It all started down a bad road the day before we left for our trip. My wife and I were heading to Orlando for a seven-day fun filled vacation to Disney with our three boys, my wife’s parents and her sister. I was out at the store, making a few last minute purchases, but as [...]
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“Daddy, I made it through without closing my eyes the whole time. Even the scary part with the sea serpent!” “Nice job buddy.” I answered. “That was pretty scary, even for Daddy.” “I wasn’t sure if I was going to, but I did!” “He’s just being nauseous,” his older brother piped in. “He’s being what?” [...]
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As the holidays approach for 2011, my thoughts head to the inevitable car trip that our family will soon be making southward. It got me thinking back to one of my first posts when I began MB3 last year and which remains the most commented on entry that I’ve had from friends and strangers alike. Here it [...]
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I picked up my 5 year old from preschool last week and passed the administrator walking down the hall. “Have a great time on your trip!” she called to me. I arrived at his classroom door and his teacher gave me a wide-eyed look and exclaimed, “So, we all understand that you’re going to Great [...]
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My taxi sped along Interstate 10 past what could have been the outskirts of any small city in America. Lights and signs and passersby all moving at their normal pace. You couldn’t really tell that anything had gone wrong with a quick look at things. As we approached the downtown, I spied the Superdome to our [...]
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6:30 AM – New Jersey. Hear the baby wake up, hungry and smelly. Try to decide whether to get up and tend to him or nudge wife to do it. 6:30 AM – Bahamas. Sleeping. 7:30 AM – New Jersey. Boys clamor down hallway and stairs to watch their morning show. Head down to make [...]
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We were in the car, driving to Pennsylvania to see my grandma and other family after Christmas this week. Our two oldest boys, 4 ½ and six, were in the back of the van challenging each other about how to spell. The oldest just started to learn enough at kindergarten about sounding out letters and [...]
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It was dark, it was very cold, and my legs were scrunched up too close to my body as I drove the car. My two oldest boys were bundled up in the back seat of my car. Normally we don’t attempt to squeeze two car seats into the back of Daddy’s car, but tonight I [...]
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As the stones spun underneath the tires of our minivan, I willed a renewed sense of trust in my GPS to safely navigate our way back to the interstate and traces of civilization. The gravel path twisted for about half a mile until it came to a section with three double-wide trailers that were littered [...]
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I never know what to expect from our weekends. They tend to be hectic and fleeting. Last night, however, it all seemed to come together and provided one of those memorable evenings that I can think back to when I’m sitting in my hotel room on Sunday night, back in Florida (again) for business. It started off a bit [...]
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