Of mice and men. May 30, 2006
The Latest , 5 comments by Serena, Michelle Lavigne, Steph, Maria Doehler, and Nadia.Sam and Justin. The diversity in character of these two hearty folk is illustrated beautifully as follows below:
This evening, they are in the kids room watching after their baby daughters in the most attentive and tender manner…..while they discuss - most animatedly - the technique of gopher slaughter.
Sam: “And then I took a ____ and ran it through its ______ and its whole ______ was hanging out of its ______ and then its ______ popped out and there was _____ everywhere.”
Justin: “Dude!”
I love our handy handymen.
Future Heartbreakers May 29, 2006
The Latest , 6 comments by Michelle Lavigne, Maria Doehler, and Ambie.Another batch of kid close-ups.
I love taking pictures of kids, they’re the only photos you can post without permission, they never think they look fat, and they’ll never sneak onto your computer and delete them.
In case you were wondering, chances are there will rarely, if ever, be photos of yours truly on this blog. The reason being that, well, I never take them.
Wouldn’t want to kill you with my deadly good looks.
Remember Remember the 5th of November… May 24, 2006
The Latest , 7 comments by Steph, CHUCK, FYI, Angel, Michelle Lavigne, and Nadia.Whodda ever thunk that the combination of Hugo Weaving, a black wig, and a smiley mask could be so dead sexy?
I’m very happy that my last taste of worldly input was a good one.
Going on a month long worldly input fast tomorrow to cleanse my soul of the poisons that have set in. Too many movies…must detox. Very encouraging messages from the Lord, lots of promises of the benefits. I’m actually very much looking forward to this, can’t do nuthin’ but good right? Lord willing I shall emerge thirty days from now a stronger, happier, more uncompromising disciple. Pray for me, tis my deepest hope. Pray it sticks too….that’s the important part.
I hope to pacify you May 22, 2006
The Latest , 3 comments by Hobbyns and Steph.With photos of the cutest munchkins ever….until I think of something brilliant to say. A post formulating, I feel it the water. I smell it in the air. I intend for it to be very deep and thought-provoking. As it stands now, I have had three hours of sleep in the last 36 hours so what seems deep to me at this point might not sit the same way with you. Until tomorrow, or possibly the next day….
I have a sleep debt to repay.
My tribute to short people everywhere. May 16, 2006
The Latest , 15 comments by Michelle Lavigne, Jamie, Chuck was Struck, Woozers, Maria, Token-Black-Girl, FYI, Nadia, Steph, Hobbyns, Angie, and Ambie.Like my header?
I’m particularly fond of the one of Angie and I. I look like the Rock of Ages or something very immovable next to her tender little frame.
HBD 2 Pop! — Yesterday!
The Latest , 5 comments by Mike, Nadia, Steph, F|35h, and Hobbyns.Dad, all things considered, you’re a pretty cool guy. I hope you had a good birthday at Wordstock. They better had done something fun for you other than dressing you up as Bacchus for the third consecutive year, though I have to say you are dynamite in that role.
I can’t remember if you’re turning 58 or 59, though either one is downright hardcore – one or two years away from 60! Rock on Dad! I stand firm in my opinion that you’re in your prime; better looking than when you were thirty if the photos aren’t lying. Age improves you, I think. Mom thinks the same, so she tells me.
Dad, here’s a couple of the things that stand out when I think about you.
During one parent time: “Hey kids, here’s a super fun activity! Are you ready? You all watch me while I take a catnap and make sure I don’t open my eyes!
Wresting with you while you tried to hold me in front of “the mirror of truth” so I could “see myself as I really was”
Driving with you every Saturday to Blockbuster to pick out a movie (pre-renewal, naturally) and gleefully anticipating the moment when you would inevitably say on the way home “Hey, wanna stop for an ice cream”?
Napping in the backseat of the truck while you were driving on one of our countless cross-country road trips when all of the sudden you would break out into a Indian whoop and shout “The Miiiiiiiiiighty Diesel!”
Going with you to pick up mom at the airport. I loved seeing you so happy to see her again.
Trying once to provision a hotel from an Indian man, you started shaking your head and talking in an Indian accent without noticing it.
Trying to sweet talk you into paying for my lunch, long after I should have been paying for myself. It always worked. I am a mastermind! You’re a softie!
Reading the chapters of your book as you wrote them. And you took my suggestions too, that made me feel pretty cool.
I still haven’t forgiven you for dragging us to see the Alamo in the rain on our last road trip, but give me another year or so and I’m sure be thankful I got to partake of that priceless bit our nation’s history
Okay, this is sounding like Chicken Soup now. But really Dad, I love you! I wouldn’t have any other father, none would be as quite as snazzy as you are. Thanks for being born, thanks for marrying Mom, thanks for doing your part to make my childhood wonderful, and thanks for following the Lord through so many major changes. I wasn’t sure you could do what you did in the last year and a half but you did it and I’m really proud of you! You are quite snazeroodlez and I miss you! I really hope you had a special birthday and kept those hormonal young people in line!
Working on my links May 11, 2006
The Latest , 9 comments by Ambie, Serena, Hobbyns, and Jamie.Have faith.
There are no pregnant women in our Home.
The Latest , 4 comments by Nadia, FYI, and Angel.This is a very, very strange feeling.
I’m reminded of a line from the MWM drama tape that bonded all us second generation in universal nocturnal terror as children.
“It was quiet. Too quiet”
The few. The sexless. The rich. May 9, 2006
The Latest , 3 comments by Kami][kaze and FYI.First of all, I’d just like to say that I do not like this theme, it does not represent the essense of my character, as blog themes should. Its simply the first theme in the last four that I downloaded that does not have a glitch. Stay tuned for the developing look as I find my online self. I do hope to get time one of these days.
Anyway, onto what’s really important. So they’ve all left us, the Wordstockers. It’s okay, I chose not to go. Simply because I love money more than music. Besides, they don’t know what they’re missing. For example, I’m sitting here at 11:00 while the grownups drink “comfort ourselves because we’re not going to Wordstock” margaritas, discussing our food situation, more specifically, why everyone who comes to our Home automatically gains five pounds. I love these types of discussions, its like Home Council, yet more effective. Something about sitting in Home Council makes people not want to discuss anything, they just want to VOTE VOTE VOTE! Now we’re discussing steak. I’m kind of hearing all this in my subconcious while I think of something intellegent to say.
There are further advantages to not going to Wordstock. I have my entire king-size bed to myself, no, my entire room to myself. I’m bonding with myself quite nicely. Furthermore……I get to hang out with the moms, who would make such cool singles if they weren’t already such cool mothers.
The reason this post is really not smart is because I’m tired and I’m trying to tune into the conversation. Now they’re talking about yogurt.
Well, the conversation is more interesting than what I have to say right now. I’d like to add though, that I intend for my blog to be very Shooting Straight friendly, so keep an eye out for new developments that will catipult my blog into a piercing light in the midst of the Internet darkness.
I was going to enlighten you with my insights about why its cool to stay home from Wordstock but suffice it to say that we, The few, The sexless, The Rich, The stay-by-the-stuffers, are keeping you in our prayers and hope y’all have a swinging (or moshing, as the case may be) time. Play it safe. Think things through. Watch those hormones.
Go away. May 3, 2006
The Latest , 5 comments by Serena, Sonia, Angel, and Amy.I’m working on it. Shoo!