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A 2014 Goal – Accomplished
I started out this year wanting to reach a GeoCaching “threshold”. I wanted to reach a “landmark” find. I had my eye set on 400. Throughout the year I was slowly making my way towards that number,...
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Twenty Years
For some, that’s considered a sentence. Today, I am not talking about twenty years as a prison sentence. Today, twenty years is referencing an anniversary. You see, today I celebrate the twenty-year...
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Family Lunch – St. John the Baptist
If you have spent any time here on FoF, you know how supportive I am of our local Catholic School – St. John the Baptist. Four of our five have attended St. John’s (the fifth (#1 of 5) didn’t due to...
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A Brief Geologic History
Way back when #3 of 5 was still a cute little “ankle biter” (around 8-10 years old) he had an intense curiosity on all things geological. He would “collect” rocks from the playground, the beach, the...
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The "FOF Observations" are a series of perpetual posts where I will share with you, my readers, short little observations that I have made (or will be making) on being the father of a large family. You...
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Decisions
It is easily and often overlooked just how much the choices / decisions / actions of others can impact (or maybe even change the course of) one’s life.Sometimes it’s the simplest of things – like...
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I am now into my ninth year of The Life of a Father of Five. NINTH!(I missed the actual date by a month... Once again.)I am just about as surprised by the longevity of this thing as I was when I...
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Graduation 2015 – #3 of 5
A few weeks back, #3 of 5 graduated high school! In all likelihood, this post will be very similar to last year’s Graduation 2014 - #2 of 5 (that’s what happens when you have back to back children as...
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FOF Observation #30
The "FOF Observations" are a series of "Perpetual Posts" where I will share with you, my readers, short little "one line" observations that I have made (or will be making) on being the father of a...
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Stronger Every Year!
“Of all God’s miracles large and small, the most miraculous one of all is the one I thought could never be… God has given you to me” (Lyrics from “Miracle of Miracles” – Soundtrack of Fiddler...
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FOF Observation #31
The "FOF Observations" are a series of "Perpetual Posts" where I will share with you, my readers, short little "one line" observations that I have made (or will be making) on being the father of a...
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A Special Happy Birthday!
Seventy-two years ago this very day - a little girl was born to two people - two very special people who meant the world to me.These two raised this little baby girl. They shaped who she was to become...
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Rancid Brownies and Rice Krispy Bars!
The Mother of Five was at work, #2 and #3 of 5 had their girlfriends over, and #4 of 5 was at a volleyball game so that left #5 of 5 and myself for dinner.I let it be “daughter’s choice” night –...
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The St. John’s Guardian Angel
As I walked into church to attend school mass with #5 of 5 this morning, it occurred to me that I have neglected a SERIOUSLY past due topic that I wanted to share here on Father of Five. The subject?...
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Where We Call HOME
I tried this once in 2008, and again in 2010. These were previous attempts to start a “viral” trend or “tradition” using the (self admittedly) VERY cheesy titles of “Cribs” and/or “Blogger Cribs”....
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Christmas Mass is "Disorienting" to Me
My “About Me” page lists quite a number of little trivial tid-bits about this feller known as the father-of-five. One of the traits mentioned is that “I am a man of faith”. It further goes on to...
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A Fool and His Money…
A Fool and His Money are Soon Parted – Unless (or is it especially if) he takes a Personal Finance college course. College. #2 of 5 is attending the same college I graduated from twenty five years...
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Lessons, Karma, and Lessons in Karma
Today, I was having a little interaction with #1 of 5 on Facebook. It all started simply enough.In case you cannot read the text, #1 of 5 had locked his keys inside his car and had to get creative in...
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It's Been a Great Run
Well, it sure has been a great run. Way back, (if memory serves me correctly - circa 1986) I made a new friend. Actually, this “new friend” was actually a former co-worker. As co-workers, we primarily...
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The "Barf Egg" revisited...
It's been SIX YEARS since I first introduced the world to just one of the (many) peculiarities of my wonderful life as a father of five... The infamous "Barf Egg". (If you need to educate yourself or...
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