Why does this seem like every Christmas photo ever done? Too bad it was done with a Polaroid; I miss out on the hi-res detail of Maggie’s mouth screaming bloody murder.
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Our New House
Here’s the view from our new house….you can see the golf course, and there’s quite a lot of open space. Here’s the view of our house by people playing on the golf course – not quite as nice of a view.
Still wrong on so many levels…
As a dad of daughters, I know that manly pride goes right out the window, but still…I try not to have too many embarassing photos of myself. Peter, however, just can’t wait to show himself in the most unflattering light. Well, Peter, congrats go out to you again. Somehow you make the bunny ears work.
Things I know, and Things I didn’t know (Part 2)
Here’s something I knew:I am competitive and will do what needs to be done to win. Here’s something I didn’t know:That I would inflict that competitive nature on my kids. We travelled to Minneapolis to visit some friends, right around Halloween. Sophie and Maggie had store-bought costumes so that they could trick-or-treat in the neighborhood. …
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Things I know, and Things I didn’t know (Part 1)
Here’s something I knew:During RAGBRAI in 1993, I had a heckuva good time. One of the memories from that trip across Iowa was going off the side of the road and peeing in the corn. Maybe it wasn’t the highlight, but every guy enjoys the feeling of using the side of the road as his …
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The quiet summer is over…
So this is it. We’ve moved from the house which we had spent months getting just the way we liked it. We’ve left a city that Betsy has loved since she was a teenager. We’ve packed up our lives into boxes, put them in storage, and left them in Charlestown. And gone to Omaha. I …
Finders Keepers
Last week we went on a family road trip. It was a big event, all four of us in the car, heading out on the road (insert your favorite Jack Kerouac quote here). The destination for our big voyage was “New Concepts Hair Salon (and Retail Center)”. Yes, that’s right. We loaded up the car …
Sophie’s Big Adventure
Last week Sophie went on her first big adventure – she stayed at Mimi’s house by herself! It was our first try at letting her stay somewhere without us, and surprise, it worked! While she was away (for all of four days), I was amazed how much easier it was with one child rather than …
Herbicide!
Note to self: A two year-old is too young to be taught the subtlety of gardening, especially the part where you soak the seeds in cups of water to get them started. A two year-old seems to think the idea of taking those cups of water and pouring them into each other, onto the table, …
Sing, Sing a Song
In this house we love to sing songs….well, make that I love to sing songs. Since I’m not a big fan of memorizing the words, I just make them up as I go. I figure that anyone who is listening probably hates my complete lack of tonality more than butchering the lyrics. After all, that’s …