Reality Me

Category: Tommy

  • Bedtime with the Beasts – Marriage

    Guns N Garters - We married here!

    Wedding at the gorillas tonight. Scouts having to tiptoe by ultra quietly.

    Update: It was actually at the bears and the reception was at the tent in Kids Cove. Thanks to their music, we were able to rock around the clock while learning about condors. I can think of 1000 other places I would want to get married other than the zoo. I’m quite pleased with Guns N Garters in Gatlinburg! Note that the picture (larger view) shows Baskin N Robbins which is a great place for a small, intimate reception.

    Bear video and another bear video (both of these are from the following day).

  • Bedtime with the Beasts – Arrival

    We have arrived at the zoo safely.

    Some parents were already at Gate 1. Turns out some Girls Scouts have laid claim to the Audubon Society building from the 1800s so we will be at Tiger Tops (Gate 9). Tiger Tops is one of the original zoo buildings that was a small restuarant which patrons could enter and "eat at the zoo" without ever entering the zoo. Gate 9 requires an escort so we are to pile 20 scouts, 5 adults, and their related gear into the 4 cars that will be staying. Physics doesn’t allow such miracles so all parents are allowed into Gate 9 to drop off then the parents not staying are let back out with a footnote that pickup will be at the main entrance not Gate 1. No one mentions needing a 7am exodus.

    After getting out of the car, Noah and Phillip walk within 6 feet of a rabbit without noticing and scare it away. Bad omen?

  • Bedtime with the Beasts – Traffic Report

    East bound flows. I 40 west is a parking lot!

  • Bedtime with the Beasts – Lots o’ Traffic

    Just now made the interstate. What day is this!

  • Bedtime with the Beasts – Travel

    The boys are stuck in traffic trying to get to the interstate. East bound looks good.

  • From the mouths of babes

    Mom: Asks Tommy to decide between two things.
    Tommy: Growls
    Mom: Further prompts for a decision.
    Tommy: Remains silent.
    Dad, slightly melodically: "Tommy, if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."
    Dad: Chuckles under his breath.

    Parenting is fun, particularly when the children haven’t got a clue.

  • From the mouths of babes

    Tommy moans.

  • ding ding ding ding

    Time to wake the doughnuts.

  • From the mouths of babes

    Tommy: "Mom. Why are bubbles coming out of the wardrobe?"

  • From the mouths of babes

    Tommy: "As soon as I live alone, I’m going to pour to much cereal in my bowl. I don’t care how you teach me."

  • It’s good to be the kid

    Imagine two 10 foot lengths of ½ inch pvc pipe. Add two boys, one 15 mentally 8; one 9, mentally…well, all nine year olds are mental. I look out the window and the nine year old swings his sword, his 10 foot long sword, at the 15 year old then runs down the street and the 15 year old swings his sword, his 10 foot long sword, in circles above his head while chasing his little brother down the street. Each child laughing manically.

    So many $10,000 video moments!

  • From the mouths of babes

    Granny: "Tommy, you don’t have to write phone messages down for your mother. You could instant message them to her."
    Tommy, dead serious: "How will she get them if she’s not here?"

  • Buuzzzzzzzz

    Time to wake the doughnuts.