week or so have not...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 10-29-2008
Filed under: Filed under: Audra, Asher, Better off Dad, Mississippi, Delta Squadron, Halloween [Edit Tags]
A Good Joke is Hard to Find

We have a problem in our home. There is a humor deficit. It’s not an overall humor deficit. Believe me, there’s plenty to laugh about at around here. Rather we have an unequal amount of humor arising from my daughter and my son. Here’s the problem. Asher is funny. God bless him he’s...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 10-16-2008
Filed under: Filed under: Audra, Asher, Better off Dad, jokes [Edit Tags]
Christmas, Birthdays, Trips to the Grocery – You Know, Those Special Family Moments

Like most parents, it’s the little things that can make a normal day, extraordinary. For instance, if I ever get a chance to go to the grocery store alone, it feels like I’m a 16 year old getting the keys to Dad’s Mustang. I roll all the windows down in the minivan, I crank up the music...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 10-09-2008
Filed under: Filed under: Audra, Asher, Better off Dad, Micah, parenting, shopping [Edit Tags]
McCain - Audra 2008

If I were to ask one of my friends to describe my mom, they might say, “classy, kind, smart, or friendly.” But I’m not sure “comedian” would be in the top 10 adjectives. Now, don’t get me wrong. She can be funny and she loves to laugh, but she’s not usually the...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 10-02-2008
Filed under: Filed under: Audra, Politics, mom, Better off Dad [Edit Tags]
I Oughta Notta Boughta Pinata

Ah, the Piñata. That staple of children’s birthday parties, Mexican fiestas and endless America’s Funniest Home Videos segments. How many times have you watched AFV and seen some Dad in a tank top holding a can of Miller Light win $10,000 because he got whacked in the family jewels...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 09-30-2008
Filed under: Filed under: Audra, Asher, Better off Dad, birthday, pinata [Edit Tags]
A Girl Pirate Party – More Jewelry less Pillaging

We finally got around to having my daughter’s 6th birthday party yesterday. Her actual birthday was last week, but life intervened, as it often does, (stupid life) and yesterday was the first day we could fit an afternoon of frivolity into everyone’s schedules. The main problem we faced in...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 09-29-2008
Filed under: Filed under: Audra, Better off Dad, birthday [Edit Tags]
Happy Birthday Audra

For reasons that I cannot quite fathom, my darling daughter turns 6 years old today. This seems inconceivable; because I’m pretty sure she just learned to walk last week. This is made more confusing by the fact that she’s in the 3rd percentile for height and weight, so she still looks like...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 09-19-2008
Filed under: Filed under: Audra, Better off Dad, birthday [Edit Tags]
Back to School Night - AKA the Night You Meet all the Other Parents and Figure out Who's got the Weird Kid

Audra had her kindergarten open house last night. Sarah and I dutifully attended along with hundreds of other parents all eager to do what good parents are supposed to do. We watched as the PTO president, someone who clearly sees a Vice Presidency slot in her future, took the stage and prattled on about...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 09-10-2008
Filed under: Filed under: Audra, Better off Dad, school [Edit Tags]
A Fatal Flaw in our Educational System

My daughter started kindergarten last week and she loves it. Loves it, loves it, loves it. She is a little girl who is simply made for school. She likes being with other kids, she likes adults, she has no qualms about being away from her family, she’s been dying to learn math, and more than anything...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 09-04-2008
Filed under: Filed under: Audra, Better off Dad, school [Edit Tags]
The First Day of School - Now How Did That Happen?

In a couple of hours, my daughter is going to climb onto a school bus for the very first time and ride it, by herself, to kindergarten. Somehow, despite my best efforts, we have arrived at this moment. It’s one of those huge transitional events in the life of a parent and child superseded only...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 08-28-2008
Filed under: Filed under: Audra, Better off Dad, school [Edit Tags]
Wasn't this an Adam Sandler Movie?

Two years ago, one of my best friends, Cindy, had the absolutely bizarre experience of, in the same week, sending one child to college and one to kindergarten. She literally drove up to college, dropped off her stepson and then had to hurry back to prepare her oldest daughter for her first day of school...

Posted to Better Off Dad by superdad on 08-26-2008
Filed under: Filed under: Audra, Better off Dad, Mississippi [Edit Tags]

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