When you’re a parent, you soon realize that “planning is for the childless.” Sure you can try your best to be somewhere on time but chances are that someone’s sick, can’t find their shoes or really needs to go to the bathroom. It just comes with the territory. Let’s take my Saturday for example. I did some work in the morning, gave the kids lunch and then sat down with them to work on a …
It’s Christmas Eve Day. Also known as my mom’s birthday for those keeping score at home. I’m off from work for two days so I get to hang with Allie and the boys! Should be a fun, lazyish two days full of video games, puzzles, Legos, some ice skating and hopefully some sushi. This morning, however, while I was doing a bit of freelance writing, the boys snatched my iPad and ran down to the …
New costume. New bad guy. New movie. It’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier and I just watched the very first trailer for the film over on my blogging buddy Toni’s site A Daily Dose of Toni. (She also talks about how she touched Cap’s butt. Don’t ask.) My initial reaction? Yes, I had a complete and utter nerdgasm! Where do I even begin??! Cap’s more confident. He’s got the whole “Freedom” thing going on even …
Ryan cracks me up. Constantly. This kid is such a well, such a boy when it comes to playing. Not the rough-and-tumble sports kind of boy. But the I-can-turn-anything-on-the-planet-into-a-fun-game kind of boy. Seriously. I’ve caught him playing with my keychain in some sort of elaborate fighting game. He just loves using “guys” to make bosses, levels, hidden lockable characters, etc. So last night we were hanging out in the basement, and Ryan took his ImageNext …
I’m so not a fan of roller coasters. I’d like to say it’s not because I’m scared out of mind at going top speed upside down on a thin rickety track… but, well, it is. How insane are you people to trust your lives to these things?!? My kids, however, like some coasters. Nothing too crazy, but they’ll go on much scarier ones than I will. I’m man enough to admit they’re braver than me! …
