Genetics and a blow to the head
So, we’ve learned two things this week: genetics can be a bad thing, but a blow to the head may not be. First up: genetics. I have bad teeth, have since I was a child. My lovely wife has good Continue reading
So, we’ve learned two things this week: genetics can be a bad thing, but a blow to the head may not be. First up: genetics. I have bad teeth, have since I was a child. My lovely wife has good Continue reading
Who knew that the Harry Potter books could be used as health aids? This morning, K and I were getting ready. I was getting dressed, K drying her hair. M came casually upstairs to see what we were up to Continue reading
Emotions are tricky things. Children are trickier. Mix the two and you have a volatile substance that cries out to be juggled. I have never claimed to be the most emotionally stable person. I am prone to snap responses, yelling Continue reading
As you would no doubt expect, the boys do everything together. Eat, play, go to school, pee, you name it. If one needs to, the other soon has to as well. Pee breaks are the most synchronized, especially when in Continue reading
The boys have all but grown out of their naps, much to our dismay. Nap time was such a happy time. C stopped napping years ago and M has recently stopped, though he (or maybe we) still needs them. Recently, Continue reading
Back from a brief hiatus. March is a wonderful time, no? Winter is winding down, spring is hinting at coming, late winter colds mix with early allergies. It’s awesome. There was some variety this year, however, as I seem to be Continue reading
As M was climbing into the bath the other night, I noticed two rather nasty looking bruises on his lower back. They were both small, but dark and a little swollen. I asked him what had happened to his back Continue reading
I’ve noticed a trend lately of obsessions ruling over the boys. They all pass, and some are more entertaining than others. Some serve a purpose (such as C only eating dinner if Audioslave were playing), others the stuff of waking Continue reading
An example of the typical conversation in our house: Me: (Yelling upstairs) Quit jumping off your beds! *They come downstairs.* C: Can I play Wii? M: I’m hungry. Me: Hey, do you see the lights in the dining room? C: Yeah? Me: You see the lightbulbs? Continue reading
This was not what C’s bed looked like tonight when we left. While his brother thought of a hundred reasons why he should not go to bed, C built himself a bed fort. We so need to tap into this Continue reading