Shielding His Eyes at Target

brett@snugfits.com — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0100

Gavin and I were in the check out line at Target one chilly evening recently, when Gavin spied this gem on the magazine rack. I caught him staring at it for the longest moment, the wheels in his head were cranking away. The headline "Married to a Crazy Man" is what caught his attention. Finally he turned to me with tears in his eyes and said:
"Dad, why did that girl marry a crazy man?" [...]

A Word on Football

brett@snugfits.com — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:00:00 +0100

Thank God all of that awful college football is over. It was really stressing out the kindergartener in this house. Garrett is of a peaceful, non-warring species, like his mother. To see two teams clashing violently on the gridiron was really giving him some serious anxiety. He's an odd little bird. He's always loved wrestling and playing "tackle daddy" in the backyard, but see [...]

All I Want For Christmas Is...

brett@snugfits.com — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Another 2 teeth have bitten the dust. Gavin had to have his top 2 removed because they weren't coming out fast enough. The one tooth had been wiggly for nearly 3 months, but it just wasn't coming out! The dentist said it could create an infection in the gums so it had to go. Gavin wasn't as sad about these two as he was about the first tooth. I guess since he was reassured that they always grow bac [...]

Why Ask Why?

brett@snugfits.com — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:00:00 +0100

These are inquisitive times. Bodie is in that mode where almost everything that he says comes in the form of a question. His questions demand answers immediately, or the line of interrogation will continue until the right answers are found. He's like a mini Sherlock Holmes, tireless in his pursuit of the truth.

Why do t [...]

The Enlightened One

brett@snugfits.com — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Garrett is in Kindergarten now, and he's just thrilled to be going to the same school as his older brother. Pre-school was really dragging him down, I think it was cramping his style a little bit. He had lots of days where he just didn't want to go, he was literally bored to tears with the subject matter. He's a smart little son-of-a-gun, I'm expecting great things from [...]

Cub Scouting

brett@snugfits.com — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Gavin is a Cub Scout - a Wolf Cub, to be exact. He is so proud of this fact, and it has really been an empowering experience for him thus far. He says things like "Cub Scouts don't do it like this, they do it like that." and "That's not the Cub Scout way."

He has a "Hygiene Chart" that he has just become obsessed with. His fixation (autism driven?) on this ch [...]

The Other White Meat

brett@snugfits.com — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Ok, so here's one of the items from the lunches I was writing about. I figured I better go ahead and post some photographic proof after my rave review. This pig was an entree in the boys' lunch on Tuesday. Sara made an extra one for Bodie, so I actually got to see one in broad daylight before it was packed into a lunchbox! Normally I only get to see the tattered remains of what Sara created, after G and G get home from school and I rummage through their uneatens for a quick snack.

My Brilliant Wife

brett@snugfits.com — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 01:00:00 +0100

I apologize to my billions of readers all over the universe, for my lack of composition this summer. I've let you down, and I have no doubt you've all been wandering listlessly through the summer, unguided by my insight, like a throng of honeybees whose hive has vanished. I don't have an excuse. Well, I have a bunch of excuses, but I'm so wracked with guilt that each excuse I conjure [...]

Chillin the Most

brett@snugfits.com — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Bodie is the most even tempered 2 year old, at least when contrasted to the other two mood swinging kids in the house. He's got this uncanny ability to take things in stride, and just go with the flow. The other day at the swimming pool, his Earth ball disappeared, and Bodie didn't throw the slightest fit. He just kept looking for it everywhere, and now and then he'd say "We can [...]

Story Corps

brett@snugfits.com — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Gavin and I did a Storycorps interview yesterday afternoon. Storycorps is a non-profit organization that travels the country recording conversations between two people who have a special relationship. I've been listening to the Storycorps stories on Friday mornings on NPR for a long time, and I'm always moved by the interviews. They feature a 5 minute segment of a conversation that is consistently inspiring and thought provoking.

The format is just a 40 minute conversation. [...]

What Did Helvetica Tell You Today?

sara@snugfits.com — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Helvetica Documentary Trailer

To give or not to give...

brett@snugfits.com — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Gavin accompanied me on a post-Christmas trip to the local Goodwill, and he learned first hand what goodwill means. After "receiving" so much at Christmas time, it was a good opportunity for him to do some giving.

Incognito, Sara had packed up a big black lawn bag full of forgotten toys and tied the top the best she could. To further avoid a huge confrontation on which toys to keep and [...]

Some More Darndest Things

brett@snugfits.com — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:00:00 +0100

It was Christmas morning, and Gavin (6) was up at the crack of dawn. He popped out of bed, ready to go look and see if Santa had been there. I brought him into our room so he wouldn't wake his brothers and so they could all approach the bounty under the tree as a unit. (You know, for the best pictures!) He really wasn't saying much, but I could tell he had a lot on his mind about the previous night. He was just humming and stimming around the room like a bee in a mason jar. Of course [...]

A Word on the Xmas Card Below

brett@snugfits.com — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:00:00 +0100

This photo didn't come easily. Then again, is there a family with 3 little hooligans like these anywhere in the world who can get it done in a traditional manner? You know what I mean, each little clean smiling face posed docilely in front of the fireplace; calm, composed, meek, traditional, lamblike. If you have a method to achieve those results, please e-mail me. I'd take any advice that doesn't involve use of sedatives or physical restraints.

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Have a Merry Christmas!

sara@snugfits.com — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Hoping that all of our dear customers have a joyous holiday season with their families. Thank you so much for your support.

Halloween Curmudgeon

brett@snugfits.com — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Bodie's new phrase is "I no like it." He uses this handy little expression with almost everything in his terrible two lifestyle. His big brothers give him plenty of reasons to say "I no like it", and when he's sitting in his highchair at suppertime you'd think that phrase completes his entire vocabulary.

Lately his "I no likes" are mostly concerning the scary stuff associated with Halloween. He sees spooky stuff on the tv, even on Noggin, [...]

Everywhere Are Signs

brett@snugfits.com — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 01:00:00 +0100

We have signs all over the house. Some are labels, some are direction markers, and others are dire warnings. A visitor to our home might ask "Uh, what's up with all the signs?"

Well, let me go back to Gavin's infanthood. When he was little, we put up index cards on everything to help him learn to read. We labeled the doors, windows, fridge, tv, etc. I even wore one around my neck that read "Daddy." Due to autism and the circumstance that he didn't sp [...]

Taking Care of Business

brett@snugfits.com — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Bodie's almost 2, and he's almost potty trained. I can make that very bold statement because the very first time I sat him on the potty he did a number 1 without much prompting at all. He knew what to do, he has seen his brothers do it a thousand times. We haven't been pushing the potty training issue with him at all. We figured it would just eventually happen by osmosis, just as every other skill he's achieved in the last 23 months has been obtained. He sees one of his siblin [...]

Hiding and Seeking

brett@snugfits.com — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Hide and seek is the new game in town. It's a classic oldy but goody. These kids are the funniest little hiders, always picking similar spots. Usually Gavin will run outside or to the garage and get into one of the vehicles or in the truck bed. He's laughing and giggling the whole time, and calling out, "You'll never ever find me in this spot Garrett!" Of course, Garrett hears this and zeroes in on Gavin's spot, but he's too short to see inside the cars and [...]

The Tooth is Gone

brett@snugfits.com — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Gavin has lost his first tooth. It has been a harrowing experience for him. When he first showed me that his tooth was loose, he was very worried about it. So concerned, in fact, that his eyes filled up with tears at the thought of not having that particular tooth in his mouth anymore. I reassured him that he would get another, bigger better tooth in its place that would last for the rest of his life, as long as [...]

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