A few days ago, Jacob showed us that the light in our bedroom (which is controlled by a remote control), also functions as a rheostat. We’d never thought to try to do anything like hold the button down… he takes the remote, holds down the button, and there go the lights… dim…bright… I am ashamed …
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A brief take on the media
If you’ve ever uttered the phrase “Liberal Media”
The Haircut
For those of you that didn’t know, we haven’t cut Jacob’s hair other than a bang trim. Sadly, it was time. Our long-haired hippie needed to have some clean neck space for summer: And it was hard to wash, what with it being really, really long when wet: So, to Cool Cuts we went, all …
Where we be and a few cute things from Jacob
Different doctor, different diagnosis on me: diverticulitis. Seems reasonable. I’m taking the meds and am on a mostly liquid diet for now.Jacob is getting his bangs cut today in preparation for the big cut tomorrow. Mr. Happyhair will turn into a stranger for a bit. On the way to work, I casually mentioned “the DT …
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And today
…the freezer in our garage goes out, spoiling a lot of frozen leftovers, packaged meat, and frozen ready-to-eat food awaiting Jessie in May… It’s just keeps coming.
Health or lack thereof
Tough times at the Jones house. Laureen’s arguably the strongest of the three of us. Jacob’s “only” cutting a molar right now, and he just got his ibuprofen after a mad screaming fit. Sigh. Me? Oh, let’s see…. Doctor’s appointment. Blood draw. Throw up during blood draw. Tech has to do two sticks to find …
Sigh
Let’s see… last night, had dinner with Laureen and Jacob at Zuzu’s. Normally, I love Zuzu’s. But last night, it didn’t love me. Spent a good portion of time last night making trips to the bathroom. I won’t describe what happened there. Yesterday: lost a device. Fell off my desk at work and couldn’t find …
A small update
Well, we have re-placed the carpet, so now all that’s left to do is repair the sewer line, rip up the wallpaper in the bathroom, replace the baseboards from all around… and pray to God that it doesn’t happen again for a while. Congratulations to Eric and Analisa on the arrival of Benjamin. Since Saturday …
Rain, Rain on my face
Heh. If you don’t get the joke, that’s OK. It’s from the song “Flood” by Jars of Clay. We had another small crisis when we woke up this morning. The downstairs toilet bowl was full of water and flooding the tiles. For the second time in three days, we spent a good portion of the …
The Valentine’s Gift
I went last night to Wal-Mart and got Laureen a gift for Valentine’s day… 8 box fans. Ah, some explanation is required, no? At 5:18 p.m. yesterday, Laureen calls me. I’m checking out of Wal-Mart, and she says, “There’s water leaking everywhere.” I head home, and true enough, a lot of the first floor has …