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So this morning I drove my daughter and son to school for the last time. No, not the last time, of course, but definitely the last time in this particular way. For the last 6 years it’s been my daddy duty and joy to drive my kids to school. It started when it was just [...]
Last night we had a line of thunderstorms with huge thunder and lightning. This morning I asked the kids what they thought: Me: “Did you hear the storms last night?” Daughter: “Yes, it was VERY bright….you could see it with your eyes closed and then the thunder came and it was either right away or [...]
Until 5th grade, my school years were spent in Iowa. Iowa has a much different angle on snow than they do here at Alabama. It had to be pretty bad to cancel school….either snow or temperature. They did it, but it was not very common. I do remember one time they canceled school due to [...]
My Daughter read half of Old Yeller last night. She’s begun a phase of devouring books. Partially because she has to (school has some high requirements) and partially because she loves to. My wife and I are making sure she has plenty of reading material, from the standards to the more edgy options such as [...]
Today I drove my son and my daughter to school for the last time this year. Driving my kids to school is one of my favorite things to do. In fact, it’s probably one of my favorite things of all time. Talking with them, singing with them, hearing them talk to each other…these are all [...]
“I think that hot chocolate deleted some of my tastebuds!”
In Mulan, I think she joins the army after this….. And here’s the one from last year:
Dad (me): see, you look good with short hair… Daughter: so you’re saying it looks bad now?! Wife: see? I didn’t teach her that! I know……I know…. Eve did.
Our daughter got Baptized tonight! Turns out it was an interesting day for water. During lunch, the waitress spilled a glass of ice water on her. Then when we got to the church a water main had broken and none of the bathrooms or water fountains were working. Fortunately, the Baptistry was already full. I’m [...]
Over the weekend my brother got my daughter interested in Tribbles (from the Star Trek episode). She looked online and found where you could buy a Tribble. Because she has to read a bazillion books this summer for school in the fall, I quickly made any tribble purchase dependent on a book reading. She is [...]
My most excellent wife took the chillun’s out to get fish tonight. This means we’re going to have to screen all of our visitors. I’m worried about PETA operatives sneaking cameras in to check for mistreatment. Then they can make nekkid posters about the plight of domesticated fish. For the record, we are complying with [...]
On Saturday night, my daughter and I were watching a show on archeology. It was clearly inspired by (read: an ad for) the recent Indiana Jones movie, so they had special sections on the crystal skulls. Part of this section focused on a skull named“Max”, and that skull’s supposed healing powers. The video of people [...]
We found my old Q-bert handheld game the other day at my parents house. On the back it’s (c) 1983. I got it in 6th grade. My daughter is playing it as I type this. While I don’t expect it to last, she seems to be getting as much enjoyment out of it as her [...]
So I had the kids tonight, and we picked up a Hide and Seek Safari for the evening. This game is like the airport. Except instead of sweeping hundreds of passengers for weapons, you’re sweeping your house for a monkey. The lights start bllnking when you get close, then a shrill tone sounds as you [...]
Due to some dietary changes, our family is drinking organic whole milk. This changes a lifelong rule that my wife has about whole milk. The rule is that it doesn’t exist, and you have to buy the chalky water that is skim milk. It’s useless. It really is, and at least one remedial dietitian agrees. [...]
Today I sang an a cappella number with our church’s youth ensemble, One Voice. They’re a good singin’ group of kids and they’re pretty funny too. More funny than they realize (and I mean that in the best possible way). Really brings back memories of my ol’ high school ensemble days. I’m going to go [...]
This morning I drove both kids to school. Most of the time I drive our daughter and my beautiful bride drives our son. But today It was just dad and the kids so I had to make a route of it. There are few things more fun to me than listening to our kids talk…especially [...]
Much has been made of the woman who recently let her 9 year old ride the subway home. She should apparently be put in prison. Here’s a good starting point on Schneier’s (security guru) site. This reminds me of an incident a couple of months ago where my wife left our 8.5 year old daughter [...]
Yesterday was my daughter’s birthday. Yep, she was an April fool’s baby. We always have great fun tricking her. She’s kind of a weather fan, and loves severe storms. Mainly, she loves it when the power goes out so everyone has to use flashlights. Almost every night she wants me to check the weather to [...]
My daughter has decided she likes a couple of the stuffed animals in Pokemon. Particularly the penguin: Since Pokemon has been around for awhile, her aunt had a small box of pokemon items in her closet. My daughter was pretty pumped and got to keep them. She particularly liked the wristwatch. So she proudly wears [...]
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