John Valadez on January 18th, 2010

Whether you understand it or not, to your child, you are Superman. At least it starts off that way. When it comes to fathering there is nothing sadder than a Dad falling from grace. Being a Dad means managing a daily cluster of different hats – much like Superman. Your daily report card is visible [...]

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John Valadez on January 12th, 2010

If you read this blog before then you know I love Coldplay. Although many of their songs resonate with my particular mood swings, one has stayed with me despite either high or low elevations in my temperament . “Yellow” is my favorite Coldpay song.
Why?
Well, a big part is the opening lyric, “Look at the stars, Look how [...]

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John Valadez on January 1st, 2010

Another year is upon us and it’s a new decade at that. I can hardly believe an entire decade has gone by since Y2K. Remember that fiasco? Everyone thought thier computers were going to blow up. It’s hard to imagine our lives without the wonders of the millenium’s first decade. We wouldn’t have Harry Potter, [...]

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John Valadez on October 21st, 2009

I doubt any adult would look back on their youth and say, “I loved doing homework.” I never did. In fact, I would rush to get my homework completed before I even left class. If we were given a reading assignment, I would skip it; if we were assigned anything that didn’t require handing something [...]

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John Valadez on September 25th, 2009

When immediate family members live long distances away life continues; sometimes without giving them much thought. In our personal lives we dread over maintaining a long-distance relationship. People will comment long-distance attempts at love are impossible to maintain. The excuses are endless. Regarding family though, how could we so easily dismiss them because they live [...]

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John Valadez on September 13th, 2009

For many of us the glorious NFL season begins today. I know Pittsburgh and Tennessee kicked off the season on Thursday, but really, who cares about either of those teams? The teams we all want to see are playing today – J. What makes for better football than great comfort food? Well, I have an [...]

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John Valadez on September 9th, 2009

I make it a daily practice to bond with my children. Bonding with children is a very easy thing to do because they are so willing to join in on most any activity; as long as your intentions are genuine and sincere. Your intentions have to genuine and sincere or they’ll sniff you right out [...]

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John Valadez on September 7th, 2009

It’s that time of year again. We are starting a new tradition for the girls this year – we’re going camping. That’s right, we’re starting a new tradition before school starts and we’ll spend some time in the wilderness appreciating nature before starting a new year hitting the books; both for the girls and Dad, [...]

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John Valadez on September 5th, 2009

After my long Eden Diet and Water Fast, life seems a little more precious and enjoyable. I have loads more energy and wake up early enough now to really get my day started with my kids. My new life finds me up at five in the morning. I write my posts every day, going back [...]

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John Valadez on July 23rd, 2009

Water is the essence of life. Although, getting our kids to eat and drink more water is easier said than done. We’ve found the best way is to incorporate foods that have high water content. Since I’ve been on my Eden diet a constant concern has been my children’s nutrition. I can easily make the [...]

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