Baby's Nose Ring

Baby loves her nose ring!!!!! She is now the coolest kid at daycare. Piercing nowadays is absolutely painless.

eminem

I am a metal junkie. My running music includes a huge variety of metal that would melt most peoples ears. It normally gives me huge jolts of energy. However, I have been really interested in eminem lately. I'm even skipping my Priest tunes!

I've never been a rap fan. Eminem's content, which consists mostly of incomplete adolescent ramblings, is not very appealing to me. Yet, it's making for great running music. There is an implicit message of needing to endure pain. Much like running, one can only push through while holding the pain ("And the beat goes on. Da, da-dum. Da, da-dum!"). The masochistic elements are clear. Plus the music parallels both the pain of exercise and the rhythm of running. I also dig the rebellious messages that are similar to those found in metal songs. What I hear is: "I don't have to be smart or rich to tell you to go Eff yourself!"

I guess now I will have to go buy some baggy pants.

Cute Question

Yesterday, Big Sister asked me the cutest question. "Daddy, Do you think little j and little i are best friends?" I noted that they were probably family, which would explain the resemblance. She disagreed and led a discussion on how friendly they were to each other. (Too polite to be family??)

For the record: The question came before I took her to see "Horton Hears a Who!" Dr. Seuss takes enough credit for sparking similar debate among bong toking teenagers. It does make me wonder about how and when she gained the ability to think abstractly.

What a week! Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter!!

What a week! The events:

Last Saturday:
-0500 wake up on sofa
-0615. First meeting
-0730. Second meeting
-0900 Commanders Call
-1000 Disaster preparedness exercise
-1400 Leave early (after being in chemical warfare suite for three hours)
-Change into service dress. Prepare for Chief’s retirement ceremony.
-1600 Ceremony begins
-1915 Leave ceremony
-Have dinner with family
-Prepare uniform for the next day.

Last Sunday:
-0500 wake up on sofa
-0615. First meeting
-0730. Second meeting
-Plan for trip to Langley
-Write letter of counseling.
-Return home to prepare uniforms for Langley.
- Leave at 1500.
-Sit in beltway traffic for two hours.
-Make it to Hotel at 1930.
-Call home
-Get directions to the base.
-Go to sleep
-Wake up at 0200 (Why do I hear dogs barking??)

Monday – Wednesday morning:
-0430. Wake up
-0630 Attend briefing
-Remain in awe of the F22 for three solid days
-Treadmill at hotel is broken (adjust by running around the parking lot)

Wednesday Afternoon:
-1330 Have lunch with former supervisor at a posh little bistro
-1430 Leave for home
-Spend three hours driving and hit beltway traffic at the bridge
-Watch a truck driver pick his nose. It’s been a half hour. What the hell is up there, dude?
-Arrive home at 1830.

Come home to this face!!!!

-Have dinner with family.
-Prepare orders and travel voucher.
-Go to bed

Thursday:
-Get the girls to daycare

-Go to other job.
-Go to bed

Friday: Day off

-Spend all morning on the telephone
-Write trip report for Commander
-Finish licensing application
-Fax orders and voucher to angry Chief
-Order dinner (pizza)
-Get kids to bed

Saturday:

-Get kids up
-Do housework
-Have conversation with wife
-Go to Easter Egg Hunt
-Do more housework
-Get kids to bed
-Go to bed on the couch

Sunday:

-Make Easter breakfast (pancakes shaped like bunnies!)
-Watch Political shows (Go Bama!)

-Plan Dinner

-Call Parents
-Blog

Granny and Papa pay a visit

Bis Sis and the baby enjoyed having Granny and Papa over this weekend. Big Sister said,"I love Grandma's smell. It is sweet and shampooie." So cute! Unfortunately, just like their last visit, they had to drive back home to Upstate New York, where a foot and a half of snow had fallen while they swooned over their granddaughters. Sorry, guys. Hey! Snowblowing can be fun. Right??

7 months!

The Baby is 7 Months Old and going strong!! And.....

.....only one of us is getting any sleep. I guess that is better than none of us getting any sleep??