Tag: The Dad Speaks

Niko was off all week. He goes back to school tomorrow. Nina was also off all week. Nina goes back to work tomorrow. I was only off one day last week. So, what did Niko do during Spring Break? Well, he played lots of video games, watched a lot of YouTube, built lots of forts,…

Last Thursday morning, I had to get more cough medicine as we used up everything we had in stock. Nina was sick with the flu and a cold and a few days later, I was sick with something different. The commonality we both had was a cough. Last weekend, I was absolutely exhausted, and I…

Nina was sick a few days after Presidents Day with the flu and a cold. I hate seeing her not feeling well and did my best to cheer her up. Mostly, she was in the bedroom, and I was either downstairs working if it was a weekday or upstairs on the sofa with Niko if…

Wow, how about that for alliteration. Yeah, I know, unique! Okay, enough about the English language. Wait, I have one more thing to say on the English language, and that is Niko often asks us about homophones, words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Our explanation is always the English language is weird….

No, this isn’t the title of my unpublished autobiography, but it could very well be. I like everything but candles! One of my many fun names that Nina calls me is Marker! Nina, can you please provide my readers with all of my nicknames? Actually, please don’t. Thanks. No, this is way better than that….

I try my best not to eat all the sweets in the house, because I know that Niko also likes them. But I always tell him, if I do eat them all, we can get more. Nina is smart, and she takes her stash upstairs. Sometimes, Niko will hide some in the pantry so I…

From the moment Niko wakes up to the moment he goes to bed, he is constantly talking. I wonder where he gets that from? You guessed correctly if you said Mark! In the evenings and especially during bed preparation, it’s a lot of WHAT IF questions and ask me questions about school. I leave his…

Happy Hour in my house is from 4 pm to 7 pm. But it’s not what you think. It’s actually better and it doesn’t cost me anything. I can have as much as I want, and nobody will kick me out at closing time or take my keys away from me. Oh, also, nobody is…

I had no clue what pOpshelf was, but last weekend, I took Niko to one because he kept seeing commercials on the television. We did the same thing with Living Spaces a few weeks ago, but I knew what that store was. I am not completely out of the loop. The pOpshelf store itself was…

Last Saturday, we had lunch at The Cheesecake Factory. A few days prior, I was joking around with Niko that if they didn’t have dessert, I was going to make a big scene and throw food at our waiter! Luckily, that didn’t happen as they have like 100 different types of cheesecake and Niko ordered…

Last Saturday, Niko and I went to Living Spaces. He has been seeing a lot of commercials for Living Spaces on television lately, and since he likes to visit furniture stores and sit on every single couch and open every single cabinet, it was his idea to go. I was totally cool with doing it…

After 15 years of employment with the same company, I resigned in August. I was supposed to start a job as a Content Writer on that same day, but it fell through. I probably should’ve held off on resigning and used one more sick day at Chase, but I was excited and eager to start…

Overall, the cruise was very enjoyable, and it was just enough nights (5) for us. I just wish I could’ve gotten some naps in. A nap for all would’ve been very welcome, but he hasn’t napped in several years. I mean, yeah, we did all relax, but we all had our faces buried in electronics…

This was Niko’s first cruise, and he thoroughly enjoyed it. He was our navigator as he mastered the most important venue on the ship – eating! On our first day on the ship, Niko was amazed that when we got pizza and drinks from the Cafe Promenade, we didn’t have to pay! Near most of…

On December 10th, the three of us started our journey to Galveston at 2:30 am. Well, that almost happened because that is when Niko woke up. Somebody was eager to get on the road. I knew he was tired even though he said otherwise, so I urged him to relax in bed. A few minutes…

The three of us got back from a cruise yesterday. It was supposed to happen in 2020, but it got canceled due to Covid-19. So, it finally happened two years later. It was Niko’s first vacation, first road trip, and first time in a hotel. I have to give a lot of thanks to Nina…