Month: September 2010

  • The Eyes Have It

    I am the worlds worst contact lens wearer. If there was an award, I would be the Lance Armstrong of that category. I wear them for weeks at a time without ever taking them out. My “rule of thumb” for when to change them is, if they start to hurt, it’s time to change them.…

  • Step by Step

    I started this blog when we were expecting our youngest child over 5 years ago. It has become a blog about our family (among many other things). In many ways, it has been a blog about the relationship between my son (“the boy”) and I. Thus the name “Arms Wide Open” from the Creed song…

  • The First Time?

    This morning I was going through my Google Reader feeds and found a quote that caused me to pause. It wasn’t credited to anyone, but I have been thinking about it all day. It simply asked: “When was the last time you did something for the first time?” What a great question. I paused and…