Thanks to Greg for this bit of incredibly accurate personality testing. Seriously, that’s me. You are an SEDL–Sober Emotional Destructive Leader. This makes you a dictator. You prefer to control situations, and lack of control makes you physically sick. You feel have responsibility for everyone’s welfare, and that you will be blamed when things go…
I thought I was supposed to be like 50 and getting slow and old before I had my home to myself…but lo, my kids and wife left this morning for nearly 3 weeks. It’s interesting, and I guess expected, but I was SO looking forwards to the free time and lack of responsibility and now…
Sitting in a Dorney Park pizza place, after about 7 hours of rides, Ellen was feeling a bit wiped and a bit cranky, and just didn’t want to be sitting there. That said, here’s the conversation. Katie (to me): I ate the piece of pizza all by myself! Me: well, it cooled down a bit,…
This is going to seem obvious to people who have done this for years, but it’s really nice to be able to go back and read your own entries. Especially, in my case, going back and reading things that your kids have done or said and you’ve forgotten. It’s nice to go and see it…
And they go. As mine was concerned yesterday, it was pretty good. Spent time with the kids doing stuff, which got a little frustrating, but then we took them to the amazing seafood buffet dinner at The Manor, which despite it’s stuffiness, really rocks. Then we went to see the hugely entertaining Spiderman 2 at…
I gave Ellen a goodnight kiss tonight, and when I stood up, she was taking her hand and touching her face where I kissed her, and then touching her face all over. Me: What are you doing? H: spreading out your kiss. Me: why? H: because I want it all over my face. Me: why?…
Lately, Ellen’s been hitting or pushing Katie, who has been dutifully (a bit TOO dutifully) reporting it to us. “Ellen hit me!”, etc. So this morning, Ellen couldn’t be bothered to tell Katie to move out of her way so she just pushed her down, right in front of Kim, who promptly pushed HER down…
So I was puttering around iTunes and wanted to play some Stevie Ray Vaughn, a personal fave of mine, and sure enough I didn’t have a shred of his stuff on iTunes. Had lots of it on CD, but none in iTunes. So, a project! Now that iTunes is completely sharable, and soon will be…
Woken this morning to katie exclaiming “I am the King!” A very odd way to awaken, hearing a 3 year old proclaiming herself monarch. She was apparently playing with her Lion King pieces and having the whole conversation from the movie. Scar: “I want the throne!” Simba: “No! It’s Mine. I am the King!” And…
So it’s Wednesday, June 16, and amazingly it’s Ellen’s last day of kindergarten. It’s nearly inconceivable that she is going to be in 1st grade next year, that she’s already neck deep into public school. Katie I still see as a baby–she’s still in preschool and still acts the part. But not Ellen. Damn, where…