Daddy Dan

To all you mothers out there: Happy Mother’s Day!
I hope you all have a wonderful day, and I hope all of your efforts have been as appreciated as my wife’s efforts have been appreciated by me, although I may not tell her as often as I should.
My wife, as I always knew she would […]

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As I was looking at my stats seeing what people are searching for and what they’ve been led to on my blog.  I found an old post that I had previously forgotten about but read again with great interest now that The Babito has been growing up so fast.  You can read the whole post […]

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Babito and my Dad at the Redwood Challenge.
Babito LOVES that place. It his new favorite place in Disneyland.
He enjoys running across and over the many bridges, way up “in the sky,” as he says. This little boy has absolutely no fear, which can be scary.
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As we head toward another Valentine’s Day, and we do silly things like give flowers, candy, jewelry, and mushy Valentine’s Day cards, I hope we can all take a minute to remember and think of those who are putting their life on the line every day to protect us, those who have lost their life […]

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“Every asshole in the world says he loves somebody. It means nothing. It still doesn’t mean anything. What you feel only matters to you. It’s what you do to the people you say you love, that’s what matters. It’s the only thing that counts.” - Stephen, The Last Kiss
I read this quote […]

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Today was my wife’s birthday, but we celebrated all weekend. I am so fortunate to have found my soul mate, the one I know I’ll be spending the rest of my life with. She is both an outstanding wife and mother and I love her very much. She said something tonight that […]

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Sometimes the smallest things remind me of what a big, important job it is to be a parent.  At work we’re sometimes given awards points when a manager decides to recognize us for something.  We can then use these awards points to buy items from a catalog.  Just after Christmas I used a portion of […]

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This is supposed to be a “Daddy Blog” chronicaling my life as a father, but I’ve been focused on other topics lately, so I thought it was time to provide an update on how The Babito is doing…….

His Mommy took him for his 15-month checkup yesterday and he’s doing great.  He’s been battling a cold […]

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I found this meme (slightly edited) on the Perpetual State of Flux site. It deals with reflections from 2007, which is an interesting topic since the year is winding down.
1. Where did you begin 2007?
I began the year in Corona, in the same job, and with a little four-month old son, […]

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“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.”  - John Wooden
My number one New Years resolution this year is going to be to put 100% effort into everything I decide to do.  Being so busy with […]

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