Tag: The Dad Speaks

For the past few weeks; and in addition to his noise machine, we now play music for Niko for a about an hour while is going to sleep. Niko calls the two playlists Tinkle Tinkle and Spaghetti! Spaghetti, because Nina’s mom would put that particular album on and cook meat sauce and by the time…

Niko; who just turned 5 years old two weeks ago, really enjoys playing Mario video games. I can’t play Mario video games with him because he is so much better and faster than me. I always die immediately when we do play together and most of the time, when I do die, he leaves my…

Two weeks ago, I finished reading the last book of 9 in the Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin. It was also adapted into a television series and I watched two seasons on Netflix and two seasons on YouTube. I finished watching the television series last Sunday. The last season; from 2019 on…

Why is it that only one day a year we celebrate Mothers Day? In my little world, everyday is Mothers Day! Niko and I absolutely adore Nina and cling to her throughout the days. The only alone time she gets is in the evenings after Niko goes to sleep and I am downstairs doing things…

This will be very short and sweet; oh my god, I really want something sweet right now. I am kidding. I am actually doing really good and am proud of myself. But, I will also tell you, it’s really hard since our house is full of stuff I don’t want to eat (like pasta, rice,…

I did really good not eating pasta and rice for almost 27 days; I started on 3/25 and was aiming for 30 days. But, my birthday was on 4/23 and I had Chinese noodles and fried rice that entire weekend; it actually started on 4/22! And, after that, I just continued to eat pasta and…

Niko 5th birthday was today and we are did an easy; just the three of us, celebration. So, I will make this very short and sweet. Basically, he got a homemade chocolate cake and lots of gifts; most of them were Mario related. But, his favorite is sleeping in bed with him and it’s Optimus…

So, my 44th birthday is over and next up on birthday agenda is Niko; his is next Sunday. I don’t feel any different! Should I? I mean, I am happy as I have Nina and Niko and they make my life so much better. I have no stress as my schooling is completed; I got…

On Friday, I will celebrate my 44th birthday! I have no big plans, but I am taking tomorrow and Friday off from work. I always eat a lot of bad stuff during my birthday and this one started tonight with Domino’s Pizza! Tomorrow or Friday, my food consumption will primarily come from a Chinese restaurant;…

I am on day 11 of eating no pasta and no rice and am doing great as I haven’t had it since 3/24/21. I am doing it for 30 days so I can fit comfortably in some clothes I purchased a few weeks ago. Don’t worry, when the 30 days is over, I am not…

I have been working from home for almost a year already and I know I am not the only person who has gained weight during this time! I have tried to eat healthier and it usually works for a few days, but then I fall off the cliff and eat unhealthy. Last week, I ordered…

On March 1st, I completed my final course at WGU for MBA and earlier this week, I was notified that my diploma has been mailed. Yay! Last Monday, while I was visiting my parents, I grabbed my undergraduate diploma from there house because Nina and I will frame my MBA and find a safe place…

I have been working from home since last April. When I first started this, my downstairs office was a leather sofa! It was good for a few months, but then I wanted a real place to do my work. I wanted a real desk! The desk I have been using is actually a small sofa…

Last Friday and since I didn’t have any school work to do (I completed my MBA on 3/1/2021), I decided to sleep with Niko. But, not just at midnight when we usually get him for a pee, but actually at 8 pm when he first goes to sleep. I needed it also! I can’t even…

Even though I love writing about being a dad, sometimes my brain is empty and I have nothing to write. Well, today is one of those days. I really didn’t feel like writing about how good Niko is at Super Mario Bros or how extra cuddly and giggly he has been in the evenings for…

Last Monday it snowed. Last Thursday it snowed. That is not a typo! Snow is very very very very rare for where I live in Texas. We also had rolling power outages throughout the week with the longest lasting about 36 hours. Even during the nighttime when it was the coldest, we had no power;…

Since I don’t have much to write this week, I decided to combine two separate writings into one. A few weeks ago, we purchased a Nintendo Switch along with a few games. By far, Niko’s favorite is Mario Bros; he calls it the jumpy game. Don’t laugh, but now when he watches YouTube Kids on…

For the past few weeks and before Niko goes to sleep, I have been telling him stories; all made-up by me with some assistance from Niko. He prefers this to reading books! And, I am fine with that because we have such a great time making stuff up and he gets so excited by some…

Last weekend, 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 we used it a little bit after he was born, but then it just sat unused for a long time…

On Thursday, our new sofa from Lovesac was delivered and shortly afterwards and also on Friday, I assembled it. Once I figured out how to put the new one together, it went easy, but it was a lot of work. I also had to bring the 14 boxes it came delivered in upstairs. Yeah, my…