Being Michael’s Daddy

Archive for the ‘morning’ category

Safe, Shmafe

June 30th, 2010

It’s morning, and Michael is once again in mommy & daddy’s room making sure we don’t do anything crazy like sleep past 6:00 AM. He’s chattering at his mom as she quietly puts together his outfit for the day, all the while giving ear to the morning news in hopes of hearing a positive weather [...]

Critters

May 14th, 2010

Caught a mouse this morning. Humanely; I was able to release it into the wild later in the weeds near a pond some distance from our house. I’d heard this particular little guy Wednesday morning as I was making breakfast. He was scrabbling around under the stove, no doubt snacking on whatever little bits of [...]

Grub Grousing

February 12th, 2010

The part of each weekday morning that I dislike the most is, without question, assembling Michael’s lunch. I’ve mentioned this before. Yesterday’s episode went like this: Daddy: “Michael, what do you want for lunch?” Michael: (no response whatsoever) Daddy: “Sometime today, please.” Mommy: “How about fish fingers?” Michael: “Yeah, fish fingers. That sounds good.” Daddy: [...]

Spare a Quarter?

January 25th, 2010

I really need to buy myself a sense of humor. The fact that my wife laughed at my irritation this morning is a clue upon which I ought to ruminate at length. You see, I was in a rush to get out the door. This is my normal operating mode on any given weekday. I [...]

Back To The Grind

January 4th, 2010

Vacation is officially over. It’s time to head back to work, school and other standard occupations. After we’ve fully enjoyed the holidays, we are curtly shoved out into the dark, dour epoch that stretches on until the next official holiday. We must endure a cold, bleak existence until February, when we come skidding up to [...]

You Did What, Exactly?

December 24th, 2009

I’m sitting on the couch, trying to pretend I’m not awake yet. Michael suddenly runs to the bathroom to grab a wet wipe, and quickly returns and starts scrubbing down his little plastic slide. “Don’t worry, daddy. I’ll get the germs off.” “What?” “It’s on the slide, right there,” he points to a black smudge [...]

Shower Fresh

November 14th, 2009

Michael’s just gotten out of his shower, and his mom is applying the finishing touches: a few spritzes of hair stuff and a quick brush. “What are you doing, mama?” he asks, annoyed. “Trying to make you just like daddy,” she says, brightly, parting his hair the way I do. “What? You mean I’m going [...]

Lunchbox Lamentation

November 9th, 2009

My poor, dear wife. This morning, like so many others that have come before, she faced a dread responsibility. A wearying, nigh insurmountable task. I could see it plainly in her posture as she mentally prepared herself, gathering her inner strength. She slowly closed her eyes, said a silent prayer, took a deep breath, and [...]

Monkey Tears

September 1st, 2009

It was one of those mornings. Michael was tired. He’d had a busy and exciting weekend at Grandma’s, had a long journey home yesterday with no nap, and he was in no mood to get back into the routine. He didn’t want to go to school, and daddy was late as it was. “C’mon, Michael. [...]

What, You’re Still Here?

August 13th, 2009

This morning Michael’s Mommy left early for a dentist appointment, leaving me with Michael and two of his sisters snoozing away. The plan was that one or both sisters would be in charge of Michael in between the time I left for work and his mom got home. Luckily for his sisters, the little guy [...]

Who’s Michael?

Michael is the surprise son of a second-time married couple who, having daughters from their respective previous marriages, believed they were through having kids. He's a red-headed ball of fire who hit the ground running and hasn't stopped to take a breath since. Every day he gives me new ways to learn patience, resourcefulness, firmness and love by providing intense training under live fire conditions.

Things I’ll Forget Some Day

The one about…

For Serious Spelunking


Yellow Pages for USA and Canada
Being Michaels Daddy - Blogged
Blog Directory & Search engine
Dad Blogs - Blog Catalog Blog Directory

Being Michael’s Daddy<div style=Proudly powered by WordPress. Theme developed with WordPress Theme Generator.
Copyright © Being Michael’s Daddy. All rights reserved.