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Archive for the 'Holidays' Category

Homemade Firefighter Costumes for You Last Minute People

Monday, October 27th, 2008

And so. Here we are. Just a few days away from Halloween. And my guess is that some of you haven’t procured your child’s Halloween costume yet. How do I know this? People keep landing on my previous firefighter costume posts with the search “homemade firefighter costume.” And at this point, even if you read [...]

Be Safe This Weekend: Tips from the FireFamily

Monday, June 30th, 2008

If you live in an American neighborhood like ours, chances are that some Schmuck was setting off fireworks in your neighborhood this past weekend even though the 4th of July isn’t until this Friday. Perhaps they were a week ahead on their calendars? And perhaps they forgot that the only fireworks that are legal in [...]

Happy Father’s Day (Original Title, NO?)

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

Today is Father’s Day. And I’m always torn. Should I be spending today solely with my own Dad or should I be helping the boys celebrate their own Dad? All the same, I’m here at the FireHouse, celebrating the awesomeness that is FireDad. I gave my own Dad a Pirates hat and plan on dragging [...]

Tears of a Child

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Granted, he was just finishing a big tantrum because he couldn’t find his Nana and he had to get off the fire truck and he’s getting a monster early-summer cold all at the same time. But the tear is fitting, no?

I’d write more, but why? My words could never begin to address the loss that [...]