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Category Archives: Home Life
Merry Christmas 2011
Merry Christmas, y’all. This has been a very drama-free holiday for us. We got the tree up early. We got the presents bought and wrapped with no fuss. Post-25th we plan on visiting friends and family and watching old movies. … Continue reading
It’s a boy
We had the 21 week ultrasound yesterday. After two daughters I’ll be having a son. I’ll be able to buy things in something other than pink!
Posted in Home Life
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It begins
Natalie’s kindergarten teacher sent a note home today. Natalie took a boy into the boy’s bathroom and kissed him. It begins.
Posted in Home Life
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Six months with Energizer rechargeable batteries
With a camera/audio/AV habit and the children of my fertile loins we go through lots of batteries in my house. For years I’ve been buying disposables in bulk at Home Depot since they seem to have the best prices. Last … Continue reading
Posted in Home Life, Photos, Tech
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Emergency TV (is that an oxymoron?)
I mentioned getting a Haier 7″ LCD for doing DSLR video work. I forgot to mention that it’s originally designed to be used as a portable TV. It comes with a remote control, is digital ready, and can be plugged … Continue reading
Fall Color Zen in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The rule of thumb for the Smoky Mountains National Park is that the fall colors usually peak the second or third weekend of October. This was the third weekend. We talked to a park ranger who said the colors were … Continue reading
Posted in East Tennessee, Home Life
Tagged cades cove, great smoky mountains national park
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Blog Meme – what was your first car?
Random Acts of Patriotism has a blog meme, What Was Your First Car?: So here’s the meme. Long answers or short. 1. What was your first car? Model, year, color, condition? 2. What adventures did you have in it, good … Continue reading
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Baby #3 is on the way
We’re pregnant. Melissa had her 12 week ultrasound yesterday. Everything looks great. The baby was super active. We’ll find out if it’s a boy or a girl at the 20 week ultrasound. I’ll be 43 in a couple of weeks. … Continue reading
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Happy 7th Birthday, Katie
Happy birthday, Katie. This is a note to the future you to remind you what life was like when you were seven years old. You graduated from Daisies to Brownies. Your best friend is Lacey, same as last year. You’re … Continue reading
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Conversation About Eating Turnip Greens
WIFE: Katie, you can’t have dessert until you finish your greens. KATIE: You said I only had to eat three big bites. WIFE: That’s right. And what I put on your plate is three big bites. That’s some smart mommyin’.
The oddest thing about not driving …
is that you don’t have a place to keep your stuff. Like the other week I was in the doctor’s office. My wife dropped me off, then she had to go to work. Someone else was picking me up. So … Continue reading
Energizer WeatherReady LED Lanterns
After a little power outage on Labor Day we decided to buy LED lanterns. Our rechargeable fluorescent lanterns always seem a little disappointing. Today I picked up a couple of these Energizer LED lanterns in the checkout aisle at Home … Continue reading
Who Has Two Thumbs and Loves Their Insurance Company?
I’ve been meaning to write about how much I love Amica Insurance. We use them for homeowners, car, and life insurance, and boy have I used them this year. Well, except the life insurance policy, thankfully. When I got my … Continue reading
30 Years Later, My Epileptic Seizures Return with a Vengeance
The last time I had a grand mal seizure I was 12 years old. Wednesday night I had a pair of them that hospitalized me for three days. Wednesday night after work I took the girls to soccer practice. At … Continue reading
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Natalie asked one of the hard questions
Yesterday morning five year old Natalie said out of nowhere to me and Melissa “One day you’re going to die.” She said it with a mix of sadness and accusation, like she had discovered a secret we were keeping from … Continue reading
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More Weather Drama
Big winds came through last night. A big maple fell on the Honda Odyssey. It’s probably toast. Irony: sitting in the front seat was the title of the car. It had just arrived in the mail because we made the … Continue reading
MagicQuest
Took the kids to MagicQuest. You have to come up with a magic name before they activate your wand. I punted and said Gandolf. If I had it to do again I’d say Harry Plopper.
Happy 5th Birthday, Natalie
Some things about you at age five: You just graduated preschool. You just started a summer kindergarten program at the elementary school. After school you and your sister go to swim practice. You love animals. You remember what cats and … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Home Life, Photos
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What’s the most expensive thing your kids have destroyed / that you destroyed of your parents?
Carried over from a discussion on Facebook … I’ve got two kids, age 4 and 6. When I buy things that are potentially breakable – cameras, laptops, electronics, lamps – I stop and ask myself a a couple questions. “Could … Continue reading
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