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It's Mocha Friday and I'm slowly settling int...
February 29, 2008 by Adam in Family
It's Mocha Friday and I'm slowly settling into the day. The only recent excitement was that Sam had bad stomach pains last night. They came on quickly, he didn't want to eat, and it took him forever to hobble into bed. Fortunately he was perfectly fine this morning, so hopefully it was no big deal.
Jamie's off to Portland to an antique show tomorrow. She leaves early and I don't know when she'll be back. It sounds like I'll be feeding the kids a grand breakfast, as well as entertaining them for the day. I suggested a hike, but Sam doesn't want to go with Emma. We may just run around a park instead. Tonight may be swimming as well, if I can convince the kids to go.
All-in-all, life's pretty good at the moment. I'm loving the warm and sunny weather we've gotten lately. It makes me want to putter around in the garden. Maybe tomorrow I can pick up some compost and the kids and I can spread it around the garden.
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The week is more than halfway over, already
February 28, 2008 by Adam in Family
 The week is more than halfway over, already. It's been a good morning so far. I put on a puppet show via webcam for my coworkers, a technology first I believe. Work was supposed to be insane yesterday, a perfect storm of two go-lives. One was delayed two weeks. The other was screwed up and my work probably won't start until Monday. It's been nice to work on things I've put on the back burner pending a little free time.
The new washer and dryer arrived, which made Jamie very happy. Unfortunately a bit of work was required, replacing the outlet and cutting a new hole for the dryer vent. All was accomplished, though, and I was rewarded with a heartfelt thanks from Jamie.
I puttered around with the kids in the front yard yesterday after work. It was warm and sunny, with Sam trying to convince Emma to put on her swimming suit. They ended up playing with water and pouring it down the hill for a reason neither one of them could articulate. Good times.
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Somehow the weekend zipped by, bringing Monda...
February 26, 2008 by Adam in Family
 Somehow the weekend zipped by, bringing Monday along for the ride. Nothing particularly thrilling happened, though I felt busy all the time.
Saturday Jamie went up to Portland with Pat to an antique show. I hauled the kids to the library, who weren't too thrilled with me, but enjoyed the books and movies we brought back. I tried to go swimming, but messed up the times, and instead we just hung around the house.
Sunday was my big seven-course meal day. I went shopping, prepared the quiche and chocolate mousse, then took the kids shopping. About half the courses turned out okay. The kids liked the scones, ham and cheese, and Emma liked the fruit dish. The chocolate mousse was a huge hit with everyone. It's fun to do a big blow-out cooking extravaganza every once in awhile.
Monday was pretty busy for me at work, as so much is going on again. Plus I had a customer call me up right before I ate lunch and talked until I was late for a meeting. I think I ate lunch around three in the afternoon. Sigh.
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It's Friday already
February 22, 2008 by Adam in Family
It's Friday already. The week seems to have gone quickly, though maybe that's because we were so busy. Sam was sick for a couple days, though not too bad. He stayed home from school and did quiet things while sniffling away. Jamie had one evening where she was feeling achy and tired, and took a rare nap. Last night it seemed as if everyone was finally feeling better.
Sam's latest game is this mix of choose your own adventure and role playing. He made up an adventure about an island city nearly destroyed by a volcano and attacked by giant bugs. It was pretty creative, all-in-all. Now he's demanding I make up a little adventure for him. Hmm.
Emma's activities are much simpler. After work yesterday we colored a "Heart Unicorn" drawing the Jamie made for Emma. As expected, it had a unicorn along with many hearts and flowers. For some reason, Emma loves playing a game where I either tickle her or try to gobble her up. I'm happy to oblige, of course.
As for Jamie, I think she'd like to have an evening watching an old movie. We're shipping the kids off to my mom's for dinner, so maybe we'll make our own dinner together and watch an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
As for the weekend, I think it's pretty open. I'd like to take the kids swimming tomorrow. If it's nice, maybe I can spread more manure around. There's something deeply satisfying with that particular activity. My mom thinks it's those farmer genes of mine, crying to get out.
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The weekend is slowly coming to a close
February 18, 2008 by Adam in Family
 The weekend is slowly coming to a close. Sam and his friend across the street, Ben, are working on making some computer game involving X-Wing fighters. Emma's upstairs watching Babe. Jamie's out at King Estate with Angie. I'm cooking some rice for dinner. All is calm.
 Friday night Jamie and I went out to a tasty vegetarian place. We ordered way too much food, especially the chocolate cake. Fortunately we've been snacking on leftovers since then.
Saturday we went to the Asian Celebration. Emma decorated a Chinese Lantern, Sam played with robots, and both kids drew anime. I liked the massive drums, myself. I had a touch of a headache the entire day, so I took it easy when we got back home. Jamie slaved in the kitchen for Barbara, Zoltan, and their family's arrival. There was great food and conversation, the kids playing on the Wii, and everyone being tuckered out at the end.
Today started with french toast using my home made bread, which was most tasty. Later on I picked up some steer manure to spread in the garden. Somehow I managed to splatter it all over my face, which made for some great one-liners. With the sunny weather, I've been itching to play in the garden.
I took the kids swimming while Jamie went out to lunch with a friend. We stayed for a long time, with both kids having a wonderful time. Emma's getting really good at swimming around, picking rings of the bottom in the deep end. She can go halfway across the pool, though she still needs to be watched.
Tomorrow the kids are out of school and Jamie wants to buy a new washer and dryer. I'm back to work, trying to deal with the last of the details before our new medstaff software goes live.
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I finished up my Friday mocha and now I'm sta...
February 15, 2008 by Adam in Family
 I finished up my Friday mocha and now I'm starting to dig into the endless tasks here at work. With the new hospital getting finished and being moved into in August, I've got a lot of applications to update and modify so they work properly. Already we're having to get PTO approved months in advance.
Last night I brought flowers to Jamie, who appropriately "ooh"ed over them before heading out to the gym. The kids and I played hard in the basement while she was out. We were superheroes for one part, fleeing from a killer worm in another, and playing with the big exercise ball for the finale. I think everyone was pretty tuckered out when Jamie returned from the gym. After a dinner of Thai take-out, Sam played video games downstairs, the girls watched their rock star dad play Guitar Hero, and another Valentine's Day was wound down.
Tonight Jamie's taking me out to dinner. It's far easier to get babysitters near Valentine's Day, rather than on the day itself. It's also not very fun to go out to dinner on that crazy day, so we're going to a vegetarian restaraunt tonight, just for me.
The Asian Festival is this weekend, and I might take the kids to that. Sunday swimming is another possibility. If it's nice out, I'd love to go bike riding with Sam. We'll see how it goes.
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Happy Valentine's Day to all
February 14, 2008 by Adam in Family
 Happy Valentine's Day to all. When I woke up to get out of bed, Jamie wished me a Happy Valentine's Day, groggily handed me a card, and informed me I could read it downstairs (presumably so she could get some sleep). It was sweet. Emma is armed with a shoebox full of Disney Fairy themed cards, each one containing a fairy tattoo of one kind or another. Sam, being a boy, opted out of the whole thing.
It was a fairly quiet night last night. Emma's been tired after school, so she's mostly been watching shows or hanging out with Jamie when I come home. We chatted at dinner time, and danced in the kitchen, but that's about it.
One of my more inspired Christmas gifts was a big exercise ball. Sam loves playing games with it, referring to as "Big Ball". Last night we invented "Radioactive Big Ball" where you could only knock the ball around with couch cushions. Scoring points by hitting the opposing wall was really secondary to the game. Way more fun was trying to hit the ball into your opponent, who had to pretend that any touched parts were irrevocably burned to a crisp. Most games ended somewhat horrifically, with lots of laughing.
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The weekend is over and I'm heading off to wo...
February 11, 2008 by Adam in Family
 The weekend is over and I'm heading off to work shortly. My guess is that Emma will be heading back to school after a week away. She still coughs on occasion, but otherwise seems her usual self.
I took the kids swimming on Friday while Jamie went out. Sam really didn't want to go, but we had an okay time once we got there. Saturday was warm and gorgeous, a perfect setting for Sam and I riding bikes to the store. He got tuckered out, though, so it was up to me to ride to the library and return with assorted treasures.
The rest of the weekend was fairly low-key. We had a yummy family dinner on Saturday, combined with perfect Sundaes for dessert. Sunday we lazed about, heading to Hendrick's Park to kick the last of the fallen snow. My mom came over for dinner, where I got to show off my Guitar Hero skills. I think she was very proud, despite the smirk.
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It's that magical Mocha Friday, though I'm st...
February 08, 2008 by Adam in Family
 It's that magical Mocha Friday, though I'm still at home, quivering in anticipation. Last night Sam, Jamie, and I were playing Apples-to-Apples. The green card was "Healthy" and I was the judge, deciding which of the red cards was a closer match. I technically didn't know who played what card until later, though it was pretty obvious at the time. Jamie was sensible and played "Salad", while my impish son played "Coffee". Needless to say, coffee won.
It's been a rough week for Emma, who's been a little feverish and coughing all week. It hasn't been horrible, just annoying enough to get her out of school, which she probably secretly enjoys. Yesterday we did projects, played in the basement, and snacked away. It was actually pretty fun for me, and I even managed to get in some important work things during some movie breaks.
As for this weekend, Sam really wants to ride his bike to the library for books and the store for dinner fixings. We'll likely go swimming tonight as usual. I'm horribly excited.
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I'm at home today, taking care of a sick Emma
February 07, 2008 by Adam in Family
I'm at home today, taking care of a sick Emma. She's not too bad, but she still had a fever this morning and Jamie wanted to get to work after three days away. Jamie's not feeling too great herself, so I suspect Sam and I get to nurse everyone back to health.
I've somehow managed to get work done this morning, despite taking care of Emma. Work's somewhat busy again, though I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Emma and I cleaned her play kitchen, worked on craft projects, and had cocoa (with espresso for me). Good times.
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It's been a good weekend so far, just the kid...
February 02, 2008 by Adam in Family
It's been a good weekend so far, just the kids and I. We had a great time swimming last night and Emma didn't cry for her mom too much when she went to sleep. Around six thirty the next morning she crawled into bed and we had a nice chat before going downstairs when Sam awoke. Breakfast was crepes and sausage, along with a mocha for myself. The kids only ate one crepe each, so there's a lot of frozen crepes in the freezer.
Afterwards we played, went to the library, and headed to Humble Bagel for treats. Emma was clearly not feeling well, so we went home and I gave her some Motrin. She perked right up and Sam did a great job entertaining her. Now she's watching a show, Sam's drawing zombies, and I'm taking a short kid break. I'll need to get lunch started shortly.
I'm thinking we're going to take it easy for the rest of the day. Hopefully Emma will be up for running about outside by tomorrow.
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It's mocha Friday and I just finished up the ...
February 01, 2008 by Adam in Family
It's mocha Friday and I just finished up the last drop of that delicious elixir. I forgot to take a picture as I usually do. Needless to say, Emma is still cute and Sam looks like a mad scientist with his glasses on. Jamie still looks the same as the day I married her, at least that's the story I'm sticking to.
Jamie's going up to Portland, leaving the kids and I to fend for ourselves. I tend to move into "Fun Dad" territory when she's away. We'll probably eat weird things for dinner, go somewhere and get muddy, and otherwise get in trouble. Hopefully the police won't need to be called.
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