There is a toad living in our backyard. I didn’t see too much detail on the little guy. But it’s either a Fowler’s toad or an Eastern American toad.
Xander met him the other night. He decided that the toad needed to be in his mouth (because everything has to go in his mouth at some [...]
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Toads and Tweezles
August 5, 2008; 2:14 pm
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Grillin’ n Chillin’
July 24, 2008; 6:38 pm
Wildcat is back in school. Dragon is bored out of his mind (ready for school). I’ve had management turn-over to deal with (plus hiring 4 new peeps). And Jake is trying to keep his workload under control–holding his own with more work that should ever be assigned to one person (really, it’s a bad part [...]
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Dragon in a Cave
July 17, 2008; 9:39 pm
You’ll have to wait to see the awesome den we’ve been working on. It has a few VERY important finishing touches that are on hold for right now.
But… we’ve been remodeling the old study/guestroom to give Dragon his own room.
He wanted a cave…with cave drawings and bats.So- the light blue room with white trim and [...]
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The detour off Awesome Road
July 10, 2008; 6:47 pm
The last couple weeks have been crazy. Not all bad, not all good. Just freakin’ crazy. Hmm… where to start…
Trying to troubleshoot the itchy skin of our puppy. Changed his diet. So far, itching is slowing down. No new puppy pimples! And his ears don’t smell as bad as before. We’re still watching. The other thing [...]
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Holy crap. It worked.
June 7, 2008; 5:02 pm
Today we got Dragons fourth and final report card for 5th grade. After the ultimate grounding of all time (we were actually running out of ideas, short of sweatshops in Mexico), parents looking over every bit of his homework & grades, parent correspondence with teachers and a family trip to the beach cut short [...]
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Memorial Day at Watts Bar
May 28, 2008; 9:01 am
We had an awesome weekend. I got to see most of my family..my parents, my bros and their girls and my niece and nephew. (except my 2nd brother- who is a Marine Recruiter - who’s stupid CO made the entire office work all weekend- that’s another rant - ooh rah) Anyway. I [...]
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The lake
May 24, 2008; 6:47 pm
Christabel and the Jons are playing out of the Cerwin-Vegas at the ancestral beach house right now. I’ve been drinking a good deal of alcohol, flitting around on a nice speedboat, and talking with folks that feel like they’ve always been family, but only have been (in reality) for a few months.
Good times.
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Yin and Yang
May 16, 2008; 9:09 am
Just found out some great news. My youngest brother and his lady are expecting a LITTLE GIRL!!!
Congrats, Colb!!!!
Life is so interesting.
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Do dogs go to heaven?
May 16, 2008; 7:26 am
Dragon asked us that on Wednesday night after we told the boys that Cami (my sweet, old dog) probably has cancer. I had just received the phone call from my vet. And after sitting on the bed for a bit, being held tightly by my tender, understanding husband, it was bedtime for the boys.
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Moms
May 11, 2008; 11:00 am
I’ve always felt that motherhood is the most challenging, exacting, important, amazing role that any person can play in the world. Don’t get me wrong, as a father myself, I’m a fan of good daddies, but theres something in the way that little kids (and big kids) look at a mom, whether its when [...]