You won’t see THIS on Animal Planet!

Here, play this song to set the mood. From 2008 03 29 NC… Yes, you’re seeing what you think you’re seeing here. I took this picture. Yesterday, the boys and I joined Maryann and her two sons for the NC Zoo’s annual “Wake Up with the Animals” event. We were also offered a sneak preview … Read more

My Pez Peeve

My boys love Pez. “Hey, I love Pez, too…I don’t see anything wrong with that.” Yeah, I remember getting Pez dispensers when I was little, and I remember loading it up with the candy, and then gobbling it down. “Those were the days, indeed. They seem like reasonable gifts for the boys…” I got each … Read more

Timmy’s Preschool Easter Party

Enjoy these pictures from Timmy’s Easter party. They kids started with a “Find the Easter Bunny” game in the classroom, followed by an Easter Egg Hunt on the playground, then they had pizza for lunch, and their dessert consisted of Easter egg cookies that they could decorate themselves with icing and sprinkles! Fun and messes … Read more

It’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time!

Some time ago, Dave and I were watching Family Guy (<– watch full episodes here!) and there’s an episode where Peter’s dog, Brian, is attempting to cheer up Peter. So Brian puts on a banana suit and wields maracas and starts singing. Dave and I tried to dig back into the recesses of our brains … Read more

Thank the Pancake

This morning, while Jake was eating his pancakes, the tooth simply fell out. Quick, painless. Without incident. It’s TINY! Here’s our happy guy. He had reported the tooth loose on Tuesday. From 2008 02 24 Ja… So thanks to those who took part in our latest poll — he’ll get a dollar under his pillow … Read more

My Baby is Growing Up!

My baby boy is growing up. Today, in the middle of a very very difficult morning of trying to run a billion errands with both boys, Jake matter-of-factly told me that one of his lower teeth has been loose for a few days. We were in the van at the time, where Jake sits in … Read more

Eleven Years?

This advertisement was on the back of my latest issue of National Geographic: From AllState I found this pretty interesting. The statistic, that is. I never gave that much thought to how long I planned to stay out of full-time work. Sometimes I wonder whether I’d go back into meteorology, or if I’d pursue some … Read more