Alexander responds to Ava's artistic outburst of "NOOOO!" with a profound question.
Why not, indeed.
Our kids are so deep. They should be wearing black turtlenecks and writing confusing poetry 24/7.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Deep
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how much is a picture of making a picture worth? Before this mathematical conundrum literally blows your mind, please enjoy the following:
Alexander responds to Ava's artistic outburst of "NOOOO!" with a profound question.
Why not, indeed.
Our kids are so deep. They should be wearing black turtlenecks and writing confusing poetry 24/7.
Alexander responds to Ava's artistic outburst of "NOOOO!" with a profound question.
Why not, indeed.
Our kids are so deep. They should be wearing black turtlenecks and writing confusing poetry 24/7.
Friday, July 22, 2011
BFFs
Watching Alexander and Ava play together is almost too much yar for me to handle. Alexander loves to teach Ava new words, Ava loves to laugh at Alexander's jokes. They are a pretty good team. Who knows what the future might bring.
They might become…
An acrobatic team known for daring sit-n-spin maneuvers.
OR
The first brother-sister Latisse models.
(Latisse is a new pharmaceutical being advertised with insanely-long-eyelashed models. Latisse is supposed to increase eyelash volume for those that suffer from – as the commercial states - “inadequate or not enough lashes”. Apparently, their target demographic doesn’t know what the word “inadequate” means.)
OR
Alexander may have some crazy idea brewing that none of us can even imagine right now. Not even Ava.
Who knows?
But just as sure as tape on the nose is always funny
and ruffles on a baby hinder are always cute
exuberant sibling hugs are always free.
(And sometimes dangerous.)
I hope you’ve enjoyed this hearty slice of yar cheese.
They might become…
An acrobatic team known for daring sit-n-spin maneuvers.
OR
The first brother-sister Latisse models.
(Latisse is a new pharmaceutical being advertised with insanely-long-eyelashed models. Latisse is supposed to increase eyelash volume for those that suffer from – as the commercial states - “inadequate or not enough lashes”. Apparently, their target demographic doesn’t know what the word “inadequate” means.)
OR
Alexander may have some crazy idea brewing that none of us can even imagine right now. Not even Ava.
Who knows?
But just as sure as tape on the nose is always funny
and ruffles on a baby hinder are always cute
exuberant sibling hugs are always free.
(And sometimes dangerous.)
I hope you’ve enjoyed this hearty slice of yar cheese.
Fear of Irony
Hellenologophobia: Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology.
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: Fear of long words.
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: Fear of long words.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Blause
There has been a lot of shenanigans, literal and figurative parades, various happenings, and milestones. There has also been a profoundly lazy blogger. I do have a doctor's note, though.
Please accept my sincere apologies for this blog pause, or "blause".
In the meantime, enjoy a these pictures of the children looking at something interesting. Probably a parade of the literal variety.
Please accept my sincere apologies for this blog pause, or "blause".
In the meantime, enjoy a these pictures of the children looking at something interesting. Probably a parade of the literal variety.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Well, what do YOU do when you can't sleep?
Palindromes are the hottest trend in wasted college educations today! So I’ve jumped on the (nonexistent) bandwagon and written a few myself. Enjoy!
(1) Context: Guy driving in the car with his wife. He swerves to miss a squirrel. The car goes “ker-thunk!” and he looks in his rearview mirror trying to see if he just ran over the little guy.
“Hey! Did….”
“Ew!!”
“We did?”
“Yeh.”
(2) Quote from a husband whose loathing of traffic noise is only trumped by his loathing of hearing his wife (who suffers from IBS) loudly clink her knitting needles together.
“Stinky traffic is… um… MUSIC if 'Farty' knits!”
(3) Coverage of Sesame Street basketball game translated into Spanglish.
“El B Bird dribble!”
That is all.
(1) Context: Guy driving in the car with his wife. He swerves to miss a squirrel. The car goes “ker-thunk!” and he looks in his rearview mirror trying to see if he just ran over the little guy.
“Hey! Did….”
“Ew!!”
“We did?”
“Yeh.”
(2) Quote from a husband whose loathing of traffic noise is only trumped by his loathing of hearing his wife (who suffers from IBS) loudly clink her knitting needles together.
“Stinky traffic is… um… MUSIC if 'Farty' knits!”
(3) Coverage of Sesame Street basketball game translated into Spanglish.
“El B Bird dribble!”
That is all.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Self-Rescuing Princess
This is the new feminism and Ava is on the cutting edge.
Speaking of Ava, here is Ava speaking:
“Sleepy” – she sometimes tells us when she is tired. She rubs her eyes and says “sleepy.” It’s just as yarry as it sounds.
“Alla Dan Der” – her big brother
“That not nice” – Alla Dan Der sometimes says to her “Ava, that’s not nice!” when she grabs his toys out of his hands. So she repeats back to him “that not nice”. Then they wrestle to the ground, which she thinks is hilarious. It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Yes, I tell them that. It doesn't work. They continue to horse (sometimes monkey) around so I have to try to conjure up more parental aphorisms. Kids these days...
“Great job” - she’s already self-congratulating at a 1st grade level! You think she is clapping? No, those are self-high fives.
Her walking skills have gone from sad to mad. (OK, nobody has used the term "mad skills" with sincerity for over 10 years now. The kids don't yet know how uncool I am, so let's just keep that between us. They will learn soon enough.) Ava has a technique that I call "The Drunken Toddler". She leads with her belly, zig zags, then falls. She would never pass a field sobriety test, which is why we made her hand over her car keys. But here is a shot of her walking pretty well:
Sorry about the sound. It was a really windy day in our house. Sorry it is so dark. There was also an eclipse. It was a weird day.
Speaking of Ava, here is Ava speaking:
“Sleepy” – she sometimes tells us when she is tired. She rubs her eyes and says “sleepy.” It’s just as yarry as it sounds.
“Alla Dan Der” – her big brother
“That not nice” – Alla Dan Der sometimes says to her “Ava, that’s not nice!” when she grabs his toys out of his hands. So she repeats back to him “that not nice”. Then they wrestle to the ground, which she thinks is hilarious. It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Yes, I tell them that. It doesn't work. They continue to horse (sometimes monkey) around so I have to try to conjure up more parental aphorisms. Kids these days...
“Great job” - she’s already self-congratulating at a 1st grade level! You think she is clapping? No, those are self-high fives.
Her walking skills have gone from sad to mad. (OK, nobody has used the term "mad skills" with sincerity for over 10 years now. The kids don't yet know how uncool I am, so let's just keep that between us. They will learn soon enough.) Ava has a technique that I call "The Drunken Toddler". She leads with her belly, zig zags, then falls. She would never pass a field sobriety test, which is why we made her hand over her car keys. But here is a shot of her walking pretty well:
Sorry about the sound. It was a really windy day in our house. Sorry it is so dark. There was also an eclipse. It was a weird day.
Joke or Million Dollar Idea?
Here is a new joke, written and performed by Alexander:
Transcript:
Tim/Dad: What do you want to drink?
Alexander: (thinks) Pie! (bursts out laughing)
Tim/Dad: You can’t drink pie!
Alexander: It’s a joke. (this clarification is added just in case dad doesn’t get it. laughter continues)
Discussion:
Drinkable pie: Joke, or million dollar idea?
Answer: Joke. But, just in case, patent pending.
PS: I apologize for the excessive use of colons in this entry. The Colon Counsel has be riding me and says that if I don't make a (totally arbitrary!!!) quota they will drop their sponsorship of this blog. Sucks, right? They gave me a surprise audit (or "colonoscopy") and a written warning. So: are you happy now, Colon Counsel?? : : : : : : : : : : !!!
Transcript:
Tim/Dad: What do you want to drink?
Alexander: (thinks) Pie! (bursts out laughing)
Tim/Dad: You can’t drink pie!
Alexander: It’s a joke. (this clarification is added just in case dad doesn’t get it. laughter continues)
Discussion:
Drinkable pie: Joke, or million dollar idea?
Answer: Joke. But, just in case, patent pending.
PS: I apologize for the excessive use of colons in this entry. The Colon Counsel has be riding me and says that if I don't make a (totally arbitrary!!!) quota they will drop their sponsorship of this blog. Sucks, right? They gave me a surprise audit (or "colonoscopy") and a written warning. So: are you happy now, Colon Counsel?? : : : : : : : : : : !!!
Uncle Dave and Uncle (sic) Rachel
Thank you so much for coming out and helping with the kids! Ava and Alexander loved having you here, and we did too. You guys are AWESOME!
Monday, June 13, 2011
I Always Take the Worst Vacations
I’m back! The surgery went well with no complications or scalpels left behind. They cut a 4 mm tumor off my pituitary and removed some “suspicious tissue” too.
(note the eyes... dead giveaway for suspicious tissues)
I was in the hospital for 4 days and home within a week. Or, so I am told. I was pretty heavily medicated. I'm operating under the assumption that this is still 2011 - right???
So I am now home and on Load Mode. This may be the loadiest mode I’ve ever been in. I am not supposed to lift anything that weighs more than 5 pounds for the next 6 weeks. Ha! FIVE pounds??? That’s nothing. This blog weighs more than five pounds and it doesn’t even exist.
The kids are awesome. Grandma and Grandpa have superior parenting skills, so their care was actually much better in our absence. Ava learned a gadzillion new words (real ones, unlike “gadzillion”) and is walking around like crazy (literally, she looks a bit insane in an adorable baby kind of way). Alexander has new jokes to tell and a new found appreciation of baseball - which I am told is a “sport” played by “athletes” and watched by “fans”.
I don’t yet know if the surgery was success. Initial labs don’t look great, but it can take a while to be certain on whether or not I land on the “winning side” of the 65-70% cure rate. Time will tell. And then I'll tell you.
In the meantime, I’m going to enjoy Load Mode and do everything within my power not to sneeze. (Yes, I was told to not sneeze for 6 weeks. My brain could very well fall out. For reals.)
(note the eyes... dead giveaway for suspicious tissues)
I was in the hospital for 4 days and home within a week. Or, so I am told. I was pretty heavily medicated. I'm operating under the assumption that this is still 2011 - right???
So I am now home and on Load Mode. This may be the loadiest mode I’ve ever been in. I am not supposed to lift anything that weighs more than 5 pounds for the next 6 weeks. Ha! FIVE pounds??? That’s nothing. This blog weighs more than five pounds and it doesn’t even exist.
The kids are awesome. Grandma and Grandpa have superior parenting skills, so their care was actually much better in our absence. Ava learned a gadzillion new words (real ones, unlike “gadzillion”) and is walking around like crazy (literally, she looks a bit insane in an adorable baby kind of way). Alexander has new jokes to tell and a new found appreciation of baseball - which I am told is a “sport” played by “athletes” and watched by “fans”.
I don’t yet know if the surgery was success. Initial labs don’t look great, but it can take a while to be certain on whether or not I land on the “winning side” of the 65-70% cure rate. Time will tell. And then I'll tell you.
In the meantime, I’m going to enjoy Load Mode and do everything within my power not to sneeze. (Yes, I was told to not sneeze for 6 weeks. My brain could very well fall out. For reals.)
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