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Parenting

Wheels

by Dave Atkins on September 1, 2008

in Creative Life,Cycling,Parenting

I could not resist taking a photo of half my garage this weekend as I realized we are seriously into cycling and running and taking our kids along. Our latest addition to this collection is the blue dual baby jogger in the back which allows all 5 of us to go out at the same [...]

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We have a set of magnetic toys my kids play with–animals with interchangeable torsos, heads, and legs. Today we could not find the legs to the giraffe. Before I could begin searching for the missing pieces, my daughter simply placed the existing pieces on the train table in the “water” area and said, “the giraffe [...]

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Rose of Sharon

by Dave Atkins on September 1, 2008

in Creative Life,Essay,Local to Boston,Parenting,Work/Life

The transplanted shrub that bloomed when Sharon was born…blooms a month late this year and with a spectacularly colorful flower:

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Roadtrip Planning

by Dave Atkins on June 17, 2008

in Parenting,Technology How-To

On Friday, we’re planning to load up the minivan and drive 600 miles to visit the grandparents. My Mom was going to come up to Boston in February, right after Marshall was born, but she fell and broke her hip and hasn’t had a chance to meet Marshall yet. Planning a drive from Boston to [...]

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Low Bar for Daddy

by Dave Atkins on June 3, 2008

in Best Writing,Parenting,Work/Life

The other night, as my wife went to a meeting–one of her rare opportunities to get out and do something for herself versus managing our three kids–I decided to take the kids to Costco to pick up a couple of critical resources we can’t run out of: dog food and Enfamil. 6pm to 8pm is [...]

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The Amnesia Effect

by Dave Atkins on April 15, 2008

in Parenting

Parents who tell parents of newborns to cherish these times as the best of their lives are seriously delusional. But, having been through this a couple of times before, I think it’s more a case of amnesia. We don’t remember much a few years later. Maybe it is a result of sleep deprivation and the [...]

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