Within the past few weeks, Niko has started to climb things. Climbing the sofa; OK. Climbing the fire place; not OK. Climbing the rocking chair; not OK. Climbing a chair; not OK. Climbing in the toy box; not OK. Climbing in a storage cube; not OK. Climbing on an IKEA 4×4 storage cube; not OK. …
Author: Mark
What Will I Be Doing
I was expecting to back on board with the St. Anthony football team for the 2017 season, but there were several changes in the leadership and I wasn’t a priority. I know they wanted me back and I am very grateful for the opportunity they gave me last season. I am not saying goodbye to them…
Date Day
On Thursday, I had a doctors appointment at 11am and around 9am, I noticed a car that wasn’t mine or Nina’s in our driveway; I saw it was a Saturn SUV and I know my parents drive a Saturn SUV, but I didn’t think it was theirs. So, when I opened the door with my…
Home Alone (me and the baby)
You may have noticed that www.theadspeaks.com has been redesigned. Please let me know if you have any suggestions to make it better. I can be reached at thedadspeaks@gmail.com. On Wednesday, Nina was in Austin for StitchFix training so that meant I was home alone all day with a 14 month old baby. But, don’t worry, it…
Sunday In At The Park
My wife works from home as a stylist for StitchFix and last Sunday, the three of us went to Woodland Park at River Place in Austin; which is about an hour from us, for a company lunch. Niko slept on the way up, but on the drive home, he was awake; he only cried for…
Wake-Up Part 5
On Wednesday July 5th, I woke up a few minutes before 1am; what were you doing at that time, and went downstairs to sleep for the rest of morning. Franklin cat was so happy to see me and really wanted to be on me while I slept which I allowed for a few minutes, then…
Ode To My Wife – Part 3
On Thursday, the three of us spent the night at my parent’s house because our air conditioning was being fixed. I was going to setup a Kickstarter campaign to help pay for it, but it ended up being less than what they had originally quoted us. And, no worries, it is nice and cold now….
14 Month Birthday
On Sunday, Niko turned 14 months old and to celebrate that and an early 4th of July, we went to my parents house because why not; actually, my dad is a really good griller and it is always nice to get out of our house and go somewhere else. Plus, I like my family! Although…
Wake-Up Part 4
At 4:55 this morning, our baby audio monitor buzzed and I woke up to see what Niko was doing on the baby camera; yes, we have both an audio monitor and baby camera. He was trying so hard to go back to sleep. He has done it before. He kept putting his head down, but…
Wake-Up Part 3
No socks on Thursday morning because Niko and I woke up at the same time. Before I got him from the crib, I had to make sure Nina was ok; her back has been hurting again. She was able to get out of bed and told me she was ok. So, I got Niko and…
Wake-Up Part 2
This morning, I woke up at 5:55 and Niko was still sleeping. I grabbed a few things from the bedroom, opened the door, closed the door, and tiptoed down the stairs; but the stairs are not padded and the little creaks must’ve woken Niko up. When I was in the bathroom watching him on camera,…
Wake-Up
On Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Monday, I was the first person awake in our house. That means that Niko didn’t wake us up, But, that also meant I had to be very quiet leaving the bedroom and in the bathroom. So, for the bathroom, I did everything in the dark as I only had my phone…
St. Anthony Football Players RECOGNITION
This year, I covered St. Anthony football games and when the San Antonio Express News and TAPPS unveiled their All-District teams, I was totally expecting to see several familiar names representing TAPPS District 2-1. Well, I was very disappointed when nobody from St. Anthony was selected. Just because they withdrew from TAPPS earlier this month,…
St. Anthony Football Wrap-Up
Now that the 2016 High School football season is officially over, I can finally publish my wrap-up article for the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets. It has been sitting comfortably in my back-pocket for a few weeks, but I have been updating it daily. It was my absolute pleasure to be a writer/photographer for St. Anthony…
How I Got Started As A STASTICIAN
Last Tuesday, I received this Facebook message on The Statman Speaks: Hi my name is Ruby Dominguez. My son, Jacob, is a freshman at Charlotte high school and is taking a college course right now. In this class he had to state his career choice and he chose a sports statistician. He would like to interview…
Week 11 – St. Anthony at Central Catholic
On Friday, I was at Bob Benson ’66 stadium as the Central Catholic Buttons hosted the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets. Last year, I was going to cover the Antonian Apaches VS the Central Catholic Buttons (primarily because I wanted to experience Bob Benson ’66 Stadium for the 1st time and also I really wanted to…
Week 9 – Antonian at St. Anthony
On Saturday, I was at Lang field for a District Tapps 2-1 game between the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets (6-1) and the Antonian Apaches (7-0). Usually when you have a game that features an undefeated team and a one-loss team so late in the season, it should get a lot of coverage and that is…
Week 8 – St. Anthony at TMI
On Friday, I was at the Texas Military Institute (TMI) as they played the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets. This Week 8 game is the last non-district game for St. Anthony. They have accomplished a lot in their previous non-district games, but they will be tested mentally, physically, and emotionally in Weeks 9, 10, and 11…
Week 6 – St. Anthony VS Milton Lee Academy
On Thursday, I made my first appearance at the Wheatley Heights Sports Complex as the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets played the Lee Academy Rebels. I do have an unpublished list of San Antonio area stadiums that I haven’t visited yet and thanks to St. Anthony, I was able to cross off St. Gerard in Week 1 and…
Week 3 – Cornerstone at St. Anthony
On Saturday, I made my first visit to Lang Field, which is the home of the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets. Lang Field is the oldest high school football stadium in Texas (it was built in 1910). The only other thing I was able to gather about the stadium was that is was named after Father…