My friend Thom Hofman would have turned 46 this week, I have been writing and re-writing for a while and felt I needed to get it out. The year 2022 was not the best for everyone. We were all dealing with the effects of Covid and in our own bubbles that we hardly hung out […]
The Poet and the Wolf Read More »
With Halloween, a few days away, and the current pandemic changing the way we might celebrate it, what is a family to do? This year, why not stay home with the family, order some food, and watch a fun Halloween themed movie or two. We have rounded up some fun movies to watch, so check
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Disclaimer: The Fandads were provided with a Toniebox for our review. All thoughts, opinions, and fun times are our own. Parents, we have all been there: Your child is in front of a screen all day due to school, and as soon as class ends they run to a tablet or phone for more screentime.
Going on an Adventure with Tonies Read More »
It’s been over a month and we just emptied out her food bowl. The water basically evaporated and her food just sat there untouched. I am not sure if it was a written rule in our house, but no one emptied our dog’s, Samantha aka Sammie aka Sam’s food bowl since she passed away
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This is my son’s birthday week and it has been about one month since we have been quarantined due to the coronavirus. It’s interesting seeing all the ways families are celebrating birthdays in these times and what we are doing with this new normal. If you have read some of my posts about my
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By the time you are reading this, hundreds of dads have reconvened at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington D.C. for the Annual Dad 2.0 summit. Every year this is a great way for Dad Bloggers from all over the country to get together and continue working to advance fatherhood. I know that sounds like
Getting lost and found at Dad 2.0 Read More »
We always love watching new shows with our children and lately we have a few favorite shows on Netflix that my children and I watch together. Yesterday we started watching Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeast and we went through half the series before bedtime. With the bright colors, frenetic energy, interesting characters, and fantastic
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Disclaimer: The Fandads were invited to the opening celebrations in exchange for coverage. All thoughts, opinions, and dancing on benches are our own. Prost! Last Friday the Fandads were invited to the opening ceremony at Hofbräuhaus Chicago and we had a blast. We have been lucky to be invited to this annual event and every
Enjoying good times, songs and beers at Hofbräuhaus Chicago in Rosemont Read More »
A few weeks into 2018 my son had a seizure. We did not know it was a seizure at the moment and we spent the day in the ER having all sort of tests and bloodwork done on him. Although it was an interesting way to start the new year, we decided that we were
Let’s Not Make This a Yearly Thing, please! Read More »
I have wanted to write a follow-up to my post about my son’s seizures and unbeknownst to me, my wife was writing her own post about it. So here is my wife’s guest post which sums up what has been going on and what progress we have made. So this is the first time I’m
Taking it one day at a time Read More »
