Author: Backpacking Dad

Alright. I’ve been tagged for a meme (I’ve been tagged for two, actually, but one at a time folks) and since I want all my new friends to keep playing with me after school I’m going to suck it up and do it. This one is from Mandy, and it’s Five Classes You Wish They’d…

My first day at Erin’s Day One playgroup was weird, for many reasons. That was six months ago, and everyone has adjusted very well and been really friendly and I love bringing Erin to that group every week. But one thing that hasn’t changed in the six months that I’ve been surrounded by Peninsula moms…

Part The First Here on the Peninsula (San Francisco Bay) we have a wonderful …. Connecting San Francisco to San Jose is an inexpensive… There’s a train. Erin and I take the train from Menlo Park up to Redwood City for her swimming lessons. Sometimes we walk, but it’s about 12 miles roundtrip, and my…