The Night Before the Big Day
Last evening, LE and I attended the wedding rehearsal for my son, Ben and his fiancee, Crystal. Set on the sprawling mountaintop campus of the Mountain Winery (formerly, the Paul Masson Winery in Saratoga, California) overlooking the Santa Clara Valley, it is a truly beautiful setting.
Wineries – The New Cool
Both [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2009
A Rehearsal In the Mountains
Pre-Wedding Jitters for Solo-Dad
Who me? Nervous?
It’s a happy time around the Solo-Dad Beach Bungalow. On Saturday, my son Benjamin will marry his fiancee at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California.
Jumping for Joy
Last night Ben invited his groomsmen (LE is one and is excited to be hanging out with both brothers) to join him at Sky High Sports in [...]
Wedding Memories for Solo-Dad
(As my son’s wedding nears, I thought I’d bring this post from last July over from my personal blog.)
It was the day she’d dreamed about for most of her life. She stood next to the young man she has loved for over four years. Around her stood approximately 250 of her closest friends and family. [...]
Summers: Hard Times for Working Solo-Parents
Ah, summer. The sights, the sounds, the smells…
The Frenzied Solo-Parent!
Almost all kids and teenagers begin the annual ritual of crossing days off the calendar. An ‘X’ through another day is like a badge of honor for students everywhere.
The countdown to the end of school is certainly a force to be reckoned with and it’s [...]
Solo-Dad’s New Look: Hey, I’m Chic!
Welcome to the new Solo-Dad.com!
OK, nothing has changed but the theme. And even though I’ve been immersed in it for a few days working on things ‘inside,’ I’m really liking the results.
Of course, it really doesn’t matter what I think. It’s your opinion that matters.
Why the Change?
I changed the theme of Solo-Dad (being a [...]
Foto Friday – “Still a Princess”
With all the drama of recent weeks, many of my blog posts have been focused on LE and the issues surrounding him. I can become consumed with the present moment and forget about the wonderfulness that life has to offer.
Granted, a lot of crap has come my way in life… an early encounter with polio at age [...]
13 Going On 30
When I was a kid it was common for me to respond to questions about my age just like the title of this post suggests.
‘Nine going on ten,’ or ‘Eleven going on twelve’ were common responses.
Maybe it was because I remained so short for the duration of my childhood and adolescence. I was always the smallest kid in my class and explains why I was bullied so much. Tiny kids make easy targets.
“Solo-Dad….Please Report to the Principal’s Office”
Intestinal Fortitude
If you’ve never heard that announcement with your own name inserted in the appropriate place, I can’t possibly describe the sudden sense of deep-freeze-cold that envelops your gastrointestinal tract.
I’ve heard it more than once in my life and it was with the same GI Freeze that I approached the Junior High’s administration offices to [...]
