My daughter has a peanut allergy, which means we have no peanut products in our house. I like eating peanut products, which means I do without a lot. This morning I was hungry. Not an “I could use a little something to snack on” hungry; more like an “all you can eat buffet, eat until you puke” hungry. Normally I would snack on a couple of saltines, but that would not do…
I went to the coolest wedding reception this past weekend. What better way to entertain your guests while you are taking pictures with the photographer than letting them wander around a museum? Yes, the reception was held at an art museum. I chatted up the folks until the grub was served, then gave the snack line a once over. Once the bride and groom arrived they put on the customary American…
This morning Cheryl and I had the pleasure of bringing Beth in for some out-patient surgery. She had some tubes put into her ears to relieve her chronic ear infection problem, but they stayed in longer than they should have. The doctor said they normally come out on their own, but it appears hers didn’t. One thing was good about this trip to the hospital: it was short. Now, let’s…
Beth has gone in for surgery twice in her lifetime. The first time she had a kidney removed. The second time she had tubes put into her ears. On Tuesday, she is scheduled for her third surgery, to remove the tubes previously placed in her ears. We were discussing the upcoming surgery this evening. When we reminded her that they would be taking out her tubes she asked, “Will they be putting…
It seems people don’t mind putting up with other people in their world, as long as they don’t get in the way. Nowhere was this more evident than at the ice skating rink last week. Now, I know what you’re thinking … ice skating rinks are not exactly a bastion of peace on earth and good will towards our fellow homo sapiens. Even still, Cheryl was taken aback by one…
We are right smack in the middle of another painting project. Now we’re painting our bedroom. We’ve colored three-fourths of the room, and I must say it is looking good. I had my doubts when Cheryl proposed the project and the color, but she has done good. Now the only question is wether I will finish up tonight before our new bed comes tomorrow. Only time and energy reserves will…
I found out my wife was pregnant about three months ago. At first I was dumbstruck. What can I say, we had been planning to have another child for some time, but it’s one thing to plan it and quite another to give it a date certain. Soon enough I was planning for life with another child. Joy had replaced the shock of discovery. I began to wonder what it would be like to have another…
We have known Beth to be influenced by TV advertising for some time. When she was three years old and could barely pronounce her full name she could, with perfect TV announcer intonation, declare to mommy and daddy that she really wanted “Cinderella II: Dreams come true, now available on home video and DVD.” Now she is starting to see the commercials for Spy Kids II. She already owns…