Wordless Wednesday #7: Running in BW

Wordless Wednesday #6: A Hay Day

A 12 yr old boy carving a wooden spoon at the Hay Creek Festival (www.haycreek.org)

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Has Facebook and Twitter Replaced Nightly Television Viewing?

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So what do you think? Has Social Media sites and applications become a replacement for TV? To me they have. First of all there isn’t anything really worthwhile to watch on television anymore, especially after last seasons strike and the fact that all of my favorite shows don’t start until February. With streaming videos on network websites, or finding short clips on YouTube, or watching favorite episodes on Hulu.com, they all allow us to not sit in front of the tv as much, or if at all.

I’m a pretty big user of Facebook and as of late, Twitter. I find the conversations on Twitter, called tweets, the 140 character message that is sent, entertaining and friendly. I’ve made some great contacts by using Twitter ( @jnbammer @McMommyBlog @DadofDivas @JoePrah @BuildingCamelot @Hip_M0M) and they are all awesome Mommy or Daddy bloggers as well. From Twitter I’ve added some of my Twitter contacts to my Facebook profile to continue the discussion and friendships.

Why do I use Facebook? Well I LOVE word games and making sure my dog is fed. I like to recieve a lot of “green plants”. No really, I use it to keep in touch with other parents and friends and learn that I’m not much different than everyone else. I’m a Dad, a parent, a husband, a son and a friend to many. I have a few blogs that I author and manage. I am a very social person, have always been that way. I think I find comfort in family and friends. (Also keeps me in tune with my emotions - I learned growing up that sharing my emotions is ok, even for a guy!)

Also, another reason I’m using a lot more social media sites is to increase my knowledge of what works and what doesn’t. I’ve taken a liking to the social aspect of the web and want to begin to understand them better. What better way than to use Facebook and Twitter as a “classroom”. I’ve already seen the power of social media with my company’s web site and blog, www.springhouse.com and blog.springhouse.com. I’ve been adding links to Mixx, Digg and StumbleUpon to help drive traffic to our site. I also use those social media sites to boost traffic to this blog, Daddy’s Toolbox. Every little bit helps!

So I know this isn’t really a daddy post but I haven’t had much time to post lately.

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Wordless Wednesday #5 - Unspoken Excitement

I have always loved this photo of my son. It’s from fall 2007.

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Wordless Wednesday #4 - Swing Batter

Taken Summer 2007

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Labor Day Nature Hike

Over Labor Day weekend I tried to get my son to go with me to Marsh Creek State Park, Chester County, PA to see the beautiful lake. We live about 5 minutes from the lake that offers rowboating, kayaking, as well as sailing. I’m not sure of the size of the lake but it’s a nice size for all the recreational activities.  There are also a good amount of nature trails to walk that take you to scenic areas that look out on the lake. It’s a fisherman’s paradise (if you’re a fisherman).

Well since my son didn’t want to go alone with me on Sunday, the whole family went for a nature hike on Monday. It was a perfect day. Here are some photos we took.

the kids and I at Marsh Creek State Park

We had a good time walking the trails and stopping off to see a dog fetching a stick in the water. The dog loved to run and splash in the water, of course, making our kids just laugh hysterically!  It was so refreshing to be out there with nature and hearing my kids laugh. I so hope that I can encourage my son to leave the “comforts of Mommy” to go to the park again so he and I can bond more.  It’s hard right now, I’m a Dad, but wouldn’t say a “totally FUN” Dad, I think I blogged about me being the disciplinarian.  Anyway, hopefully he and I can have that time together! He loves when I play with him and goof around. I am more open when it’s just the two of us as well!

Mommy and kids

I am also hoping that I can get him on a rowboat with me next summer as I know he’ll have a blast! Mommy and I encourage our kids to do things but we don’t pressure them into things they just don’t want to do.  We feel that will lead to them not trusting us, or not enjoying what we want them to do, or worse, not having their own personality or desires.

I hope we have another great weekend where we can all head back to the trails and spend good quality time alone and not interrupted.