"Murphy was an optimist!"
From the mouths of babes May 27, 2018 11:30 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babes, Of Being DadMe: "Happy birthday! What do you want to do on your special day?"
Evan, 13 today: "I’m going to spend the day at the pool with two girls from West High School."
Me: *Well, that escalated quickly.*
From the mouths of babes February 14, 2018 4:10 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babes, Of Being DadThis is what it is like having a phone call with your teenager:
Me: "I love you."
Teen: "Alright. Bye."
So excited that I’ll wait October 8, 2017 3:45 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, FamilyI have all the parts to build my new keyboard. I am on a pseudo-vacation this week. Building and programming the keyboard was one of my intended projects. At the airport, my 12-year-old son asked me not to build it because he wants to help. You can darn well bet that putting that keyboard together can wait a couple more weeks!
add a commentFrom the mouths of babes September 5, 2017 9:05 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babesEvan: "Daaad, I know how to brush my teeth. I’ve been doing it for 12 years."
add a commentHappy 16th Anniversary to My Wife August 25, 2017 9:39 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Anniversary, Cathy, Daily Life, Family, Holiday16 years of amazing adventures with Cathy and so many more adventures to come.
From the mouths of babes August 3, 2017 12:22 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babesEvan, entering the house with an Amazon package: "The postman says we are his best customer!"
add a commentFrom the mouths of babes June 6, 2017 8:53 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Cathy, Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babes, Noah, Of Being DadNoah walks in shirtless.
Mom: "Amy, put lotion on your brother’s back."
Amy squawks through the house: "Whaaaat?!"
Dad: "It puts the lotion on the skin!"
Amy: "Okay."
Noah: "I can do it."
From the mouths of babes May 16, 2017 7:27 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babesEvan, ruefully, to his sister Amy: "You get to walk to the mall from school. I get to eat ice cream on the track."
add a commentCollege aged son visited home and paired his phone with our Amazon Echo April 14, 2017 9:18 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Noah
Love my family!
add a commentNow that’s why you spend extra money – customer service April 13, 2017 11:36 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, House, Of Being DadOur Delta kitchen faucet has been dripping for weeks..er, months. Each drip is the resounding echo of money going down the drain. It is also environmentally irresponsible. Our fix was to put a sponge under the drip so the sink would quit imitating a bass drum. I dreaded replacing the washers but finally decided to do it only to find that mineralization had frozen the screw which holds the hand to the faucet so tightly that I thought I’d break the handle getting it off. I soaked it in vinegar for days and, eventually, it broke free. That’s when I discovered you cannot replace the washers. Delta uses a cartridge which you can from Amazon for $20 or HomeDepot for $25ish. When I went to HomeDepot, the kind salesperson suggested that I contact Delta because they warranty these things. Sure enough, I called Delta today and in under 3 minutes a free replacement cartridge is on its way. In 7-10 days, our drip will be repaired. I cannot believe I put this repair off so long!
add a commentFrom the mouths of babes April 8, 2017 2:43 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babes, Noah, Of Being DadI’ve jumped the shark.
Me: “Do we have an Xbox one?”
Noah, 20 years old, flatly: “No.”
From the mouths of babes March 24, 2017 10:54 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babesWife: "Your tent just rolled across the yard and it’s still rolling."
add a commentFrom the mouths of babes February 23, 2017 8:50 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Amy, Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babes, Of Being DadMe: "Who threw clothes on the stairs? I need to strangle a child."
My 14 year old daughter: "I’ll be right down!"
Me, to myself: "I don’t think she understood what I said."
From the mouths of babes January 28, 2017 12:49 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cathy, Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babesMy wife: "The squirrels are eating my bush. Would you check on it for me?"
Me: *blink* *blink* "Yes dear."
From the mouths of babes January 25, 2017 8:12 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cathy, Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babesMother: "Do you know you’re driving me crazy?"
11 year old boy: "Now I do!"
