Dad's Random Thoughts
All parents are proud of their kids, but I want to take a minute and tell you how proud I am of my oldest son. Granted I am proud of both of my boys, but this post is about my oldest son. He is working really hard in school and his favorite sport, basketball. We don't have to fuss with him about doing his homework and he works on improving his basketball skills in his "spare" time. When he isn't studying he is shooting hoops or dribbling … [Read more...]
My youngest loves animals. Just before the 2013 Houston Rodeo, we decided to put him in horseback riding lessons. He loves to ride horses. We can even use the horseback riding lessons as leverage to motivate him to get his homework done. Initially he started riding a horse named Hershey. Hershey is about 16 years old and moves a little slow. After about the first month he asked if the trainer had a faster horse. The trainer put him … [Read more...]
New York City is a great place to visit, even in the summer. Almost every weekend there are street fairs where entire blocks are shut down to traffic. Boat tours on the scenic Hudson river or visiting the Bronx Zoo or the Botanical Gardens or even just strolling along in Central Park (they have a zoo for the children as well!). But there is a whole lot more to New York then just New York City! Rent a car and drive up Route 9 stopping to browse … [Read more...]
Does your family do most of their shopping online or in the store? There are some items that I prefer to shop for online instead of making the trip to the store. The convenience of having my purchases shipped directly to the house is great when I am running low on time. My oldest son likes to browse items online, but has never asked to purchase anything from the internet. He is only 12, so I'm sure that will soon change. As for my … [Read more...]
