Fauxmas 2014
This past weekend, we got together with my Dad's Family for Christmas Part III: The One Where Nobody Got an Icky Diseases. We did the same thing last year, but…
Where’s Spot?
Lilian has always been amazing, but I feel like this past week or so she's been extra delightful. She's started using her words, to great effect. The dog is "dada,"…
Christmas 2013
We had to scale back our Christmas plans because Lilian was sick, but we still managed to have a loverly holiday. My in-laws weren't feeling too fussed about germs (they…
The Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease That Stole Christmas
So, Lilian has Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (no relation to Hoof and Mouth Disease). In a healthy adult, it manifests itself with cold-like symptoms. In a 16-month-old? Uncomfortable sores.…
On Having It All
Friday was a good day for me. A very good day. I hit a home run at work. It was the culmination of months of effort, and I was well…
Happy Birthday, Sad Squash
This is my dad. He's got a lot of hair. So, we all call him Sasquatch. Except for my four-year-old niece. She calls him Sad Squash. Because big words are…
Columbus Day
After our house-bound weekend, Lilian and I were fortunate enough that we felt well enough on Monday to meet up with family that was still around. We all headed downtown…
The Best Laid Plans…
What's that they say? "Man plans and God laughs." Well, in this case, it was more like "Hope plans.... and God smites her with a good ol' fashioned stomach virus,…
Happy (Belated) Birthday to Me!
Sunday was my birthday. I wasn't feeling that great on Saturday, and we didn't really make any concrete plans to celebrate. So, let's just say that I had some pretty…
Happy Birthday Slideshow
Note to self: when you can't get technology to work at 11:30pm, go the fuck to sleep. I installed the wrong firmware on my drobo the other day. Twice. Which…