After 38 years I still have a lot to figure out. What I know for certain is God is good, my wife is the best person I have ever met, and raising kids is hard!
Anita, Iowa
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It’s August which means @caseysgenstore will ask me to round up for local schools. I’m honestly asking, does our local school get that money?
I think I know what this is, but I’m trying to be more informed in my old age.
I’d say my son is excited for his first ever @Royals game tomorrow night. This is outside his room in the hallway.
Man I had a day yesterday. It was my 40th trip around the sun and I started off with a bang:
2.5 mile walk
Watered Flowers
Kids to daycare
Mowed
Then pushed mowed my yard
Picked kids up
Had ice cream
Took 15 minute nap
Cleaned house
Ate 3 walking tacos
Watched Benchwarmers
Here are my official 2026 youth baseball/softball concession stand grades for the year. Grades are based on friendliness of staff and quality of food. Here they are….
Audubon - C
Anita - A-
Massena - A-
Greenfield - F (none)
Casey - F (none)
Villisca - B+
Manning - A-
Dance Recital solo parent this year. Unfortunately, I cannot give a concession stand review as I did not partake. Great performances as always. The seats in row T are fit for a small child - hips were snug all night. 4 hours on a Friday night well spent for the joy of a 7 yo.
My wife had a scheduled surgery yesterday morning. She is doing well but is in the hospital for a couple of days.
I promised her I could handle kids. In 23 hrs since that promise:
-7yo gets strep
-Currently in basement due to tornado warning
God has a great sense of humor
If anyone around Maple Street heard a loud scream - don’t worry, I checked into it.
It was not a 39 year old man mowing his yard who had a garter snake pop out of nowhere.
If the lady across the alleyway says it was she is a liar.
If you ever want to ruin your golf game, take your 8, 7, and 3 year old with you. Went from playing as good as I can to “s” word in 3 holes. Happy Mother’s Day!
Nobody told me that growing up would mean….
1) Going to a kids’ birthday party every weekend, sometimes multiple in a weekend
2) Having lawn envy for any lawn with lush grass and mint stripes
3) Losing my breath when I bend down to tie my shoes
I’m missing The Masters because I am at a 7-year old’s birthday party. Honestly, I don’t even like the kid whose birthday we are celebrating.
I told my wife next year we are having our daughter’s birthday on a different weekend.
This will not be a “Tradition Unlike Any Other”
I was feeling “trendy” & did the “Hunny, can I order a sandwich or do you want me to get salad again?” The waitress laughed, I laughed, it was great. Wifey said “Does it look like I deprive him from food?” The waitress and I made eye contact and the tears set in. Wife - 1 Me - 0
My son wanted to get some shots up at the rec when I got home from work. I can never turn that down. When we arrived two 6th grade boys asked us to play 2on2. GAME ON! Wife is all fussy because I was 30 minutes late to our anniversary date night. She don’t know ball.
0-1 on being able to watch NCAA Tournament Games on one of my TVs. Currently Bluey and Barbie Dolphin Magic are playing. Sometimes I pretend I’m watching basketball and it’s just as good.
I was in the elevator at a hotel this weekend and a boy in a wheel chair entered to go down to the lobby. He had a basketball jersey on. I asked him if he had a game today and he said yes. Then I said “How’s the jump-shot looking?”
He laughed and said not good.
I’ve unplugged the WiFi from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each of the last two days. The kids are driving me insane to the point where I want to give in, but I’m trying to stay strong.
I’m a victim of this situation twice now. Buy a van, dealership locks you in a room until you agree to buy a warranty (no matter how many times you say NO-agree almost so they let you leave) Both times we have major issues with van and warranty doesn’t cover the problems.