Category Archives: Kids

Breakin’ the Law

I guess, after all this time and all these naps, you’re just going to yawn when you see this and say, “Oh, Cormac is on the floor AGAIN.”  And, it’s true, naps on the floor are nothing new at my house. Here we see your typical snore on the floor. Knowing our middle school science, …

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Guest Napper #48

So I heard about this guy somewhere who has been camped out in front of Best Buy for days already, wanting to be first in line on Black Friday. Sort of like Occupy Big Box, I guess. My friend Rachel caught her daughter Sarah in a nap that makes me think of him, although I …

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Guest Napper #47 – Conked Out Cobra

As Kurt Vonnegut  George Washington  The Great Pumpkin Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich famously said during a commencement speech over a decade ago, Ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’98: Wear sunscreen.  Breaking a long nap strike, Beta Dad’s “Twin A” (a.k.a. Cobra) has fallen asleep prepared for a lifetime of sun safety, as Mary Schmich …

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Slumbering Swimmingly – Best EVAH

I used to joke about my youngest being the junior varsity napper, compared to his brother. Nobody at Naps Happen is making jokes anymore. This kid is a serious contender. Who knew the Nap-0-lympics were being held as an aquatics event this year? What you are seeing, folks, is my boy, who collapsed from exhaustion …

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