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A couple years ago, I wanted to come up with a way to let Nolan know when he was oh-so-close to the end of another week of school....

We’re celebrating our little blog’s first birthday! That’s exciting right? It honestly doesn’t feel like it’s been a whole year… Then...

I lived in some above-average apartments when I was a bachelor. The last one was a newer place that had central air-conditioning, an...

We’re back to virtual learning again. School contacted Kirk Tuesday afternoon to let us know that someone in Nolan’s room at school...

It has been a heck of a week, hasn’t it? I don’t know about you, but I’m fairly certain I was more anxious this week than I have been in...

I didn't buy every can of soup at the store. It just looks that way. My son, Nolan, has been known to eat a lot, and also eat some, shall...

Nolan never ceases to amaze me. I know that he understands more than we realize. He’s got more knowledge in his head than he will ever be...

I spent a little more than two decades working as a sportswriter in the newspaper industry. I was fortunate to land some plum assignments...

I’ve been accused of trying to juggle too much at a time. And in all honesty, I probably do. I don’t think it’s all that uncommon for...

I'd really hoped to share something exciting this morning about the first parent-teacher conferences Cindy and I participated in last...

Last night I couldn’t get myself writing, so instead I did a recap/update as a stopgap, and I promised you that I’d write a “real post”...

I started writing a real post for tonight… Really I did. But between my allergies, some excessive sleepiness caused by several rough...

Both Cindy and I got used to the fact years ago that sensory processing challenges were a big part of Nolan’s Autism diagnosis. We’re...

One of the things Kirk and I talked about doing before we started this little blog was using this as a way to share both of our...

As of Sunday afternoon, there were 92 photos or videos of Nolan on my iPhone, 43 of which have been taken or recorded in 2020. Forgive my...

I’m sure we all would agree that 2020 has been a super long year. Most of us would say that we’re ready for the pandemic to have passed....

Guys who reach a certain age – in my case, when I went north of 40 – try to recapture pieces of their youth. Some might call this a...

As is the norm for me lately, I had an idea for this post… But then I had a day at work that I can’t seem to get over. And of course...

Nolan was happy when he took this selfie. Then all hell broke loose. Cindy and I launched this blog nearly a year ago to share what life...

Let’s face it—adulting is hard. Especially these days. With everything 2020 has already thrown at us, it’s easy to be feeling low and...