On the weekdays; Monday thru Friday, I only see Niko for about 2 hours when I come home from work. I feed him dinner, play with him for a few minutes, get him ready for his nighttime bath, and get him in the crib for nighttime. No complaints from me as I love it. On…
I Don’t Care
My answer to a lot of things in life right now are I DON’T CARE. And, just by saying it, it always make me feel better about myself. The only things I care deeply about are my family; especially my wife and son. I hate leaving them in the morning and am thrilled when I…
Niko’s House
Tomorrow, our house will officially be listed for sale. We need more room; both for us, Niko, and Franklin. I am very relieved that we got it ready. It looks great and a lot better than ones we have seen both online and live. It was a lot of work and for the majority of…
The Punisher
How do you punish a 20-month old? The simple and quick 2-word answer is YOU DON’T. Basically, right now my primary job; well, besides being a dad and doing daddy things, is to make sure Niko doesn’t hurt himself. Sounds easy, but in reality, it’s hard because he is a 20-month old baby and he…
Niko’s First REAL New Years Eve
A few minutes before midnight on New Years Eve, I woke up; thanks to our neighbors who were doing fireworks. When I saw that Nina was also awake, she told me it was about 5 minutes before 2018. So, I looked at the baby camera and Niko was laying down but his eyes were open….
Happy New Year
I’m not going to highlight my highlights; whether it be in words or pictures, for 2017. Why? Because everybody else is doing that. And, I don’t want to be like everybody else. That’s what separates me from them. All I will say is that the last weekend of November till now has been busy and…
2017 High School Football Schedule
Week 2 9/7/2017 – Blanco Panthers at Holy Cross Knights – Wheatley Heights Sports Complex Week 3 9/15/2017 – St. Anthony Yellow Jackets at Cornerstone Warriors Week 4 9/22/2017 – Wimberly Texans at Canyon Lake Hawks Week 6 10/6/2017 – Austin St. Michaels Crusaders at San Antonio Christian Lions Week 7 10/13/2017 – MacArthur Brahmas at…
Ode To My Wife – Part 5
Actually, I should rename this to I NEED TO CLONE MY WIFE – PART 1! So, let’ see how many Nina clones I need: Sleeping Nina Showering Nina Breastfeeding Nina Cooking Nina Working Nina Relaxing Nina Playing Nina Driving Nina Napping Nina Marking Nina Ten clones for one Mark, Niko, and Franklin. I better stop…
Dad’s Short Attention Span
A few weeks ago at work, one of my co-workers asked me why I am unable to watch TV or binge watch Netflix shows? The simple and easy answer is, my attention span for that is about 15 minutes and it’s usually while I am eating dinner with my laptop on my lap; and I…
Vacation Is Over
So, how was my vacation? Well, under normal circumstances; meaning without a baby, our cruise was awesome and I ate a lot of stuff! But, that didn’t happen this vacation. We did look at cruises, but we don’t have any extra money sitting around. Ok, it was very nice to be home with my wife…
Week 14 – Cuero Vs Navarro
On Friday, I was at Heroes stadium for a 3rd round Division II playoff game between the Cuero Gobblers (11-0) and the Navarro Panthers (11-1). I chose this game because the match-up on paper looked really even an I have never seen either of these schools play football; and I have been involve with high…
Week 13 – Austin Vandegrift vs Steele Knights
On Friday, I was at New Braunfels Canyon high school for a 2nd round 6A Division II playoff game between the Austin Vandegrift Vipers (7-4, 4-2) and the Cibolo Steele Knights (7-4, 5-2). When I arrived at the stadium and as I rummaging thru my backpack to get everything out that I needed immediately; mainly…
My Boss Calls Me Dad
I am 40 years and my boss is 18 months old. Yes, I take orders from Niko and most of the time, I have to oblige otherwise, I get a screaming angry baby. If he wants me to do something, 99.9% of the time, I will do it; even it makes me look weird! And, unlike…
Week 12 – Jay at Smithson Valley
On Friday, I was at Ranger stadium in Spring Branch, TX as the Smithson Valley Rangers (9-1, 6-1) hosted the Jay Mustangs (7-3, 3-2) in the 1st round of the 2017 Texas high school football playoffs. I chose this game because Smithson Valley is the closest school to my house; it’s 6 miles away. I pass…
Niko’s 2nd Football Game
In addition to being a daddy blogger, I am also a professional writer and photographer for high school football games; www.thestatmanspeaks.com. One of the teams I covered all last year and one game this season is the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets, a private Catholic school. Here is an excerpt from that article: When I first…
Week 11 – KIPP Houston at St. Anthony
On Saturday, I was at Lang field as the St. Anthony hosted a TCAL playoff game against KIPP Houston. Yes, the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets football team are in the playoffs. Now, to be honest, I don’t know how the competition is in TCAL as compared to TAPP; but it looks easier to me. When…
The Dad Is On Vacation
This month, I am taking a lot of time off from work and I am very much looking forward to it. I am off today, 11/17, 11/23-11/24, and 11/27-12/1. No cruise is planned yet! We did look but we don’t have any extra money and that is OK with me. We will be doing lots…
The Daddy Style
I am 40 years old, have been married to a beautiful woman for 7 years, and we have an 18-month old son. And, an old adopted old cat! Basically, what I am trying to say is I am a responsible; most of the time, adult. So, because of that and the fact that I have…
District 27-6A Preview for Week 10 and 11
Here are the standings for District 27-6A going into Week 10: Judson Rockets (8-0, 5-0) Smithson Valley Rangers (7-1, 4-1) Clemens Buffaloes (7-1, 4-1) New Braunfels Unicorns (6-2, 3-2) Steele Knights (4-4, 3-2) New Braunfels Canyon (1-7, 1-4) Wagner Thunderbirds (3-5, 0-5) East Central Hornets (0-8, 0-5) Week 10 Key Games Smithson Valley at Judson…
Ode To My Wife – Part 4
My wife is a stay-at-home and a work-from-home mom; how she balances these in addition to taking care of me and Franklin, I have no clue. All I do know is she is doing an awesome job and I really appreciate everything she does. She deserves more than an ode; she deserves a hug and…