Co-Founder of Indydads.com

I received an email from the Fresh Air Fund about a great program happening this month. Right now any gift you make to The Fresh Air Fund will be matched dollar for dollar by a group of generous donors! If you can give $25 that means $50 for inner-city children. $50 becomes $100! But you must make your donation by June 30th to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity!

Thanks to host families who open up their homes for one or two weeks each summer, children growing up in New York City’s tou… Continue

Hey IndyDads,

I want to let all the IndyDads know of some cool stuff we are working on. These changes I feel will make this site even better and more personal to our readers.

New Features

• New Member Roles


• We now have the ability to make you a moderator of either the Discussion forum and/or the Photos/Videos. Each one of these roles will come with a responsibility but it allows you to become more active with the site and take some of the load of

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I moved in May of this year and from what I learned home remodel and fixing it up is a ongoing process. So this past weekend my daughter and i decided to fix up the downstairs half bathroom. There was nothing wrong with it other than it was just blah. It would also be the easiest room to upgrade so it was a nice start to see how patient I can be and how good of a handyman I am. All in all it was actually a fun process and learned more about painting than I ever knew.

Below are some before and a… Continue

From my personal website - http://www.hoosiernerd.com

My 2009 New Year Resolutions

* Be mindful of others
* Be patient with others and don’t expect so much
* Lose the weight I say I will
* Exercise more and eat better
* Hike/Camp more
* Finish my home improvement plans
* Finish paying off Debt this year
* Make IndyDads better
* Expand the fatherhood concept outside Indiana
* Take the kids on a multi-day hiking/camping trip
* Read a book conti… Continue

Ever since I was a kid I have always wanted a dog. I had this belief that pets teach kids great responsibility. But my parents and more to benefit my sister would only get a cat. I apologize to all the cat lovers out there but I hate cats. I am one of those people who need the returned love that a dog will give you.

When I finally got out of college I was going to get a dog but ended up having kids instead. Then my life turned into a constant busy cycle of being a single father, working full ti… Continue