Chip

Chip

Blessed father of 4 wonderful children & trophy husband to 1 lovely wife. Part-time blogger, full-time nerd & aspiring Renaissance man!

The Dollar Drop

We have a pretty elaborate incentive system set up for the kids that we have been using for a few years.  We sit down with them every other week or so and go through a bunch of items that we…

Showcase A or Showcase B?

We run a somewhat benevolent dictatorship in our house. Melani and I decide what is going to happen, and we do it without much explanation or justification to the kids. It is not our role to reach a consensus on…

Buddies vs Friends (Fair-Weather Friends)

All of my kids have a special affiliation with a specific animal. For Gracie it has always been about ladybugs.  For Dominick – it is monkeys, and for Annie it is bunnies.  Sophie is no different – except it has…

Fourth Quarter 2018

It was a very busy summer for us!  We went down to Virginia for Melani’s sister’s wedding.  It was at the Wintergreen resort and was a very nice outdoor ceremony – one in which the kids got to participate!  Congratulations…