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Sep. 20, 2008

School

My son Alec is now bringing home real ‘homework’ which means, I have to put down the wine ~~bottle~~ glass for awhile every Sunday and pay attention to my son’s academic needs.

I mean, I’ve always been impressed with what comes home in his work bag from his Montessori school here in Austin.

But “It’s” already happened.

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Sep. 7, 2008

Techie Shopper or?

My sweet husband can be such a topic of humor whether he realizes it or not.

He offered to go to the grocery store today.

Doesn’t sound so odd right? Well, it is.

My husband always likes to appear helpful and show that there isn’t anything he can’t do that I typically do.

So, we got back from our Sunday gym routine and around this time, we put Julia down for a nap and I usually go grocery shopping. My overly techie husband sits at the computer like he does all week, and......does something on the computer. I guess.

But this time he offered and I promptly accepted. (Must remember my husband is the one who cannot find milk at the grocery store and will swear up and down he looked EVERYWHERE and they must be out of it – I so wish I was kidding).

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Aug. 29, 2008

David Duchovney

Riiight. David Duchoveny has an addiction and has safely run to rehab in order to heal himself.

So, breaking it down, David:

a. Cheated and got caught

b. Cheated and knows he's going to get caught

c. Loves porn a tiny bit too much and got caught

and/or

d. Loves porn a tiny bit too much and knows he's going to get caught.

Shall we cast our votes and see? Could be fun.

(I swore I was going to invest in this 'rehab' thing and haven't done it yet. Must get on this asap.)

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Aug. 26, 2008

England - Part Two

Ok, so finally back to reminiscing about our trip to England.

So, after Continental airline made a fairly decent attempt to offset increasing fuel cost by generating additional revenue via the unfortunate turbulence they repeatedly apologized for all while continuing to charge $5.00 a cocktail by nervous multiple drink ordering passengers such as ourselves delivered us safely, though incoherent, and fatigued beyond recognition (yes, Alec, it’s me I swear, just let me brush my hair a bit), we enjoyed our trip immensely.

But, as usual, I’ve got to note some ‘amusing’ differences that I’d like to point out in case you don’t know or you’d care to read my spin on them.

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Aug. 18, 2008

Five

Oh Lord.

Didn’t Alec just turn 3? Apparently not. He’s 5 today.

What the h*ll?

Eight years until he’s a teen?

Nine (if we’re lucky) ~~until he experiments with drugs~~ until he digs chicks?

Instead of faking him a birthday party like we did last year , we decided to give him a small party with a few of his friends.

He loved it. Julia went nuts (no surprise there).

Seems like an emotional milestone. He’s a big boy now. He has a chart. Has to earn stars to get things he wants v. us just giving stuff to him.

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Aug. 5, 2008

England – Part 1

Ah…charming Southern England. A very picturesque place with rolling green fields, ‘mild’ weather and the delightful sound of the English accent being heard all around.

As I’m finally coming out of a jet-lagged, ~~stupor~~ whirlwind trip abroad, I’m finally able to get writing.

My husband and I took our 4.96 year old son Alec to Wachet last week to see his paternal Grandparents and for a couple of days of work in Brighton .

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Jul. 22, 2008

Injury?

So, my 4.9 year old son begged me to take him to Extreme Fun last week and invite his best friend Victor.

As its 147 degrees during the day here in Austin right now, I thought it was a perfect idea.

I could sit and chat with Victor’s mom while they went nuts.

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Jul. 13, 2008

July 11th

I did something weird July 11th.

I’m so not a ‘line’ person as in with the exception of waiting my turn to ride a Sea-Doo or a killer ride at Disneyland, nothing to me, is worth standing in an idle line of people.

Well, maybe also to meet Sean Yazbeck (you know the brit who won The Apprentice a couple years ago? Whatever happened to him anyway?)

But concert tickets, the newest toy or after Thanksgiving Day sales – no way.

So under the guise of ‘having to do chores’, I was able to get my mom to agree to come babysit while I covertly hit the AT&T store in hope of getting my own iphone.

I have a crappy Sprint phone that only makes calls and not impressively at that. Plus, I detest Sprint after 10 years of being a loyal customer.

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Jun. 25, 2008

WARNINGS

I’m all about child safety. Obviously. Again, obviously.

I can see life threatening potential in pretty much everything which is why I’m still bitter over spending bank on a ‘professional home child proofer’ in Seattle.

I could have taught her a thing or two. Old hag.

Anyway, here’s my ~~distorted~~ overly safety conscious thought process.

Push up a cooler to the deck railing – climbing device sure to entice a toddler to climb.

T.V. remotes – Battery compartment opens easily, swallowing battery hazard.

Desk lamps – what if they tip over – fire hazard.

But I’m still an advocate for common sense and reduced manual size.

For you parents (mostly), how many times have you dragged out the toy manual from the toy box and after the sheer shock of how heavy it is and how much paper was wasted, you quickly find that the majority of it pertains to the absurd nature of the warnings?

It’s like a big red WARNING just screams at you the moment you open the manual. Like you should immediately return the faulty death trap or else.

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Jun. 13, 2008

TIM RUSSERT

I'm kind of in mourning. I LOVED Tim Russert and am sad he is gone. Died today after collapsing from what appears to be a heart attack.

He was NBC's Washington Bureau Chief though many people knew him best as host of Meet the Press.

Though he was known as a fabulous political journalist (and author of two best-selling books), what people may not know about him was that in 1995, the National Father’s Day Committee named him “Father of the Year”, and Parents magazine honored him as “Dream Dad” in 1998. In 2001 the National Fatherhood Initiative also recognized him as Father of the Year.

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Jun. 8, 2008

BUNCO - Intervention?

After moving out of ‘the city’ whether it be Seattle, NYC or wherever else I’ve lived, getting married, having kids and residing in the so-called ‘burbs’, a single friend of mine gently advised me that if I ever joined a Bunco group, she would promptly execute a Bunco Intervention on me.

At the time, it seemed reasonable, mainly because I had no idea what Bunco was and if an intervention was necessary, it must be a bad game/group. I would certainly stay far from the evilness.

So, when I moved to Austin, I found that not only is Bunco rampant, it, along with Book groups are hot. Huh?

I was told it was a dice game and only 12 people get to play. I was intrigued as it seemed like an elite group and I wanted to know more.

What I found out was it’s basically a female adult drinking game for money. Give or take.

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May. 30, 2008

The Sick House

Hey, want to come over to our house? Probably not if you know what’s good for your health.

It’s actually become funny it’s so ridiculous.

Synopsis of the fun:

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May. 21, 2008

BEYOND PICKY

What kid doesn’t like juice? What kid doesn’t like grapes? PB&J? Not any longer.

I need help – desperately. I think I need a Dr. Mom (or Dad) who can help me with a…uh…problem.

I’ve done my research on-line, taken my child to the doctor for advice, experimented to the best of my ability and now must reach out to you for the anecdotal, non-traditional, unconventional, weird, scary, CPS calling ideas - anything that might help.

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May. 14, 2008

REALITY CHECK

It’s always good to have yourself in check.

You know if your friends haven’t called in a while or you’re avoiding the scale though your clothes may not fit like they used to.

Maybe you need to do a reality check on yourself. Some ‘inner reflection’.

Or something.

Well, I noticed lately that I’m not hearing “You’re how old? No way, you don’t look like you could be anywhere close to that age.”

Now I realize that everyone says that and whether or not it’s exactly true, it certainly makes you feel good.

But it dawned on me that I really haven’t heard those words lately when someone finds out my age (which is 42.5).

In fact, I don’t think I’ve heard anyone say that in about 2 years.

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May. 5, 2008

Product Review: HP Photosmart A826

I know I’ve ripped on various products in the past which is why I don’t get asked too often to review products. Hewlett Packard; however, did ask.

HP requested I test a photo printer (and didn’t ask for a positive review, rather an honest one. I said, I’m in.

I take a few pics of my kids ~~pretty much every hour of most days as I wear the stupid camera around my neck like a tourist snapping everything in sight~~ rather often and was used to uploading them to various on-line digital printing companies. I would order the ones I liked and then...wait.

It kinda ruins the ‘Hey, I’ll get some pics over to Grandma Jo in England before her birthday’ and other ‘spontaneous moments’.

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