Today was one of those days with the unexpected.   My son's and I get to the dentist for a routine teeth cleaning at 3:30 pm and don't get out of there until 7:00 pm due to my oldest son needing a root canal.  Now don't get down on me... The dentist assured me it wasn't my fault.  My boys both brush in the morning twice.  First before breakfast when they first get out of bed.  No toothpaste.  Again after breakfast before leaving for school.  They brush again before bed time.

I'm told that my youngest son has smooth curves in his teeth so brushing for him produces better results in removing plaque build up.  My oldest son... he leaves there today with a root canal and an arsenal of cleaning tools to be more precise in removing build up in the future.  It was heart breaking. 

Meanwhile, my ex wife complains to me when I get home that I poisoned my son by having his teeth cleaned at a four month interval instead of six month interval.

Some days just seem to make no sense.  You suck it up for your children is what I have to tell you all.  My son was almost in tears watching my other son and I eat while he couldn't due to the shot he got in his mouth earlier.  Later he had soup but he was and is miserable tonight.  Pray for his comfort please.   I promised him ANYTHING he wanted to eat tomorrow. 

If nothing else I really think he got a big wake up call to how serious I've been in pressing him to brush often.   In our home I don't allow soda, we lay off the high-fructrose drinks even juice.   For my boy to need a root canal is just ...   more »

From year to year I write a little something about Valentines Day.  For some history on Valentine's Day, Read: The History of Saint Valentine's Day.

If you are going to celebrate Valentine's Day with a loved one, you first need to examine your heart.   Are you in love?  Are you dating?  Are you married?  Hopefully you are not having an affair.

How do you want to celebrate it?  Perhaps you are limited on how you can celebrate it. And frankly, this is how you should approach it if you want to come at it with a deeper affection.

If you are going out to dinner, you needed to plan this day well in advance.  Do NOT expect to get into a restaurant without a reservation on Valentine's Day.  This is a man's duty, so please guys... don't let me down here. 

As for you women... men deserve affection too.  I wrote an article years ago about how to buy flowers for men.   Ladies, you really need to read this article: Giving a man flowers?  Here is your guide to giving a man flowers. I firmly believe that if you both really important to each other... a woman will give just as much thought to her man as he does to her.  If this is true, ladies... you want to send you man flowers on Valentine's Day.  If you are going to send him flowers... then read my article above for some great male perspective.

I've been checking my stats on the blog and my article Giving a man Flowers has been getting a strong amount of hits running up to Valentine's Day.  It's good to know someone is searching this subject and it bears relevance to many.

Then there are movies...  If you arrive back home to cuddle up ...   more »