Author: Mark

MY BOOK IS ON SALE.  BUY IT, READ IT, REVIEW IT, AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT IT. I love writing and sharing my thoughts with you and cherish what little opportunities I get to do it. One of the biggest challenges I constantly face is getting people to actually read and comment on my stories…

These days, it’s very unusual for Niko to cry and/or scream in the middle of the night.  When it does happen, the audio monitor in our bedroom beeps.  It wakes me up from my dreams and even though I still may be half asleep, I am alert enough to get my phone and look at…

Monday was Day 3 of potty training and while I was sitting in my work cubicle doing my leftover work from Friday, assigning our department emails, researching accounts that are scheduled for 2018 escheatment, opening our department mail, depositing customer checks that we got in the mail, and helping another department research government benefits received after…

Yesterday, we started the first day of potty training for Niko; naps and night-time will come later.  He already knows when he has to pee and poo, so I was really hoping he would catch on fast.   I mean, for the past several months, every time I had to use the toilet, my little…

On Sunday, Nina and I did a lot of house shopping without Niko!  I do enjoy bringing him with us but I know it’s hard for him getting in and out of the carseat several times.  Plus, it was nice to have some alone time with Nina; I really like her. Franklin still isn’t a…