Trying to look cool in Venice, Italy

I live in Kansas and I’m a stay home dad to two awesome kids - a big sis and a lil’ bro. We spend our mornings reading, playing pretend and dancing to music. In the afternoons, one is in school and the other naps which gives me a chance to leap into my imagination and look around for stories to write. I like to collect records and jam out to the warm sounds put out by those amazing little vinyl circles. I wish I could play guitar or drums but I can't so instead, I rock with Guitar Hero on the Wii. My fingers have yet to master that tricky orange button. I have always loved video games. And movies too! “Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs”, “Up”, every “Toy Story” and “The Princess Bride” are some of my favorite films which many of you kids may have seen.

I have an absolutely lovely wife who spends her days working for a health care technology company. She shares my love for music and movies, but not so much for video games. Walking to the park, playing the piano and eating spaghetti are her favorite things to do. She’s my biggest fan and also my best writing critic. Those must be tough to do at the same time!

We have a great little dog that we all love very much. People say her soft fur makes her feel just like a stuffed animal. She likes to sleep most of the day but her very favorite thing in the world is when someone picks up her leash.

We have a little pop-up camper and hope to sleep in it while visiting every National Park in the lower 48. This goal will take us years to complete. But I think we can get it done because family camping is awesome!

Once upon a time we lived in London, England for a short while. It was absolutely amazing! We rode in trains all over the remarkable British countryside and saw so many beautiful castles. Each one seemed to be straight from a fairy tale. I looked for dragons and knights in shining armor but I never saw any. They must have been hiding! Or maybe they were sleeping all day like our dog does. I went to a couple dozen soccer matches and I always wore a team scarf to every one of them. Soccer is my top sport and my favorite team is Sporting Kansas City!

Twice a week in the morning, I talk on the radio with my friend Chris and his big bro Tim. We ramble about random stuff and we call ourselves “The DLCshow”. We are on local station Island107 down in Key West, FL. My friend Chris lives there and he is the DLC in the DLCshow. But none of us really know any more what those letters mean. He broadcasts from the studio while Tim and I call in via Skype. The DLCshow gives me a chance to be an adult a couple of times a week, which is cool. I love writing stories and hanging with my little ones but I also like to rant and rave about some of the ridiculous stuff in life. If you are a kid, you probably don’t want to listen to our radio show. It’s nothing too bad but you most likely wouldn’t be very interested. Stick to my stories - I think you will love those!

The best thing to happen to me lately is the editors at the Knowonder! website accepted me as a staff writer for their children’s short story on-line publishing company. I am thrilled to have this opportunity and I’ll do my best to keep creating many, many fun and imaginative stories for you, your moms and dads and all your friends to read. Spread the word!

The last thing about me I have to mention is I cannot start my morning without a hot cup of coffee. But really, any time is a perfect time for a mug from my faithful friend Mr. Keurig. In fact... now sounds great! Gotta go!

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