Author: Mark

On the weekends, when Niko wakes up, he doesn’t immediately eat breakfast. He plops himself on the beanbag and proceeds to turn on the Switch 2 and is already in the “game zone”. While he doing that, his iPad is blasting YouTube Kids videos. Yeah, it’s hard to get him off of the screens, but…

Yesterday, Nina and I took Percy Jackson trick or treating, he even had a sword! It was a relatively easy costume as Niko already has some Camp Half Blood t-shirts and blue jeans. The only accessory we had to buy was the sword. Niko has been eating up the books as audio and lately, he…

For the past few weeks, and right at bedtime (around 7 pm), Niko gets tucked into bed and for a few minutes, he reads a book. Yeah, you heard that right! A physical book which is awesome and I love it. It’s so great seeing it as Nina and I will always encourage it. I…

Last Saturday, it was our 16th wedding anniversary and we never got the chance to “dine out” as we had a sick and tired son who had no appetite for going out. Somehow, on Sunday, he felt better and after I got back from my morning walk, he found a place he wanted to dine…

Yesterday, Nina and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary, and we were planning on going out for lunch somewhere, but we had to put those plans on hold as Niko was extremely tired and not feeling well, and didn’t want to go out. I was also tired, and was disappointed, but I understood. We will…

On Friday, Niko really wanted a club sandwich from the Lake Cafe. The Lake Cafe is a local restaurant, and a few weeks ago, Gordon Ramsey was doing some filming there for a new untitled show. The Lake Cafe has been a frequent stop for Niko and I. It’s American food, and they serve breakfast,…

On Friday, I sent my iPad to Apple for a trade-in. Had I known we would be going to the Apple Store on Saturday to trade-in Niko’s old iPhone 11 Pro (which was mine and it was also Nina’s) and Apple Watch series 9 (my old watch as I purchased an SE 3 in March),…

Yesterday, and finally, we got the “mama mobile” detailed inside and outside. I had wanted to get it done before I drove from Texas to Minnesota last June, but that never happened. It was in dire need of a strong vacuum and a really good scrubbing. I can’t tell you how many bottle caps I…