Author: Mark

Even though we don’t believe in the religious aspects of the holidays, Niko thoroughly enjoyed opening up his yesterday. Nina and Niko picked a real pine tree and they decorated it together. On Thursday, Nina baked a cake and together, they decorated it. I observed and was glad to eat some later that evening. It…

Hey, that is me and yes, I am going to brag about how awesome I am and all the things I do as a dad. I know, in the past, I have written a lot of Odes to my wife, but this will be the first Ode to me. I am basically doing this because…

Nina and I haven’t had a “real” vacation since we cruised the Western Caribbean in November of 2015. We had a cruise scheduled for October of 2020 to celebrate our 10-year wedding anniversary, but it got canceled due to the pandemic. We did get a future cruise credit and will use that for a cruise…

On Friday, Niko was done sleeping at 3:45 am. Way too early for me and I was like really? I went to bed the night before around 10 pm, which is a little bit later than I normally do. I also woke up at 2 am for a quick Niko pee. I tried to get…

Last week, I worked at my physical office Monday through Wednesday. I was off Thanksgiving and Friday. I don’t mind getting up earlier than expected, but driving to work at 6 am when it’s pitch black and then driving home in traffic takes a toll on me. I was absolutely exhausted when I came from…