This is the sort of trouble she gets into. This was, apparently, when she decided Old Navy had gotten dull…
This weekend (memorial day weekend) was one of several where the kids have joined me down at Linda’s place, and it’s felt a bit like the Brady Bunch. We’re 2 kids short for that, but we do have 2 cats, so it’s close. Regardless of numbers, though, it makes my heart glad to see how…
I love barbecue. I love ribs, chopped BBQ, smoked chicken, smoked hot links. But one of my favorite kinds of BBQ is a really good pulled pork sandwich. Now, there are really two ways to make pulled pork: True BBQ in a smoker (which is great, but a lot of work and tends to be…
This came from my dad, regarding my mom, quoted from their trip home from my house today, Mother’s day. For anyone who doesn’t know, Henry is my sister’s 3 year old son. —– Mom: The reason paul weighs more than you is because he’s shorter. Dad: What? Mom: Well, if he was taller he wouldn’t…
Tonight is a milestone–the last elementary school band/chorus concert we will ever have to attend. Hot cross buns, Mary had a little lamb, and all the other training wheel songs are a thing of the past after tonight. Although the kids play their little hearts out, I can’t say I’ll miss this part of the…
Katie: Hey dad, why don’t you sell your cocoa next time we have a garage sale? Me: Well, because garage sales are usually in the spring and people don’t want cocoa in warm weather. Katie (not missing a beat): Why don’t you sell hot dogs? Me: You’re just going with anything here aren’t you… Katie:…
Amazingly, it’s been 3 months since my last blog entry. I think that social media (Facebook and Twitter, mostly) are to blame, as smaller entries tend to just pop up on there in the ephemeral way that only a Facebook post can be. Comment on it today, forget about it tomorrow… That said, however, I…
This past weekend, we celebrated Ellen’s 13th Birthday with dinner on Thursday (her actual birthday) and a sleepover for a bunch of her friends on Saturday night. It was wonderful seeing her with her friends. We rarely see her with a group of friends, and it was clear that her friends are a really nice,…
The other day, we’re sitting at dinner, and I look behind katie to the windowsill, whereupon I see a small box-shaped thing. Me (to Katie): What’s that thing on the sill behind you? Katie: Oh, that’s just the box to my eraser. Pay it no heed. Consider it done.
Saturday, we went out to the Grande Luxe Cafe, the Cheesecake Factory‘s more sophisticated sibling at the Garden State Plaza mall. They have really excellent food, and Katie got red velvet pancakes with cream cheese frosting (basically, she got cake for breakfast). After eating some of that, and drinking 2 glasses of fresh squeezed grapefruit…