Category: Daily Life
Ramblings, often stream of conscious, journaling the events of my life.
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Not so close shave
I am starting to come to terms with the fact that an electric shaver needs new blades more than once every half a decade. For that matter, I probably should buy a new electric shaver more than once decade.
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From the mouths of babes
Ring, ring.
Dad: "Hello?"
Amy, 6 years old: "Mom won’t buy something for me!"
Dad: "Didn’t you just go to Young Chefs?"
Amy: "Well, yeah but I want her to buy something just for me."
Dad: "But Young Chefs was just for you."
Amy, whining: "But Daaad. I want her to buy me something."
Dad: "Amy, you’ve been temper tantruming and whining a lot lately and that makes it awfully hard to…"
Phone becomes quiet and a distance voice is heard, Amy: "Here, I don’t want to talk to him anymore." -
The Sirens Are Dragging Me to the Rocks
I can hear the sound of the Sirens in the bed. They want me to go to it! I cannot give in. (The lovely sound of rain right now is not helping)
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From the mouths of babes
Amy: "I don’t want spaghetti for dinner."
Dad: "Good. We aren’t having spaghetti for dinner."
Amy: "Well, Mom said we are having spaghetti."
Dad: "I am cooking something different."
Amy: "Well, whatever it is, I want something else." -
Today’s Forecast
100% chance of suckage
Last night’s severe storms have attracted a large tropical depression. Clouds of gloom rolling in. Pervading darkness spreading throughout. -
Of Being Dad
Dora the Explorer trumps Sunny Patch..in case you were wondering.
I have been trying hard to limit the children’s television time these past couple of days. Evan…rather I…am getting a break while he watches some tv.
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SuperDad!
This sippy had chocolate milk in it yesterday so we can just rinse it out and put more chocolate milk in it right?
I took Evan to the IRS office today in the John Duncan Building and we played with cannons, walked a maze in the courtyard of one of my favorite downtown churches, played on benches, took pictures with statues, and generally had a nice little adventure downtown. Almost got our paperwork turned in too! Time to call the levy department and beg one more day then get back to coding.
