Standiford Family

These girls have no limits as to how they try and get money from the tooth fairy. Sunday night Mattey’s other front bottom tooth was pretty loose. We had been working with her to wiggle it, but she would only let me do it a little at a time. I guess on [...]

Happy Birthday Dad! It’s hard when your birthday lands on a day when you have to work but I hope you can find some time to celebrate and enjoy your special day.

How is this even possible?  I can’t believe that Megan turns 8 years old today.  Kelly just took cupcakes over to her school for her class to help celebrate and I am getting ready to go and pickup a flower and deliver it to her at school.  I hope she feels special on her birthday.  [...]

I feel like taking a few minutes to pay my respect to all those innocent people who lost their lives 5 years ago today. 9/11 changed so many things in our country, and in our world. This is one of those days where I actually remember exactly what I was doing when these [...]

It’s time for a new season of soccer to begin this weekend. Megan has moved up from the Instructional League to the Recreational League, whatever that really means. All, except for one, of her games will now be played at the Knollwood soccer field (Green 2) on Adams Road just east of Grape [...]

Remember that truly inspiring video I posted a while back about the father who pushed and pulled his disabled son through the triathlon? I found out that they have their own site and I also found this summary of how this all got started. What a wonderful story!
Eighty-five times he’s pushed his disabled [...]

Sad news reported from Australia:
Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the “Crocodile Hunter,” was killed Monday by a stingray during a diving expedition. He was 44.
ESPN.com - MORESPORTS - ‘Crocodile Hunter’ Irwin killed by stingray while diving