6-year old humans and computers have a lot in common. When you give them literal instruction they follow them. We told Emmett that when he woke up he could open his only his stocking and nothing else until everyone was up. We thought we had all the bases covered. At 12:20 am we realized ourContinue reading “OnWakeUpTime scripting error”
Monthly Archives: December 2017
One for Santa, two for me
The boys helped Kaety make the cookies for Santa…and by ‘help’ I mean eat all the dough before it could get formed into a cookie. Noble was wearing it all by the end of the process.
4H Holiday Fun
Our family loves 4H holiday events! Early last week we hit the 4H Holiday craft event at the armory. Some of us glued, painted and glittered through each station fully sucking the marrow out of each experience…others of us ran frantically from station to station dipping in long enough to sample the essence ofContinue reading “4H Holiday Fun”
“Come look in the toilet!”
I’ve been really thwarted by a clogged toilet in our bathroom. Everyday I’ve been nibbling at plunging it. Tonight I got super serious about it and gave it my full plunging focus. Symone was chattering at me via FaceTime from her room about some secret Santa social problem – she seemed totally oblivious to myContinue reading ““Come look in the toilet!””
Manga Dad?
On the way to school this morning Emmett asked, “What does ‘manga dad’ mean?” “I can think of a lot of loose interpretations for that label, but why don’t you use it in the sentence you heard it in and we can maybe figure it out” “Manga dad, manga dad, we wish you a merryContinue reading “Manga Dad?”
The Illness Journey
We have emerged from the depths of sickness. We woke up this morning feeling sore and changed. It’s odd sometimes how an illness can feel like a really uncomfortable vision quest. We watched a documentary on Ayahuasca – I can say with a cursory mental inventory we had many of the same experiences: Vomiting andContinue reading “The Illness Journey”
Tarp the rooms!
A cascade of flu has hit the house. Symone yesterday. Noble went down last night – his room is now tarped. Kaety and I joined him shortly after 1am. We are better aims so no tarps are necessary. At 4 am Noble was crying through the house looking for his barfed on stuffies. I foundContinue reading “Tarp the rooms!”
Red flags and three year olds
We were laying in our VRBO master bed made from six old-growth trees and trying to sleep in. Various early morning request were floated and fulfilled including one from Noble asking for a damp wash cloth. That kind of request from a three-year old should raise some red flags- but I cared more about gettingContinue reading “Red flags and three year olds”
Symbols of marriage
Symone and I were sitting in the hot tub last night out in the snow. She was talking over a wide range of topics – one of them was her reluctance to get get married. “Why is that honey?” “I’m freaked out that the ring will get stuck on my finger and I won’t beContinue reading “Symbols of marriage”
High Desert Museum
While half our party was monitoring the double-ended blowout the other half made a quick stop at the High Desert Museum to see lizards, turtles and have a somewhat confrontational visit with a historic reenactor in the pioneer cabin. Afterward we sucked in any possible germs carried on our bodies from exposure to Emmett andContinue reading “High Desert Museum”