2008
04.25
As I was finishing up at the urinal in the men’s room this morning, a coworker walked in and took the stall next to me. As he walked by, he admonished, "Hey, shake it more than twice, and you’re playing with it!"
Had I been thinking clearly at the time, I would have said, "Shake it more than five times, and you’re on vacation. My next vacation is over two months away. Coincidence? I think not."
(For the record, I wasn’t shaking anything; I was zipping and buttoning.)
2008
04.25
Last Saturday I kidnapped my family and whisked them away to Truckee and Tahoe City for the day. It was windy and chilly… and dead. It’s kind of weird up there this time of year because it’s in between the busy skiing and summer vacation seasons. No one was up there.
And it was nice.
2008
04.25
We’ve been trying to teach Troy sign language for a long time – probably at least 6 months. He caught on to the milk sign really quickly, but he never really showed much comprehension of the others.
Until recently, that is. As you can see in the picture above, he is absolutely enthralled with his Baby Signing Time video, and he is very good at making some signs. The one he’s making above is the "More" sign. Hopefully he’ll keep picking them up and be able to better communicate his needs to us.
2008
04.11
Butt to Face is best
Stench rockets up your nostrils
Why, yes! It is poop.
There is no good, fast way to check a baby’s diaper to see if it is soiled. If you really want to know for sure, you have to take a peek, which means disrobing the child, a time-consuming process. But if you’re in a hurry, then a 99%* approximation will have to do. This is also known as the smell test, and when the results come back positive, it is never a pleasant experience.
I was reminded of this unfortunate fact of life this morning as I was getting ready for work, and it so rocked my world that I felt compelled to share it with you.
* Everybody farts. Everybody. (Yes, ladies, I’m looking at you.)
2008
04.04
(Actually, he was happy as a clam when I took this shot. It was just one of those things where you catch someone mid-expression and they end up looking like a drunken walrus. In T’s case, he looks like a disgruntled midget with a bad toupée.)
