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January 2008

Do people plan ski trips when the weather is hot?

Now that I’m “in the business,” summer camp registrations have really surprised me. What causes people to enroll their kids in summer camps on the coldest days of the year? I’m not complaining - I love these early registrations (and we’re offering an incentive to those of you motivated enough to sign up in January), but is it because you’re longing for the warm weather?

It’s not laziness, it’s multitasking

You may have read in a previous post that my wife and I are expecting our second kid in early July - woo hoo! However, for the past two months, my wife has had morning, um actually all day, sickness that is just now ending. During that fun trimester, a lot of junk falls to daddies and frankly, we’re not always that good at it. So, even though I live within walking distance from a supermarket, I have relied upon Peapod, the grocery delivery service.

275 people read this blog in the last month! Get in on the action!

Google Analytics says that 275 people visite this blog in the past 30 days and that 103 of you came back for a second visit. So there’s me, my mom, dad, sister, wife, and our managers, but that only makes 6 people, so more of you must be reading this! (Just to brag a bit, we had nearly 4500 total visitors to the site during that time - pretty crazy!)

Positive Discipline

I admit it, I’ve watched Super Nanny a few times and tried to compare my parenting skills - you know you’ve done the same! There certainly is a skill of NOT saying “Get your &#_#%$ head out of the *%$@# oven” and instead using positive reinforcement to get the same point across. I’m working on it…

It’s Sports Month for Great Kids News

Hi Everyone,

This month, Great Kids News is focusing on Sports - we have tips ranging from family-friendly teams to watch to great sports camps to sports crafts to information about the upcoming Summer Olympics in Beijing. We hope you enjoy!

I can’t keep the secret any longer

My wife is 13+ weeks pregnant. Phew… got it off of my chest. After throwing up 1,000 times and sleeping for an average of 14 hours a day, my wife has given me permission to tell a select few people. Well, since I don’t believe that anyone actually reads this blog, I guess this is ok.

Monkey See us Monkeys Do

So, we’re famous. Well, not yet, but we were filmed by MonkeySee.com to be experts for a “training video” on their site. Yes, that is my beautiful wife (and occasional poster) Paula who is the real expert (I’m around to file for permits and analyze margins).