The Adventures of a Stay-at-Home Dad of 5
If you're like everyone else I've ever met in my life, you like to save money whenever you can. That's easier said than done, though, when the hot dog-days of summer drive up the energy costs in your home. Fortunately, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has some great tips for ways you can noticeably…
At the start of the summer I sat down with the kids and they brainstormed all the things they would love to do over the summer. It was fun for them to dream up places to go and it was helpful for me to know what types of things to plan. I was rather fortunate…
Adding a 5th kid into the mix won't make a difference I said. Going from 3 kids to 4 kids was hardly noticeable, so I imagine going from 4 to 5 won't be a big deal either. I was wrong. It has been noticeable. It has been more difficult. It has been mentally exhausting. And…
As I celebrated the 4th of July with my family I reflected a bit about the current state of the world. I am blessed to be able to live in a country where I'm still relatively safe to go about my day however I want and I get to enjoy countless freedoms that many others…
If I know anything living in Florida, I know heat. And with the summer in full swing we need all the help we can get to maintain our cool. So when Culer offered to send me an evaporative cooler to test out, I was stoked. I am all for anything that helps me stay cool.…
Summer is finally here! Well it was yesterday, now it's winter again today. Seems to be a bunch of wild weather and temperature swings across the country in the past few days. Today has dipped into a very windy and chilly day in the 50s, but the past several days have been beautiful around here…
This is a post I wrote that was originally published on Mamalode.com on June 19th 2015: It was a typical afternoon in the Smith household. Our oldest son was home from school and we were all out in the backyard enjoying the heat. While the kids were playing I remembered that I needed to adjust…
A while back I wrote a letter to Summer encouraging the warm weather to return. Well, the warm weather is finally here. Warm is actually a dramatic understatement, it's punch-you-in-the-face hot. Ninety plus degrees at 9 am hot. Break a sweat walking across your porch scorcher. It's not always this hot, but we've had a…
If you've been keeping up with my blog at all, you know we love the summer here in the Sunshine State and we've been anxiously awaiting its arrival all winter. In fact, not too long ago, I wrote a love letter of sorts to Summer . Needless to say, we are all excited that we…
Dear Summer, I'm sorry that sometimes I complained about you being too hot. I was just kidding. I really miss the beach. I miss being almost tan. I miss teaching my boys how to ride on a boogie board. I miss getting sand all in my car after spending hours at the beach. Ok, wait…