Well, we’re in the full swing of Danielle’s TAD (temporary assigned duty) in Virginia. She’s training for her next assignment, and Sean and I are training for…her next assignment. The first week went pretty well, and we had a surprise at the end. My mom came out East for the week, and she and my …
My buddy John and I have been chatting about building a community for military husbands for some time, now, and we’re finally taking our first baby steps: Milhusbands.squarespace.com. The site is in its infancy, but we’re hoping it will grow as word spreads. The idea is that existing sites focus mainly on women, which is …
Having a sick kid sucks! Sickness in general is bad, but it’s even worse when dealing with a toddler. I feel so bad for him: he doesn’t know why he feels crappy, doesn’t know why he can’t breathe through his nose, doesn’t know why he’s so tired. This has been our first experience with Sean …
It’s spring, and along with the first flowers and first leaves, Sean is experiencing some firsts of his own: he took his first steps about a month ago and is now almost running; he had his first salon experience; said his first words (“Buh-bye”); and now has caught his first virus. So obviously, all of …
Saturday, Danielle and I finally reached our limit of politely telling strangers that Sean is not a little girl and took him to get his haircut: We had gone to breakfast and then walked to Starbucks where we did our best to look like neglectful parents by letting Sean climb on the chairs while we …
My new post is up at Milspouse.com, One-Car Family, No-Car Summer. About a year ago, my wife and I decided we only needed one car. We live in town, making it possible to walk most everywhere, and until recently we were both working from home … But what am I going to do when Danielle …
A few Saturdays ago, the whole Litchford family walked down to our local bike shop, Ten Speed Spokes, to get outfitted for summer. Our primary purchase was the CoPilot Taxi, but we also needed a helmet for Sean, a mirror for Dad, a basket for Danielle, a kickstand for stability while loading, and a new …
Danielle calls it the anti-grocery store grocery store. I call it the Place Where We Go to Buy Snacks for Seanzilla That Don’t Have Too Much Corn on the Ingredients List. For a long time I was really fascinated with the idea of Trader Joe’s because it was shrouded in mystery. It was this place …
There are lots of books that will tell you how to feed your kid(s) healthy meals. The one we use most often, and most successfully, is Jessica Seinfeld’s (yes, that Jessica Seinfeld) Deceptively Delicious. Basically, the idea is to sneak veggies into tasty foods so the little ones don’t know what hit ‘em. There is …
I want to say thank you to everyone who offered suggestions on how we could spend our last weekend of the Year of Bliss. I think we touched on each of the ideas, at least thematically. On Saturday, we spent our morning the way we pretty much always do—did—dammit. We got up with Sean and …
