A Cape and A Top Hat; top that!

Posted by Danny I guess that everyone has certain dreams – things they hope to have happen before they depart from this earth.  I have a laundry list.  Some are huge:  winning $100,000,000 (or more) in the lottery, sincere happiness, seeing my girls grow up into successful women. Some are not so big, like learning [...]

The Great Clothes Migration, Part 2, The Stephanie Saga

Posted by Danny People in this family just aren’t normal. On Saturday I began the Great Clothes Migration, Part 2, the Stephanie Saga. The two of us headed up to her room and began the process.  I had her strip down to her underwear and bra so that the changing could go faster.  When we [...]

Yard Work? Basketball? Nah, Let’s Go Shopping!

I LOVE to work in my yard.  There is nothing better than mowing, edging and blowing.  It’s instant gratification. For a man, if your grass looks good, YOU feel good.  When my yard is weedy and full of brown patches, my whole karma is off.  It’s like having a bad haircut or a huge zit [...]

The Great Clothes Migration, 2010

I’ve learned to loath The Great Clothes Migration at our house.  Twice each year, we go through all of the drawers and closets in our house.  It’s time to move the winter clothes out and the summer clothes in.  DJ’s hand me downs are shipped to Stephanie’s room.  Stephanie’s to Michelle’s.  Michelle’s go into three [...]

Dad Knows Fashion

Posted by Danny I never took cotillion.  I’m not sure why.  Perhaps my parents couldn’t afford it or maybe my mom thought I was already mannerly enough.  Or more likely, she felt like it was a hopeless cause. My wife did come from a cotillion family.  She and her siblings all suffered through but I [...]

Dad, got any gum?

Posted by Danny (written last Sunday) My trip responsibilities used to be: 1)      Carry all suitcases to the car after they were packed. 2)      Load the car. 3)      Get cash. 4)      Drive. 5)      Swim with the kids at the hotel (Lisa did NOT swim at indoor hotel pools). 6)      Carry all bags into the house when [...]

Tights? Hose?

Posted by Danny When Lisa and I got married, I assumed we would merge our checking accounts.  My parents always had one account so I thought that’s how you did it.  I perceived some issues with a full merger.  I balanced my checkbook to the penny.  She balanced her checkbook each decade.  At one point [...]

The Laundry

Posted by Danny Jesse can fold a fitted sheet like Martha Stewart.  It’s incredible.  When he gets through with it, it’s like it just came out of the Bed, Bath and Beyond wrapping.  I won’t brag about a lot he does around the house, but he has mastered that skill.  I don’t know if he [...]

Meet The House Fashion Consultant

Posted by Uncle Jesse That’s right. It’s me, baby. I generally steer clear of discussions involving dress and style in the Tanner household. I’ve determined that I don’t care enough about what the girls wear to put in the work it would take for them to actually listen to me about it, so I don’t [...]

Wallaby Hell

Posted by Danny Look like new, huh? So Michelle and Stephanie needed new shoes and it happened that a couple of Lisa’s college girlfriends were in town.  We met them at the mall, ate dinner and began the search.  This was probably the first time I had been responsible for purchasing kids’ shoes independently.  I always had [...]

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