At night, Izzy is pretty good, I’d say better than average, about going to bed. He grabs a kitty and he’s good. Chatters a bit then falls asleep. During the day he is like a battery. He goes and goes and goes and goes non stop until he collapses! I’m not joking. He never closes [...]
Izzy is a toddler that is not above cuddling when he wants to be cute. He loves blankets, bears, and kitties. Even mommy and daddy when we’re watching bowling on ESPN Classic. He’s even started wanting to have a stuffed animal with him when he goes to bed, which I think is very cute and [...]
Every time Izzy and I go to visit my grandparents, Izzy wants to “Play Uncle Ronny’s Guitar.” So for his second birthday, my husband and I decided it was the perfect gift! Oh how he loves it. Not until recently did he start calling it his own guitar instead of Ronny’s guitar. Every time he [...]
Happy Birthday to me!!! Oh what a great party. We had so much family in our little appartment for Izzy’s second birthday. Izzy had no idea any of us were here, though, except for his 4-year-old cousin, Will. I made the cake myself and it tasted great. The boys didn’t eat a thing since they [...]
No doubt a lot of my friends and readers out there are curious about what’s been going on with me. At this point, the blog’s been silent for the better part of a month. I told my wife that I haven’t posted in that long and she gave me a very well-deserved “For shame!” look. [...]
Over the past two weeks, several webmasters have contacted me regarding comments I made on their blogs and/or emails I sent them. Normally, I wouldn’t have a problem with this. After all, I leave lots of comments on other blogs and I enjoy reciprocated communication. The problem, however, is that I didn’t actually make any [...]
Or so the little sticker on my shirt tells me. This was actually the first time I’ve ever gotten a chance to vote. I had planned to do so for the 2004 presidentials, but, what with being in the hospital from 4:00 am until 11:30 pm on election day, let’s just say I was indisposed. [...]
Last night was Izzy’s first Halloween out trick-or-treating. Like most concepts, trying to explain Halloween to a two-year-old really gives you a fresh perspective on the topic. We’d been trying to teach him phrases like “Trick or treat” and “Happy Halloween” over the previous week with little success, mainly because he didn’t understand their significance. [...]
The only thing I hate more than looking for work is losing a job in the first place. Thus, I tend to wax emotional when I have to watch good friends get laid off. It’s like a mortar shell narrowly missing you. On the one hand, you’re relieved that it didn’t hit you, but you [...]
“Eee-uuu! Eee-uuu!” So goes the most often heard statement in our household these days, always accompanied by a stampeding toddler waving a children’s book. In case you don’t speak Izzy-ese, that’s his interpretation of the word, “Read,” as in, “Daddy eee-uuu pees!” I wish I could say I’m always happy to read for my son. [...]