Archive for the ‘Family’ Category

Hot and Bothered

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Our A/C is busted. My wife was out most of the day yesterday and had pushed the thermostat up before she left. When she came home, she found the house several degrees warmer than what she had it set to. Our house is hard to cool, so I just assumed ...

I Was Cooking Dinner…

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

"I was cooking dinner..." could be the beginning of the answer to many questions, such as: What were you doing in the kitchen? What were you doing last Thursday at 6pm? When did you come up with that great idea? etc. You wouldn't expect to hear "I was cooking dinner..." as the beginning of the answer ...

Earthquake, Run For Cover

Friday, July 16th, 2010

When my kids were very young, probably between the ages of 6 months and 2 years, I used to put them on the bed, face up. I'd stand on the floor over them, and put my hands just above their shoulders. I would push up and down on the bed, ...

The Forbidden Pail of Water

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Last night, my son asked my wife the following question: Were Jack and Jill the first people? I am still not clear on what prompted the question, but we certainly got a good laugh out of it.

Maturely Immature

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

I just had the following exchange with my daughter on IM. I am very impressed with how she gets that she's too young to understand love. And, she seems to get my little joke/wish at the end. Her: Good Morning Me: good morning Her: OMG guess what u know how [Boy1] liked this ...

The Lunch Platform

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

One of the chores that comes with having two kids in elementary school is preparing lunch for them to take to school. This really should not be that big of a deal, but I can't stand making lunches. Much to the chagrin of my wife, I just flat out refuse to ...

My Son Loves Me

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

My sister and my son had a 30 minute IM session on Google Talk not too long ago. I have never had the opportunity to IM with my son. I saw him come online and thought it would be fun to chat with him, however, my excitement was shortlived: [16:47] Me: ...

Grocery Store Gambling

Monday, March 15th, 2010

I picked my daughter up from Sunday School and informed her that we were going to the grocery store on the way home. I was really expecting her to put up a fight, but she happily agreed. As we were approaching the grocery store, she says, "I have a feeling ...

The Wegmans

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

This past weekend, my wife, my sister (and her awesome dog), and I drove up to spend the weekend with my sister's fiance who lives in Jersey City. My wife and I had tickets to see Wicked on Saturday and we've never taken advantage of the convenience of my future ...

Instilling Loyalty

Friday, January 8th, 2010

The 2008 season was a tough one for me because my son insisted on being a Giants fan, rooted against the Redskins, and just basically decided to actively root against any team I wanted to win. At the beginning of this, the 2009, season, my son totally abandoned the Giants and ...