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Archive for May, 2006

BIG BARBECUE

Ok, it wasn’t a big barbecue.  In fact it was just me, Shalawn and Devin.  And that’s how I like it. 
Yesterday, I pulled my little platic BBQ table out of the attic and scrubbed it down.  Then I pulled the grill out from behind the garage where it sat uncovereved and unloved through a harsh winter.  I was [...]

LET ‘EM SLEEP

I’ll proabably say this in some way shape or form in the future because I (and many scientists) really think it’s important:  little kids need lots of sleep!  Sometimes we forget that just because a child can stay up until 9, 10, or later doesn’t mean that they should.  Small children need something like 10 to [...]

PLEASE, NO “THANK YOUS”

Today I spent the entire day alone with my son because my wife went to a barbecue in another state with some former co-workers.  We went to mall and hung out, he smiled and waved at everyone like some bizarre shrunken politician.  We ate chicken nuggets.  When we finally went home we watched a movie together [...]