Today is Monday. It is my day to be solo with the boys. We usually have some fun. Today was also haircut day and the day when they spent their Easter money from GiGi Lois (they bought Thomas the Tank Engine stuff, of course).
This afternoon they were done playing with trains and so I guess they were just messing around in their room when Ryan called me to see what he was doing. I was surprised and a little impressed. I don't think this is a recommended use for a door jam, but...well anyway, here is some video of the whole deal.
This was the first video take, I thought they did pretty well considering. Ryan said afterwards that he had done better before he called me to watch.
Then after a short break, Ryan went for it again.
Pretty sweet stuff.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
We's Krafty
Ryan has been wanting to make this particular toilet paper tube penguin for a few weeks. It seems like either we didn't have a roll handy or we didn't have time. Plus, I was the one that saw how to make it when we were watching the "Goodnight Show" on the Sprout Channel.
Well today was the day. It was an easy project. And in an effort to show that I can actually work on something that doesn't roll...wait that is not true, this project started with a roll. Anyway here it is, Ryan is so proud.
Well today was the day. It was an easy project. And in an effort to show that I can actually work on something that doesn't roll...wait that is not true, this project started with a roll. Anyway here it is, Ryan is so proud.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
iPod Nano
We are on our newest version of the nano. Bridget and I have a couple other Nanos, but they are older and don't do what this newest one does--Play videos!
I picked up because in a few weeks Bridget and the boys are off the Virginia to see her sister and her new baby. That plane ride is not going to be a joy, nor will be the commute time from the airport to their house. So this one is the 8 gig version and it can hold a couple of seasons of Scooby Doo, about 20 Bugs Bunny cartoons, and maybe a few episodes of the new Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Probably about 8 to 10 hours of video.
Pretty cool stuff. The clarity is amazing considering that the screen is about 2 or 2.5 inches big. It really isn't too bad to watch at all. The boys really like watching it.
Anyway, I think it will work out great for their trip. And as an added bonus I can now watch shows while running on the treadmill.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Playlist
On ITunes they have famous and semi-famous people list some of their favorite songs along with a short blurb why they like it. It is interesting to see what people pick. Sometimes I wonder if they are picking songs they like or songs that they want people to think they like, just to make them seem cool.
Anyway, I am not really trying to be cool. Well, maybe just a little bit in a subconscious sort of way. But still I thought it would be fun do put out my own playlist. You can probably find videos of these songs on YouTube or Yahoo Music or you can hear a 30 second sample on ITunes.
These are some of my current favorites with some help from YouTube.com
Bauhaus, Dark Entries (Gotham). This is on the Gotham live album, recording in New York City in the Early 80's I think. This song sort of has goth-punk flavor. It has great energy. It is only 20+ years old, but it really rocks.
Bauhaus, Adrenalin (Walk Away White). This is from their first new album since 1983. I like this song, and it is interesting to see who these guys sound when they are like 50 years old. They still got it.
Beastie Boys, Ch-Check It Out (To the 5 Boroughs). I didn't really appreciate these guys until the mid-90's. Even then I have to be in the right mood. Well, lately I have been in the right mood. I love this song.
Interpol, Pace Is the Trick (Our Love to Admire). Interpol is a band that I can almost always listen to. This song is from their last album which is very good. I think that Interpol is sort of has a bit of Joy Division in them.
Interpol, Roland (Turn On the Bright Lights). This is from the first of their three album. I didn't pick anything from the second one because that has gotten the most airplay. This song also gets me a little pumped up. There is definitely some Joy Division channeled on this song. And yes, I like Joy Division. Punk, or post-punk...whatever, I like this song.
Ladytron, Destroy Everything You Touch (Witching Hour). The rhythm just kind of gets me moving. I don't really know what it is--I just dig this song.
Led Zeppelin, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (Early Days). I have this on a compilation. It is a nice and mellow but then Robert Plant throws down around the 2 1/2 minute and mark.
MGMT, Time to Pretend (Oracular Spectacular). I am sure that I will get tired of this song soon. In fact the lyrics are not exactly wonderful. But it is catchy and it is on my Ipod, I have kind of groove to it when it is on.
Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here (Echoes: the Best of Pink Floyd). Just a great song. 'Nuf said.
Pixies, Gouge Away (Doolittle). Frank Black rocks, what else can you say. This song really gets me going. Good song to run to.
Placebo, The Bitter End (Sleeping with Ghosts). I really like all of the Placebo albums. The guys voice is kind of effeminate, but he can occasionally really get going. This is my favorite Placebo song.
Silversun Pickups, Kissing Families (Itunes Live Session). Love this long obviously. It has the old slow fast slow fast thing going for it. One of the only of their songs where their female guitarist (I forget her name) sings as well as the lead singer.
Silversun Pickups, Lazy (Itunes Live Session). I have all of the Pickups stuff, but this Itunes EP is really worth having. It has more energy than the albums. Lazy was on the radio quite a bit for awhile, but this version is worth listening to.
Smashing Pumpkins, Tarantula, (Zeitgeist). This is one of the only two songs worth a darn on the new album. But this song rocks.
Sonic Youth, Kool Thing (Goo). A classic post-punk song.
Tegan and Sara, Relief Next to Me (The Con). Great song. I used to not be especially fond of Tegan and Sara. The voices were sort of annoying. But they grew on me. This is a cool song.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Diamond Sea (Itunes Live EP). Mellow. But if you check out their other stuff than can dish it out pretty harshly too.the video is Cheated Hearts another great song.
Anyway, I am not really trying to be cool. Well, maybe just a little bit in a subconscious sort of way. But still I thought it would be fun do put out my own playlist. You can probably find videos of these songs on YouTube or Yahoo Music or you can hear a 30 second sample on ITunes.
These are some of my current favorites with some help from YouTube.com
Bauhaus, Dark Entries (Gotham). This is on the Gotham live album, recording in New York City in the Early 80's I think. This song sort of has goth-punk flavor. It has great energy. It is only 20+ years old, but it really rocks.
Bauhaus, Adrenalin (Walk Away White). This is from their first new album since 1983. I like this song, and it is interesting to see who these guys sound when they are like 50 years old. They still got it.
Beastie Boys, Ch-Check It Out (To the 5 Boroughs). I didn't really appreciate these guys until the mid-90's. Even then I have to be in the right mood. Well, lately I have been in the right mood. I love this song.
Interpol, Pace Is the Trick (Our Love to Admire). Interpol is a band that I can almost always listen to. This song is from their last album which is very good. I think that Interpol is sort of has a bit of Joy Division in them.
Interpol, Roland (Turn On the Bright Lights). This is from the first of their three album. I didn't pick anything from the second one because that has gotten the most airplay. This song also gets me a little pumped up. There is definitely some Joy Division channeled on this song. And yes, I like Joy Division. Punk, or post-punk...whatever, I like this song.
Ladytron, Destroy Everything You Touch (Witching Hour). The rhythm just kind of gets me moving. I don't really know what it is--I just dig this song.
Led Zeppelin, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (Early Days). I have this on a compilation. It is a nice and mellow but then Robert Plant throws down around the 2 1/2 minute and mark.
MGMT, Time to Pretend (Oracular Spectacular). I am sure that I will get tired of this song soon. In fact the lyrics are not exactly wonderful. But it is catchy and it is on my Ipod, I have kind of groove to it when it is on.
Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here (Echoes: the Best of Pink Floyd). Just a great song. 'Nuf said.
Pixies, Gouge Away (Doolittle). Frank Black rocks, what else can you say. This song really gets me going. Good song to run to.
Placebo, The Bitter End (Sleeping with Ghosts). I really like all of the Placebo albums. The guys voice is kind of effeminate, but he can occasionally really get going. This is my favorite Placebo song.
Silversun Pickups, Kissing Families (Itunes Live Session). Love this long obviously. It has the old slow fast slow fast thing going for it. One of the only of their songs where their female guitarist (I forget her name) sings as well as the lead singer.
Silversun Pickups, Lazy (Itunes Live Session). I have all of the Pickups stuff, but this Itunes EP is really worth having. It has more energy than the albums. Lazy was on the radio quite a bit for awhile, but this version is worth listening to.
Smashing Pumpkins, Tarantula, (Zeitgeist). This is one of the only two songs worth a darn on the new album. But this song rocks.
Sonic Youth, Kool Thing (Goo). A classic post-punk song.
Tegan and Sara, Relief Next to Me (The Con). Great song. I used to not be especially fond of Tegan and Sara. The voices were sort of annoying. But they grew on me. This is a cool song.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Diamond Sea (Itunes Live EP). Mellow. But if you check out their other stuff than can dish it out pretty harshly too.the video is Cheated Hearts another great song.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
One 24 hour period in the life of a Dad
Not that I think this particular day was the best or the worst, just interesting--out of the ordinary for me. A little scary, a little boring, and more than a little fattening.
11:30 PM Thursday: I wake up on the floor of Jack and Ryan's room. Some Benadryl allergy medication was the culprit. I fell asleep there while Jack was going to sleep in his bed. There is a rug on the floor, but not the most comfortable of places. I had only meant to be there for just a bit back around 8 PM. Bridget had thought I was sleeping with Jack not on the floor. Knowing about my sleepiness from taking some allergy medication she thought she would just let me sleep rather than wake me up. Now my arms are all tingly from being in a bad position and my leg is numb.
11:45 AM: Captain Crunch is good anytime of day really. I finish off the last of the box.
1:15 AM Friday: I decide I feel tired enough to fall asleep so I go lay down in bed. Ahhh, so much better than the floor.
2:15 AM: This blows. I am still awake. I know I am tired, but as is often the case with me, once I wake up from a sleeping I am not able to go back to sleep for hours. I get up and grab my Ipod and start up my computer so I can load some podcasts and new music on it. Plus it was almost dead I can charge it while I am doing this.
3:00 AM: Back to bed.
3:30 AM: Still awake.
3:50-ish AM: I see the clock that reads 3:50, but then I fell asleep shortly thereafter.
4:30 or so: Ryan comes into bed with us for some reason after he woke up to use the bathroom. Whatever, but crap, I am awake again...
4:45 AM I get out of bed which had become too crowded. Rather than go through the effort of getting Ryan back in the bed when he was comfortable snuggling Bridget and possibly waking others in the house up I go to Ryan's bed and then I fell asleep pretty fast.
6:30 or so: Jack from the bunk below wakes up. I try to get him to go back to sleep, but to no avail. He gets up later, but I stayed in bed until about 7:30 when Ryan woke me up to say that Jack had dumped out the rest of the box of Lucky Charms on the table (Yes, I bought the bad cereal, Bridget buys the healthier stuff). Luckily the box was mostly gone when he did this, but nonetheless there is a little pile of Lucky Charms that flows over his bowl. He is eating the marshmallows only, of course. My plan is just to stay sane and make it to the big event that night, dinner at Morton's of Chicago--my birthday dinner out. Joan and Leroy are taking out Ilene and Steve and Bridget and I there for some serious meat. I can't wait.
9:00 AM: I am off to work. I wasn't scheduled, but they said I could come in and build some bikes. This seems like a good plan, especially when I know that me staying at home with little sleep will probably not be a good thing. I am in a good mood, but who knows how long that would last. Building up new bikes is sort of relaxing, plus I am getting paid for it. We can use the money. Once at work I start on a couple of kids bikes. One is for one person in particular. Once I finish it I call her up and leave a message. She comes in shortly thereafter, but wants one without any chips in the paint. Sure, fine whatever. These are only 100 dollar bikes, and they come usually with some sort of flaw. Luckily, the next one I open is flawless. I build that and she takes it. She is one of those high maintenance sort of women I can tell. Hair is perfect and stylish--like she had paid a bunch to make it look trendy and cool. She obviously works out next door at the 24 Hr Fitness place, and she possibly has some eating disorder because she is way to thin for a mom of two children. She also has a nose piercing to go along with her obviously very expensive workout outfit. Portland is weird sometimes.
I start on another cheap bike, this one an adult bike. Cheap bikes are often easier to built than expensive bikes. They come mostly assembled and they are made to go together fairly fast because it is less costly for some Asian kid to do it in China than for a shop monkey like me to do it here. All I have to do is unbox it, get the mass of packing material that is taped and strapped on off and install the saddle/seatpost, then flip the stem, install the front wheel, connect the front brake and adjust the rear brake and derailleurs and then air up the tires and make sure the handlebar and levers are in the right spots. Not difficult. I get to the last step and I find that the stem was mis-welded. I start to look for another stem in a box of spare parts when....
12:15 PM or so: I get a call from Bridget. I can tell from the tone of her voice that something has happened. Jack fell from a tall stool at McDonald's. He hit the side of his face and head pretty good. He was crying and then threw up shortly thereafter. Bridget is at home and has changed herself and Jack's clothes. She has also put in a call to the Advice Nurse on whether we should take him to the hospital.
12:45 PM: Advice nurse has called and told her to wait for Jack to wake him up after one hour (he fell asleep after returning home, which is normal for that time of day). I am on my way home.
1:20 PM: I arrive home in time to help wake up Jack. He seems to be OK. Bridget is on the phone with the advice nurse at the same time and she says to keep an eye on him. If he vomits again or is non-responsive then we are to take him to the hospital. Jack seems OK, but we give him some Children Tylenol-type stuff because he acts like he is in pain. He says his head hurts. I also gave him a few M&M's
I forget the rest of the time frame here, but for the next hour or so he just lays in my lap. He will answer questions, but we can tell that he is not feeling well. He wanted a vomit bucket so I got one. He holds it for around 30 minutes. But he didn't act like he was really going to throw up.
Ryan during this whole time is fine. He is watching TV or drawing. He is curious, but staying clear of Jack. He really didn't like the throwing up at McDonald's earlier.
Bridget is on the phone with her mom. Ilene is with her mom getting some physical therapy. Grandma Joan's physical therapy office is at the hospital. While talking to her, Joan says something to the effect that he is fine, it is not a big deal, etc., when Jack throws up again. No, Jack is not fine. Bridget immediately hangs up and calls the Advice Nurse again. She leaves a message with the current status of things. I want her to take Jack to the ER. She wants to wait and see what the advice nurse says. Jack is responsive for the most part. Not hopping and jumping around, but he seems a little better. After about 5 minutes she agrees that he should go. She takes him and I stay home with Ryan. Soon after they leave the advice nurse calls and says that he should go to the ER to have him checked out and I say that they already left.
Around 2:30 PM: Ilene calls from the hospital after seeing Jack and says that she will come and get Ryan so that I can go the hospital to be with Jack and Bridget. After she arrives I take off. She was disturbed by the way jack was acting--really spacey. I am not panicked for some reason. I am pretty sure that everything will be fine.
When I get to Jack's room he is just laying there in one of those hospital gowns, just a child-size version with penguins and fish on it. Kind of cute actually. He is not really our regular Jack. Poor little guy. He is kind of dazed. Earlier his eyes were dilated and while you could wake him easily he would drift off to sleep. Shortly he will be off to get a CT Scan of his little head. I go with him to that since Bridget is pregnant and can't be exposed to the radiation or whatever. Jack is obviously not a big fan of having to stay still while this machine makes a big racket around his head. I smile and try to act like it is no big deal. I tell him he is doing great. He is supposed to stay still while this is going on. Luckily, he does not try to sit up until after it is done. He was a little scared, and I held him for a bit before laying him back down on his bed so they can wheel him back to his room. He doesn't mind that part. I can tell he likes the bed and getting pushed around.
Back in the room Jack just lays there. Bridget and I are on either side of his bed. I asked if he wanted the TV on. He said yes. Spongebob was on...he likes Spongebob and focuses on the TV. The results of the scan are supposed to take about 30 minutes... we wait, but we both feel that everything will be fine. Suddenly Jack starts talking excitedly about the Spongebob Episode. It is just like the lightswitch was turned on. You would not think anything had happened to him were it not for the red line going down the side of his face that came from smacking the tile floor at McDonalds. The line is the width of the gap between the tiles. I imagine it will be there for a few days.
Regardless, it is clear that Jack's little body has recovered. Soon the Doctor comes in and confirms this. Still, I sure I let out a sigh of relief. I take off back home, followed shortly thereafter by Bridget and Jack.
Jack is doing so well, that we decide to go out to dinner as planned. Jack is home and eating pizza and running around at full speed. No complaints of nausea or head aches or anything. We have given him anything to mask any pain either. The medicine we gave him earlier has tossed up with his vomit before we went to the hospital.
6:00 PM: Cassie watches him that evening and she has our cell numbers if anything comes up. Jack is very excited to have Cassie there. He quite likes having her babysite them. Ryan arrives the same time as Cassie since Ilene had been watching him. We leave to Morton. I have my cell phone close the whole time but no calls. I didn't expect there to be though. Dinner was great. Huge shrimp cocktail. Huge salad with bacon bits, chopped tomato and blue cheese dressing. Huge New York Steak, one of the best ever. I couldn't finish it all. Big slice of cheesecake too. Cheesecake actually came from New York City too.
8:45 - 9:00 PM we arrive back home. All is well, and Jack is still going at full speed. We all go to bed, thankful. Today, was one of those days when I realized how lucky I was to have my guys. They are great little boys.
Update: Jack is still fine and slept almost through the night--which is typical. When he did wake up he went back to sleep like normal. He just wanted mommy or daddy to snuggle him a bit.
11:30 PM Thursday: I wake up on the floor of Jack and Ryan's room. Some Benadryl allergy medication was the culprit. I fell asleep there while Jack was going to sleep in his bed. There is a rug on the floor, but not the most comfortable of places. I had only meant to be there for just a bit back around 8 PM. Bridget had thought I was sleeping with Jack not on the floor. Knowing about my sleepiness from taking some allergy medication she thought she would just let me sleep rather than wake me up. Now my arms are all tingly from being in a bad position and my leg is numb.
11:45 AM: Captain Crunch is good anytime of day really. I finish off the last of the box.
1:15 AM Friday: I decide I feel tired enough to fall asleep so I go lay down in bed. Ahhh, so much better than the floor.
2:15 AM: This blows. I am still awake. I know I am tired, but as is often the case with me, once I wake up from a sleeping I am not able to go back to sleep for hours. I get up and grab my Ipod and start up my computer so I can load some podcasts and new music on it. Plus it was almost dead I can charge it while I am doing this.
3:00 AM: Back to bed.
3:30 AM: Still awake.
3:50-ish AM: I see the clock that reads 3:50, but then I fell asleep shortly thereafter.
4:30 or so: Ryan comes into bed with us for some reason after he woke up to use the bathroom. Whatever, but crap, I am awake again...
4:45 AM I get out of bed which had become too crowded. Rather than go through the effort of getting Ryan back in the bed when he was comfortable snuggling Bridget and possibly waking others in the house up I go to Ryan's bed and then I fell asleep pretty fast.
6:30 or so: Jack from the bunk below wakes up. I try to get him to go back to sleep, but to no avail. He gets up later, but I stayed in bed until about 7:30 when Ryan woke me up to say that Jack had dumped out the rest of the box of Lucky Charms on the table (Yes, I bought the bad cereal, Bridget buys the healthier stuff). Luckily the box was mostly gone when he did this, but nonetheless there is a little pile of Lucky Charms that flows over his bowl. He is eating the marshmallows only, of course. My plan is just to stay sane and make it to the big event that night, dinner at Morton's of Chicago--my birthday dinner out. Joan and Leroy are taking out Ilene and Steve and Bridget and I there for some serious meat. I can't wait.
9:00 AM: I am off to work. I wasn't scheduled, but they said I could come in and build some bikes. This seems like a good plan, especially when I know that me staying at home with little sleep will probably not be a good thing. I am in a good mood, but who knows how long that would last. Building up new bikes is sort of relaxing, plus I am getting paid for it. We can use the money. Once at work I start on a couple of kids bikes. One is for one person in particular. Once I finish it I call her up and leave a message. She comes in shortly thereafter, but wants one without any chips in the paint. Sure, fine whatever. These are only 100 dollar bikes, and they come usually with some sort of flaw. Luckily, the next one I open is flawless. I build that and she takes it. She is one of those high maintenance sort of women I can tell. Hair is perfect and stylish--like she had paid a bunch to make it look trendy and cool. She obviously works out next door at the 24 Hr Fitness place, and she possibly has some eating disorder because she is way to thin for a mom of two children. She also has a nose piercing to go along with her obviously very expensive workout outfit. Portland is weird sometimes.
I start on another cheap bike, this one an adult bike. Cheap bikes are often easier to built than expensive bikes. They come mostly assembled and they are made to go together fairly fast because it is less costly for some Asian kid to do it in China than for a shop monkey like me to do it here. All I have to do is unbox it, get the mass of packing material that is taped and strapped on off and install the saddle/seatpost, then flip the stem, install the front wheel, connect the front brake and adjust the rear brake and derailleurs and then air up the tires and make sure the handlebar and levers are in the right spots. Not difficult. I get to the last step and I find that the stem was mis-welded. I start to look for another stem in a box of spare parts when....
12:15 PM or so: I get a call from Bridget. I can tell from the tone of her voice that something has happened. Jack fell from a tall stool at McDonald's. He hit the side of his face and head pretty good. He was crying and then threw up shortly thereafter. Bridget is at home and has changed herself and Jack's clothes. She has also put in a call to the Advice Nurse on whether we should take him to the hospital.
12:45 PM: Advice nurse has called and told her to wait for Jack to wake him up after one hour (he fell asleep after returning home, which is normal for that time of day). I am on my way home.
1:20 PM: I arrive home in time to help wake up Jack. He seems to be OK. Bridget is on the phone with the advice nurse at the same time and she says to keep an eye on him. If he vomits again or is non-responsive then we are to take him to the hospital. Jack seems OK, but we give him some Children Tylenol-type stuff because he acts like he is in pain. He says his head hurts. I also gave him a few M&M's
I forget the rest of the time frame here, but for the next hour or so he just lays in my lap. He will answer questions, but we can tell that he is not feeling well. He wanted a vomit bucket so I got one. He holds it for around 30 minutes. But he didn't act like he was really going to throw up.
Ryan during this whole time is fine. He is watching TV or drawing. He is curious, but staying clear of Jack. He really didn't like the throwing up at McDonald's earlier.
Bridget is on the phone with her mom. Ilene is with her mom getting some physical therapy. Grandma Joan's physical therapy office is at the hospital. While talking to her, Joan says something to the effect that he is fine, it is not a big deal, etc., when Jack throws up again. No, Jack is not fine. Bridget immediately hangs up and calls the Advice Nurse again. She leaves a message with the current status of things. I want her to take Jack to the ER. She wants to wait and see what the advice nurse says. Jack is responsive for the most part. Not hopping and jumping around, but he seems a little better. After about 5 minutes she agrees that he should go. She takes him and I stay home with Ryan. Soon after they leave the advice nurse calls and says that he should go to the ER to have him checked out and I say that they already left.
Around 2:30 PM: Ilene calls from the hospital after seeing Jack and says that she will come and get Ryan so that I can go the hospital to be with Jack and Bridget. After she arrives I take off. She was disturbed by the way jack was acting--really spacey. I am not panicked for some reason. I am pretty sure that everything will be fine.
When I get to Jack's room he is just laying there in one of those hospital gowns, just a child-size version with penguins and fish on it. Kind of cute actually. He is not really our regular Jack. Poor little guy. He is kind of dazed. Earlier his eyes were dilated and while you could wake him easily he would drift off to sleep. Shortly he will be off to get a CT Scan of his little head. I go with him to that since Bridget is pregnant and can't be exposed to the radiation or whatever. Jack is obviously not a big fan of having to stay still while this machine makes a big racket around his head. I smile and try to act like it is no big deal. I tell him he is doing great. He is supposed to stay still while this is going on. Luckily, he does not try to sit up until after it is done. He was a little scared, and I held him for a bit before laying him back down on his bed so they can wheel him back to his room. He doesn't mind that part. I can tell he likes the bed and getting pushed around.
Back in the room Jack just lays there. Bridget and I are on either side of his bed. I asked if he wanted the TV on. He said yes. Spongebob was on...he likes Spongebob and focuses on the TV. The results of the scan are supposed to take about 30 minutes... we wait, but we both feel that everything will be fine. Suddenly Jack starts talking excitedly about the Spongebob Episode. It is just like the lightswitch was turned on. You would not think anything had happened to him were it not for the red line going down the side of his face that came from smacking the tile floor at McDonalds. The line is the width of the gap between the tiles. I imagine it will be there for a few days.
Regardless, it is clear that Jack's little body has recovered. Soon the Doctor comes in and confirms this. Still, I sure I let out a sigh of relief. I take off back home, followed shortly thereafter by Bridget and Jack.
Jack is doing so well, that we decide to go out to dinner as planned. Jack is home and eating pizza and running around at full speed. No complaints of nausea or head aches or anything. We have given him anything to mask any pain either. The medicine we gave him earlier has tossed up with his vomit before we went to the hospital.
6:00 PM: Cassie watches him that evening and she has our cell numbers if anything comes up. Jack is very excited to have Cassie there. He quite likes having her babysite them. Ryan arrives the same time as Cassie since Ilene had been watching him. We leave to Morton. I have my cell phone close the whole time but no calls. I didn't expect there to be though. Dinner was great. Huge shrimp cocktail. Huge salad with bacon bits, chopped tomato and blue cheese dressing. Huge New York Steak, one of the best ever. I couldn't finish it all. Big slice of cheesecake too. Cheesecake actually came from New York City too.
8:45 - 9:00 PM we arrive back home. All is well, and Jack is still going at full speed. We all go to bed, thankful. Today, was one of those days when I realized how lucky I was to have my guys. They are great little boys.
Update: Jack is still fine and slept almost through the night--which is typical. When he did wake up he went back to sleep like normal. He just wanted mommy or daddy to snuggle him a bit.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
96 days and change to go / My Cake!
...until my first half ironman. Ugh. I am not looking forward to it. I have spoken about this more on the other blog, but anyway, I think I have bitten off more than I can chew. The swimming is going fine. But I am not really able to run much yet. Backpain is still there and running makes it worse. I have been able to bike though and that is great. Weather is getting better too, that helps a bunch. Anyway the goal is to survive and run the whole thing. I can do it....yeah...I think.
At least I am going to give it a go. This may be the last triathlon for a bit, other than some sprints. I kind of like it, but I am not sure I am as addicted as others I know. It may just be that I am still going through cyclocross withdrawls.
My Cake!
In other news, Bridget is currently hard at work baking what I do believe is my all time favorite cake. She has been slaving away for most of the day on this one silly cake. It has 7 minute-type frosting and coconut on it and a lemon filling. The cake is NOT from a mix. Oh man...she must still love me. Maybe I will grab a pic and post it later.
Update: Oh yeah....
At least I am going to give it a go. This may be the last triathlon for a bit, other than some sprints. I kind of like it, but I am not sure I am as addicted as others I know. It may just be that I am still going through cyclocross withdrawls.
My Cake!
In other news, Bridget is currently hard at work baking what I do believe is my all time favorite cake. She has been slaving away for most of the day on this one silly cake. It has 7 minute-type frosting and coconut on it and a lemon filling. The cake is NOT from a mix. Oh man...she must still love me. Maybe I will grab a pic and post it later.
Update: Oh yeah....
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