Here’s the one I’d like to watch today….

Okay, I know this isn’t strictly the kids and me. But, today marks a milepost along our collective journey. Distance traveled and direction chosen is best measured against a fixed point. I choose this one to measure where we are, how far we’ve come, and where we go from here. (This plays in two parts. This is political advertising at its best–regardless of your position.)


Click continue to see HIS inauguration.

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Chipmunk hunting Zuzu style

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Snip snip for Zuzu

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One of the great joys in my life is watching Zuzu did joy in the everyday. When life piles up around me, her smile puts everything back where it belongs.

Wii winds up wee one way up wow

WARNING: The video you’re about to see is shocking.
You may not want younger children to watch.
It would only give them ideas.

Maybe I was too far ahead of the curve when I surfed Craig’s List two Christmas ago and snagged my kids a Wii; I paid cash in  a seedy parking lot to a total stranger so my kids could be first on their block (maybe in the whole subdivision) to brag they had a Wii. Well, they were excited, but nothing like what you’re about to see. Frankly, I feel cheated. Maybe for his birthday the parents of this caterwauling Canadian can sustain his mood swing by scoring him a Keurig and some extra-bold K-cups.


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Just like Pop pop

photo.jpgWho needs a mechanic when John’s around!? our taillight went out on the Expedition and John fixed it like new. He’s a chip off his grandpa’s block.