As I sat in Midnight Mass early this very morning with my two oldest (another tradition is for them to attend Midnight Mass with me when they turn nine. I don’t know why nine exactly, but that’s when my oldest first went, so my oldest son turned nine this year, so he went. New tradition… Continue reading Forty-Three: Merry Christmas 2025
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Forty-Two: Our Family Christmas
Today was the big day for us, our Christmas celebration. As we do every year, we marked today on the calendar as our day to share our gifts, a big meal, and our time together as our big gift to each other. I’ll walk you through each part of our day, one by one, as… Continue reading Forty-Two: Our Family Christmas
Random Musings #19
Short one today. Go visit people in the nursing homes. Pick one in your area, call to make sure you can come and hand out treats, and just go, especially if you have kids. The people there adore seeing little ones. Their smiles make it worth every second of your day and every dollar you… Continue reading Random Musings #19
Forty-One: Green Pipe Cleaners
Old Man: “You know, Zudock just bought one of those brand new… green plastic trees.” Tree Guy: “Oh no!“ Old Man: “Darn thing looks like it was made out of…green pipe cleaners.” [Both men laugh.] Mom: “This is a very nice tree.” Tree Guy: “I’ll throw in some rope and tie it to your car… Continue reading Forty-One: Green Pipe Cleaners
Thirty-Nine: The Christmas Season Begins!
As Catholics, we believe the liturgical Christmas season begins on Christmas Day with the season of Advent preceding it. But for this dad, Christmas begins after Santa shows up at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade at the absolute earliest. No pre-thanksgiving Christmas nonsense here. Thanksgiving deserves to shine on its own. Even then, Christmas usually… Continue reading Thirty-Nine: The Christmas Season Begins!
Random Musings #18
One of our yearly family traditions is visiting one of two corn mazes in our area in the fall. In our busyness this year, we almost missed out as we found out yesterday that today was the last day that the closer one was open for the season. We also noticed that the weather today,… Continue reading Random Musings #18
Thirty-Eight: The First Anniversary Special
A little over a year ago, I had this crazy idea to start a blog that highlights what life is like for those of us who choose to have big families. It started as a way for me to chronicle some of the crazier moments I have faced as a dad of five kids (five… Continue reading Thirty-Eight: The First Anniversary Special