Lord of the Castle

Sometimes being a husband and a father is a thankless job… I suppose the same can be said about being a wife or a child…I can’t really see how, but I’ll just ASSUME that is is THEORETICALLY possible…but it’s a stretch. My wife and my youngest daughter recently completed the weight loss portion of a [...]

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My wife has never visited our oldest daughter in Dallas. I think she might be the only member of the family who hasn’t. So, for the better part of a month, she has been looking forward to this week since her school is out on Spring Break.  I too was looking forward to this week but for a [...]

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This blog is in danger of becoming a confessional…(tongue firmly planted in cheek!) I have written about my own mid-life crisis. I have revealed that I have been involved in several long distance relationships for quite some time. I have written about the possibility of my wife having a mid-life crisis. But this post might [...]

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I thought I would catch you up on few open items today… Update #1: No Shave November was such a smashing success that Cakes decided to extend it all the way to Christmas Day! She wanted all of her siblings to see her “winter coat”. It was hilarious to see both her mother’s and her brother’s skin crawl [...]

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New Year’s Eve isn’t really that big of a celebration in our household. We don’t really drink. Our television is in the storage facility. Besides, even if we had it in our apartment, I am just not that motivated to stay up a few extra hours to essentially watch the clock tick. You can dress it [...]

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My wife sent me a text message informing me that she got called in to work and that she had made a meatless pasta dish for dinner. I texted back a “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” response: “What do you mean you didn’t make no meat?” “Ha, Ha.” When I got home, I headed straight [...]

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I finally did it! Something that I have been wanting to do for over two decades!!! I hinted at it last weekend… Some time in the early 90′s (that sounds SO long ago. When I was younger, that phrase meant the 1890′s!), someone told me that they had bought a side of beef. “What’s a [...]

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I got home from work late today. I had just emptied all of the lunch dishes out of my lunch bag into the kitchen sink when my youngest daughter, Cakes, came out of her bedroom all dressed in black. She works tonight. “”Hi, dad” “Hi.” “How are you?” “Fine.” “Look at this!” She then reached [...]

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The surprise didn’t come off exactly as planned but it still worked like a charm! I arrived at the restaurant first. Fifteen minutes later, my wife zipped by me and entered the restaurant. I walked around the restaurant looking through the windows. My wife was seated at a table at the restaurant’s entrance alone! Hmmm…. I called [...]

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My wife just started her 12-8:30 shift at Costco. Since she doesn’t have any access to the Internet, I can let you in on a HUGE secret! Everybody celebrates their anniversary… well, maybe not quite everybody… people forget or stop liking each other… but, you get the idea. But, how many people celebrate the day they proposed??? [...]

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