Family Update, 2-25-05
Yes ladies and gents, its time for another Weekly Family Update! (Patent pending, hos and hoettes)
Abby
Abby has a new hobby: She's decided to not only climb her way onto things (and not know how to get off them...you should watch her fall off things a few inches from the ground, I don't know whether to laugh or...laugh), but she's also decided to climb up on Annie's bed when we're not around and...
Jump up and down like a rabid monkey! Yes, it's so cute it actually hurts your eyes to bear witness. I cried tears of cuteness.
Anyway, after that little feat we work our way past the baby food and into Regular Food, where Abby too can enjoy the goodness of Ericka's cooking. I seem to be regulated for the rest of my days to cooking Meat during functions and the occassional family outing. It's tough work being a dad, I tell ya.
Annie
You know what's great about Annie? It's that she's slowly but surely catching on to everything. I know that sounds weird and stupid and generic (that's because it was), but in the great scheme of things she's Getting It, and I think that's great.
Also, she has a fondness for me that I find endearing to a fault. What can I say, I love the girl.
Today's conversation:
"Hi daddy."
"Hi booger!"
"I got my lip gloss."
"Oh yeah? That's great baby. I love you."
"I love you too. Bye!"
But that's not the cutest part. This is what Ericka said when she came back:
"She just repeated that conversation to herself."
"What?"
"Yeah, she said 'Hi daddy. Hi booger! I love you, I love you too.' and went into her room."
Too cute peeps, I'm telling you.
Ericka
Ericka officially has her first Dessert Making Job. That's a great thing by any standard, but I think the looming trip to Mississippi will be even more telling. While I wish I could go, work calls and she'll be on her own.
However...she won't be alone.
In a moment of clarity (or insanity), I did the annual Tax Return Splurge where we buy something a little ridiculous and unneccessary. This year it was matching iPod Shuffles for me and the Mrs. Yes, I know. It's insane how much goodness is packed in that little white stick. And the form/function balance is something of an enigma. There have been scientific studies into its brilliance. Results? Inconclusive.
People ask, "Just how sexy are Apple products?"
Allow me to answer: "The iPod Shuffle packaging was the sexiest I have ever felt." Yes, and that's just the paper. I won't rest until I know just how sexy the iPod itself is, but we'll hold off on that one (for awhile).
What's really creepy is how many Apple products I've been using here lately. First I sent my PC off on the caravan to the conference and kept my trusty Powerbook (that I'm writing this post from), partly because the Shuffle/Powerbook combo is so damn sexy it hurts. I also got a Super Sexy Cool carrying bag for the Powerbook. Too sexy for your shirt? Shit...my computer is too sexy for me.
Hell, the accessories are too sexy for me. Its like the whole world went insane and the shuffle stood alone. Man that thing is cool.
Hey, Apple? Love ya.
Abby
Abby has a new hobby: She's decided to not only climb her way onto things (and not know how to get off them...you should watch her fall off things a few inches from the ground, I don't know whether to laugh or...laugh), but she's also decided to climb up on Annie's bed when we're not around and...
Jump up and down like a rabid monkey! Yes, it's so cute it actually hurts your eyes to bear witness. I cried tears of cuteness.
Anyway, after that little feat we work our way past the baby food and into Regular Food, where Abby too can enjoy the goodness of Ericka's cooking. I seem to be regulated for the rest of my days to cooking Meat during functions and the occassional family outing. It's tough work being a dad, I tell ya.
Annie
You know what's great about Annie? It's that she's slowly but surely catching on to everything. I know that sounds weird and stupid and generic (that's because it was), but in the great scheme of things she's Getting It, and I think that's great.
Also, she has a fondness for me that I find endearing to a fault. What can I say, I love the girl.
Today's conversation:
"Hi daddy."
"Hi booger!"
"I got my lip gloss."
"Oh yeah? That's great baby. I love you."
"I love you too. Bye!"
But that's not the cutest part. This is what Ericka said when she came back:
"She just repeated that conversation to herself."
"What?"
"Yeah, she said 'Hi daddy. Hi booger! I love you, I love you too.' and went into her room."
Too cute peeps, I'm telling you.
Ericka
Ericka officially has her first Dessert Making Job. That's a great thing by any standard, but I think the looming trip to Mississippi will be even more telling. While I wish I could go, work calls and she'll be on her own.
However...she won't be alone.
In a moment of clarity (or insanity), I did the annual Tax Return Splurge where we buy something a little ridiculous and unneccessary. This year it was matching iPod Shuffles for me and the Mrs. Yes, I know. It's insane how much goodness is packed in that little white stick. And the form/function balance is something of an enigma. There have been scientific studies into its brilliance. Results? Inconclusive.
People ask, "Just how sexy are Apple products?"
Allow me to answer: "The iPod Shuffle packaging was the sexiest I have ever felt." Yes, and that's just the paper. I won't rest until I know just how sexy the iPod itself is, but we'll hold off on that one (for awhile).
What's really creepy is how many Apple products I've been using here lately. First I sent my PC off on the caravan to the conference and kept my trusty Powerbook (that I'm writing this post from), partly because the Shuffle/Powerbook combo is so damn sexy it hurts. I also got a Super Sexy Cool carrying bag for the Powerbook. Too sexy for your shirt? Shit...my computer is too sexy for me.
Hell, the accessories are too sexy for me. Its like the whole world went insane and the shuffle stood alone. Man that thing is cool.
Hey, Apple? Love ya.
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