Saturday Surprise #1: On Vacuum Cleaner Bags

• Fern, a.k.a. Boobaby, 4 and a half years old;
• Claudia, "the Blueberry," who's 21 months;
• Working Mom, whose moniker says it all; and
• Me, the stay-at-home dad.

Last year's Doo: Thinking Outside the Shoe Box ( 02 Sep 2009 )
Last month's Doo: My Daughter the Pornographer ( 04 Aug 2010 )

I write a bimonthly column for Bay Area Parent magazine.

My full list has its own page, but here's what I try to keep up with every day:

• Read a Random Post, or
  Here are some personal favorites:

• Playground Torture Devices
• Park Buddy will always be Park Buddy, even if we don't go to the park as much anymore
• Why Weekends Suck
• Making Sandwiches Without Throwing Away Bags Every Day
• Don’t tell me what to do! Why aren’t you telling me what to do?

• Your top 10 favorite posts over the past 60 days:

1. Friday the 13th is So Well Named
2. My Daughter the Pornographer
3. The Preschooler Security Agency

Joey is 2 and a month. Girl. Short for "Josephine." Dodo is her older sister, short for Dorothy. Meema is their mom (nee dad), Harry is their dad (nee nonexistent).