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Seesaw

Let’s see… the last two weeks have included a number of ups and downs:

Arrive in Portland for a fun weekend getaway (up!)
Oldest daughter immediately gets sick with a stomach virus (down!)
Daughter recovers so we visit old friends, eat out, and see the sights (up!)
Return to Seattle and get stuck in mammoth traffic jams (down!)
A new [...]

In Family, Fun, History, Humor, Memories, Parenting on 5 December 2007 with Comments Off

Hodgepodge

Yesterday, I used the word “hodgepodge” in a sentence and wondered later what that word really meant and where it came from. So I Googled it. Merriam-Webster defines it as “a heterogeneous mixture” while Wikipedia reports it is derived from the Middle English word hochepot, which is a “dish of many mixed ingredients, especially [...]

In Fun, Language, Web on 21 March 2007 with Comments Off

Dad Camp

A lot of kids these days are over-scheduled. Although we make an effort to ensure our kids have plenty of free time, sometimes we do go a bit overboard. The summer day camp situation can definitely get out of control in a hurry. In the panic of dealing with the “what are we going to [...]

In Family, Fun, Parenting on 5 September 2006 with Comments Off

Bad finger

Lily: The middle finger is the bad finger.
Me: Oh really, how’s that?
Lily: Cause when you do this (gives me the finger) is means you don’t like someone.
Me: (Smiling) Yeah, pretty much.
Lily: (Gives me and everyone else at the dinner table the finger, big grin on her face as she does it.)

In Family, Fun, Memories on 16 June 2006 with Comments Off

Quotes

Two surprising and funny quotes from yesterday. This one from my three-year-old daughter:
What is this, the heck?
This one from my wife:
I was once followed by a wild hog.

In Family, Fun, Language on 24 January 2006 with Comments Off