Do you know…
Wow… it’s been a while. Latest update: The boy, singing: “Do you know the muffin man? The muffin man, the muffin man. Do you know the muffin man? He lives on Drury Land.” Emma: “It’s…
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The family that bounty hunts together. . .
It never ceases to amaze me how the sequence of events that lead up to the blog fodder are actually potential blog fodder as well. Distraught at the notion that his sisters received snail mail…
Pre-emptive Fail
So the oldest just turned 9 and thinks she turned 16. While waiting for dinner, all three were discussing how soon they would be teenagers. Already not a good sign. . . So in a…
Try to see things on my level. . .
During a recent visit from the cousins I went into the boy’s room and found my nephew in his favorite playtime position, on the floor surrounded by matchbox, hot wheels, and the dollar store brand…
Fashion Sensing a Disturbance in the Force
“Wow Emma!” the boy exclaimed. “You look just like Princess Leia Slave!” referring to Emma’s hair prep as they loaded into the car for school. “No I don’t. I look like Princess Leia ‘Sena-Nator’. Emma…
Wisdom of the ages
Ah kids. The great equalizer. The boy was sucking his thumb, cozied up in his parent’s bed whilst I was doing something in the kitchen. Walking into our room, I expressed my feelings of exhaustion…
Dinner conversations that should be served.
Spencer: “Mmmm. This tastes good with the rats.” (The cold distorted the last word somewhat.) Dad: “What?” Spencer: “Mmmm. This tastes good with the rats.” Emma: “It’s not rats its rice.” Spencer: “That’s what I…
Don’t hate me because I’m dieting.
The results are in. Six months of playing video games, I hit my goal. Granted the last three were due to illness (what was that phrase in that movie – “I’m just one stomach flu…
Mmm Mmm Good. Sort of.
So we went to a restaurant the other night – let’s just say that when you are there you are family, or something. The boy was enjoying his salad, especially the croutons. You know you…
Is it just me?
So we take the kids to pick out their valentine’s day treats (that is, treats that they would purchase with their valentine’s day money from the grandparents). During a recent movie, my beloved wife informed…