Category: family

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Jen’s dad is on his

Jen’s dad is on his way home. We had a great time while he was here, and Max loved it. I wish he could have stayed longer. I took the day off on Friday (hence my silence here). We decided to go find this German restaurant in West Virginia we missed going to last time […]

Random Childhood Memory

Today’s been a crazy day, so I decided to wander down to the comp’ny store and grab a bag of Gummi Bears. They’re the same brand I used to eat when I was little. They triggered a childhood memory. Here it is: When I was 5, my dad was stationed at Ramstein, Germany. We used […]

Jen’s dad made it here

Jen’s dad made it here safely. Max put on quite a show for his Grandpa, making a mess at dinner, running around the house naked after his bath and saying “Bye!” to everyone and everything. What a cutie. He’s asleep and Jen and her dad are upstairs watching JAG, which I can’t bear to watch. […]

Max is the coolest kid

Max is the coolest kid ever. While he’s having trouble speaking, he’s finally catching on the to whole sign language thing. He was sitting at the window watching the rain. When I asked him what he was doing, he turned around and did the sign for rain. He’s been doing the signs for mine and […]

I forgot to tell anyone,

Oh, and I posted pics

Max’s birthday pics will be

Max’s birthday pics will be online Monday. Grandparents have been alerted. I took Thursday and Friday off for Max’s birthday. What fun! Max is the coolest kid ever. No, really. I got to see a speech therapy appointment Friday morning, and take Jen to a nice restaurant last night. Max is over at my fam’s […]

Max is two!!

Max is two!! Today’s his birthday. So, what did we do? He went over to my mom’s (after going to the pet store, which is more fun for him than the zoo). Me? What did I do? I took the day off and, with my little sister, painted a mural on his bedroom wall. We […]

I went out with the

I went out with the guys last night. Yeah, me. Do you believe it? It was supposed to be a going-away shindig for my manager who’s retiring and moving off the Missouri to do nothing (that’s what he says anyway… don’t believe him). It ended up being a congratulations party for the guy who took […]