Mike Adamick • Cry It Out: Memoirs of a Stay-at-Home Dad
"One cool dad!" -- Jezebel.com * "Nuptially retarded!" -- Gawker.com
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But this is how I spent the week — adding buttons and piping to blue jeans to make a sailor outfit, because didn’t you know a tea party is nothing without a sailor?
It’s an exciting life.
Stay tuned to KQED Radio next week, as I record another radio essay on Tuesday. It should run soon afterward. And seriously, kid, how much tea can you drink?
[...] told me when I asked him how to achieve Emme’s adorable Fleet Week get-up from the “apparently this is now a craft blog” post. He cracks me up, so you should read the whole story even though you now have all the [...]
totally stunning!
I just made max a hat with skulls. rockin’.
You could become one of those bloggers with, like, 7 blogs. That would be awesome!
Shhhhh, don’t tell the Speak kids you need a sailor outfit for a tea party! I have them convinced you don’t even need tea!
oh my GOD! she is such a little GIRL now.
Don’t I know it. Dana came home from work yesterday and said, She grew today, didn’t she?
Ohmigosh, she looks gorgeous!!! Will you please customize some clothing for my kid?????
Answer: A “boat load”. They can drink a “boat load” of tea. I’ve been there. I feel you. Loads of tea. Loads and loads of tea.
Love your writing Mike.
Kia, I’ll post when my etsy shop is open.
I don’t know what’s cuter, the clothing or the kid.
No, definitely the kid. (But the outfit is a close second!)
Hi, I’m a new reader, and I just have to gush over your daughter… she is SO CUTE! She makes my teeth hurt.
xo
b.
Emme looks adorable in that outfit, props to your amazing taste/clothes-making skills. I would totally wear something like that (Ok, maybe not. But it’s ridictulously cute!). Then again, i’m in my second year of college and I still get mistaken for a middle schooler, so kiddie clothes wouldn’t really be helping.
No one ever taught me how to sew…I wish I could. I have two girls who would look great in your designs! They could even model it to sell for you! Please, PLEASE make a huge announcement when you have a shop to sell in! O want to be the first in line!
The buttons are nice, but the elephant makes the outfit.
don’t they always…
I’m so impressed that you know what piping is. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by this stuff anymore.
Love the outfit. I wish I were crafty!
Oh Mike, Yay! You shoulda told us.. now we’ll be wanting a full tutorial.