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Win a Nerd Block Classic Mystery Box! {CAN/US}

August 28, 2014/173 Comments/in Giveaways, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

If you were here yesterday you would have seen the video of me and the kids unboxing our very first Nerd Block Mystery Box. All those geeky goodies were so cool that I have teamed up with Nerd Block* and am giving away one of their Classic Mystery Boxes! This is the ultimate “try before […]

Kid Reviews – Episode 1: Nerd Block

August 27, 2014/6 Comments/in Kid Reviews, Reviews, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG, The Daddy Files/by Chris Read

Welcome to Kid Reviews! After a long negotiation with my kids, we have agreed on a contract that works for both sides in order to facilitate this new feature. Basically, they get the toys, I get the video… Anyway, our first episode of Kid Reviews features a mystery box from Nerd Block*! I came into […]

Sometimes You Just Have To Leap

August 25, 2014/2 Comments/in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files/by Chris Read

“Go ahead, jump! I promise I will catch you”. She heard the words she wanted to hear and took the four foot leap off the water trampoline and into my arms like the brave kid I know her to be. All she needed was to hear me promise her that nothing would go wrong and […]

206. The Story Of My Potentially Broken Scale

August 11, 2014/14 Comments/in #DadFit, Inspiration, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

206. I looked down in disbelief at what I was seeing. 206. It sounds more like someone’s apartment number than what my weight should be. 206! This scale must be broken… After all, I have already written a number of times about how I was finally committing to creating a better, healthier life for myself, […]

Serenity Now

July 16, 2014/3 Comments/in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files/by Chris Read

The waves crashed into the rocks on the shore. In the distance a low flying plane rumbled by. The squirrels and seagulls congregate on the beach to discuss the day’s happenings while I sat quietly on the deck, enjoying my coffee and the serenity of being the only one awake. I’m not usually this chipper […]