As soon as my dad’s birthday was over , I told moo (that is what I call my mom and I have no idea why), that I wanted a vanilla cake with lemon frosting and strawberry filling. I wished I had watched her create it from scratch on Thursday, because if so, I would have…
Tag: The Dad Speaks
48 Candles
Last Wednesday, I celebrated my birthday and I am very glad that the cake Nina made didn’t have 48 candles on it, because, honestly, I don’t think I could’ve worked my way to blow out 48 candles. That’s a lot of work and, also, I don’t like fire. The cake was homemade with chocolate frosting,…
The Dad Speaks – UPDATES
In July of 2011, I shared my thoughts on the high school football games I worked as a stastician, posted photos, and of course there were stats, stats, and more stats. I would often compare my stats to the official newspaper stats, and I was always very close to them! When Nina (my wife) and…
Niko and Percy Jackson
A few nights ago, I opened ChatGPT and requested a story about Niko and Percy Jackson. Niko has actually been reading and listening to the series both at home and at school. He really likes it, and pays attention to what is happening. For me, I zone out and read my book. It’s also not…
The Apple Keyboard Crisis
Last Saturday at Best Buy, I bought an Apple Keyboard Folio for Niko’s iPad. It’s basically a case and a keyboard. Its was not cheap, and Niko asked me why are Apple products expensive and I replied, it’s because of the brand, the technology, the fact that they all work very well together, and the…
Walking
I finished my rehab on March 31st. Since I was the only one that graduated that day, I can add valedictorian to my mighty titles! Although I don’t have the equipment at home that rehab has, I am walking outside and have even walked a few times on the treadmill at the neighborhood fitness center….
New House – Part 2
Last week, Nina was in the Minneapolis area house shopping. She saw something like 25 houses. On our Realtor list, we had several that we really liked and I thought one of those would be the one. Well, new ones were being added through another app, and we liked them better. Nina did a…
New House
This morning, Nina left us for Minneapolis where she is looking at houses and hopefully, for one of them, we will buy. Yes, that means we are leaving Texas (we are tired of the weather, construction, and traffic) and Minnesota is a very safe choice. I am not at all worried about snow and cold,…
Spring Break
Niko has been on Spring Break, and he goes back to school tomorrow. We didn’t do anything exciting. Nina took him to the cold pool once but it was too cold for her and I took him once as well and although I got in, I got out quicker than you could say Super Mario! …
Niko’s Technology
Last Saturday, Niko got new wireless headphones for school from Best Buy. Yesterday, we went back to Best Buy as Niko wanted a new bluetooth speaker and a fitness tracker. We saw a few fitness trackers, and one of the brands, I have never heard of, so I wanted to research before we got one…
Niko’s Saturday Plans
Last Tuesday, I was telling Niko one thing I really wanted to do on Saturday, and that was to bring Nina’s bicycle to the shop to get the tires pumped and the handlebars changed. I am mainly doing it for me as I want to use it. If I enjoy it, I may end up…
Shipping, Donating, Selling, and Eating – The Adventures of our Day
Yesterday, I was able to get Niko out of the house. It’s been really challenging to accomplish that as he wants to stay home and watch his iPad and play video games (sometimes, both at the same time). So, I was mean dad and took both away and told him, until you get dressed and…
What I Wanted To Write
I really wanted to write about how yesterday Niko and I went to Barnes and Noble and got book 6 of the Percy Jackson series. Yeah, he has been listening to the books at home and reading the physical books as well. I have no clue what is going on, but Niko pays attention and…
Writing
Ever since we moved to our new house in December, I haven’t had the passion for writing as I have had in the past. Usually, I do my best writing in the evenings after Niko is sleeping, but now, I enjoy relaxing in my bed reading a book. Don’t get me wrong, I love writing…
Sick Child Of Mine
Whatever I had last week, Niko got it, but he got it worse. Whereas I took one day off from work, Friday, January 24th, he was out of school from Wednesday, January 29th through Friday, January 31st. For me, I was exhausted, had a cough, and a stuffy nose. On Friday, I went to rehab…
Nothing Good
Most of the time, I have something brilliant to write, but today, I have nothing.
Niko VS Mario
On January 23, 2021, we purchased a Nintendo Switch along with a few games; Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, MarioKart Deluxe 8, and Just Dance 2021. Nina and I had a Nintendo Wii before Niko arrived and used it a little bit after he was born, but then it just sat unused for a long…
Niko’s Sketchers Shoe-Shopping Extravaganza
For the past few weeks, Niko has been complaining of his ankle hurting. Dr. Dad and Dr. Mom didn’t see anything visible on his foot, but we do believe him. Nurse Riley cat doesn’t know anything except for the fact that his shoes smell like feet, socks, and school and they have been outside. We…
The Shops at La Cantera
Yesterday, the three of us went to The Shops at La Cantera (Niko wanted to go last weekend, but he changed his mind at the last minute). It was cool and cloudy, so we ate lunch outside at Lucianos’s. Niko ordered for us all: mozzarella sticks and a small cheese pizza. It was yummy. The…
Happy New Year
After everything that has happened in the past month (moving and being hospitalized with emergency surgery), I am glad I took time off from work to end the year. I don’t go back till next Thursday. My mother thought my job was closed! I told her my job is closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day…