Archive for the ‘Marriage and Family’ Category

The Wedding Ring

July 12 | Posted by Vinny | General, Marriage and Family

I haven’t worn my wedding ring in a very long time. I had perfectly valid reasons to stop wearing it. I was playing a lot of piano for a long time, and it got it the way. I was also gaining weight. A lot of weight. that made it tight on my hand. That was a problem because it... Read more

Extended Family

April 21 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , , ,

When we put an addition on the house, my wife had the brilliance and forethought to create a Family Room that could easily be repurposed into an apartment. As we got older, she reasoned, so would our parents. That would require us to have a place i our home for them to live, either temporarily or permanently. That would prove to... Read more

An Ocean Away

April 13 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , , , , ,

You want your children to learn as much as they can. You want to give them as many opportunities as possible. So you send them away on school overnight trips. With this in mind, my son prepared for two wonderful travel opportunities in the span of two weeks. Of course, the day before he leaves, something tragic happens in his family,... Read more

Essential Questions

March 29 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , , , , , ,

My friend Chris, who is writing curriculum for his music students, is crafting Essential Questions for his lessons. Essential Questions are those which, if you have developed and taught your lesson well, all will be able to answer at the end. He believes educators must also ask themselves Essential Questions as they do their jobs. I believe, especially of late,... Read more

DRV002- The New Uke

March 11 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family, Podcast Tags: , , , , , , ,

I got a new ukelele, and I thought I would break it in with a song. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "DRV002- The New Uke", url: "http://dadrevisited.com/drv002/" });... Read more

Television Without Tears

March 6 | Posted by Vinny | Internet, Marriage and Family

I did not, nor have I ever watched, “The Bachelor.” If you know me, I’m not a big fan of reality television in general. Sure, I dig “The Deadliest Catch” and I like a good home decorating show, but the ‘glorify the worst in people’ type of reality is too much for me. I would prefer to see the best... Read more

DRV001- Vinny goes to JoBro3D

March 3 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family, Podcast

I went to see Walt Disney’s Jonas Brothers 3D Concert Experience, and I lived to tell the tale! Check it out! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "DRV001- Vinny goes to JoBro3D", url: "http://dadrevisited.com/drv001-jobro3d/" });... Read more

Busted Up

February 19 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , ,

Me and Wanda Background: My children and I ski. We love it. It started as something I had always wanted to do. I was 35, Skippy was 7. My Dad bought Skippy and I ski passes to Elk Mountain PA as Christmas Gifts. We took a lesson, and fell in love. Not only did the sport itself engage us, but the... Read more

Date Night Used To Be Easier

February 5 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Photo from Love-Sessions.com One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to spend more time with my wife and value that relationship more. She and I took our first step by having the first Date Night we’ve had in a while. Getting out of the house for date night is no easy task these days. Going on a date before kids is as... Read more

Phone Call

January 16 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , , ,

“I just called… to say… I love youoooooo!” I know, I know. But the other day, I was feeling like I should call. I was lonely. I felt, at that particular moment, that I wanted to hear her voice. She wasn’t there. The voice mail picked up. Now I had to decide what to do. Should I: hang up? I didn’t really... Read more

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