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Yesterday was filled with kids, starting at 6...
February 28, 2005 by Adam in Family
 Yesterday was filled with kids, starting at 6:30 in the morning when Emma got handed to me and ending at 8:00 that night when they went to bed. Fortunately they were good and cute and funny, which made it all worthwhile.
Emma, Jamie, and I took a long walk to get money and bread while Graham played with Sam. Jamie was invited to an Oscar party at the Hilton, so she spent half the walk talking on the phone to get help on her fashion emergency. After lunch she ran off to visit Kirsten's house and go to the store, briefly returning to dress and do her hair before leaving for the event. Evidently all the men were in tuxedos and the women in gowns, so I suppose it was all worth it. She had a great time too and came back right before the kid's bedtime.
Sam and I played while Emma napped, with him doing this elaborate drawing game. Once everyone woke up, we played outside in the sunshine, then went inside for Spiderman and dinner. I'd whisk Emma away for the scary parts, though she still ran around for the rest of the night yelling "Jump Spiderman!" Then it was bathtime, Jamie's return, and bed.
Emma got ahold of Jamie's boots at the end of the day and clomped around on the floor. Unfortunately her balance wasn't all that good and she bonked her knees falling down. I rushed upstairs and caught the aftermath on film.
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I was feeling stressed out yesterday, though ...
February 27, 2005 by Adam in Family
 I was feeling stressed out yesterday, though I'd calmed down a bit by the end of the day. I made it to the library and took care of a book they lost (by finding it in the stacks and bringing it to them). I also found a way onto the roof from the balcony and spread moss killer on the roof. The kids and I also spent a lot of time outside since the weather was so nice. The sandbox has been a big hit lately.
Towards the end of the day, Jamie's family began to arrive. Dave was the first, showing up in full pirate gear. The kids thought all the pirate stuff was great and I'd put together a CD of pirate songs to add to the ambiance. Pretty soon it was non-stop running around, watching kids and organizing dinner and such.
At the end of the day I was exhausted from the excitement and waking up at 4:30 that morning. I took a long hot bath, watched some Alias, and went to bed. Hopefully today we can all take it easy.
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I was all ready to leap onto the roof last ni...
February 25, 2005 by Adam in Family
 I was all ready to leap onto the roof last night to lay down a lethal coat of moss-be-gone. Sadly the new windows open in the middle, making it impossible for anyone to get to the roof. I'm not sure if I should curse the window company, or thank them for getting me out of an annoying task.
Work has been crazy busy as of late. We're still dealing with the coming together of the two teams. Dave and I noticed that Glen was beginning to go mad, so we had an intervention and we're trying to see if we can find ways to ease his pain a bit. Unfortunately I think it means that I'll be bearing some of that.
It's my Mocha Friday, though I've yet to get to work to enjoy it. I'm very much looking forward to the weekend. Jamie's family is coming down to throw a birthday party for Dave. I'm pretty sure that explains the "Happy Birthday Cap'n Dave" poster hanging in our hallway.
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Wednesday already
February 23, 2005 by Adam in Family
 Wednesday already. My how time flies. Work has been really frantic the last few days, to the point where I'm overjoyed to return home to the kids.
Emma's stringing together complete sentences these days. She's very good and expressing what she wants. She makes a really funny grumpy face, to the point where we usually just laugh when she wants candy and whines.
Sam's been really getting into making friends. Renee came over yesterday, as I discovered when I found a toy gorilla in my closet. Evidently they were pretending to be spies, though I didn't ask how the gorilla worked into the game. Sadly Renee will be leaving soon as her father was recently layed off.
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Well, I got the new camera
February 22, 2005 by Adam in Family
 Well, I got the new camera. It's quite easy to use, taking only a couple minutes to put it together and take a few snapshots of everyone. In theory the number of megapixels is smaller than my Kodak, but the image quality is great so far. I was even able to reuse my old memory card, pulling off the last pictures before it decided to blow up.
Sunday went well, with Angie and Jamie whipping up all sorts of tasty treats while drinking wine and chatting. The weather was so nice that we opened up the sandbox and the kids got exceptionally sandy. With that and the park, they managed two baths, a shower, and a sink rinse off between them.
Well, my family pointed out one flaw with the new camera. It makes me look old.
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Well, the image isn't from my new camera, but...
February 20, 2005 by Adam in Family
 Well, the image isn't from my new camera, but rather my video camera that's still working after all these years. I even whipped up a new movie, this one is Emma trying out her musical talents.
It was pretty busy yesterday, with Emma waking up early. We also managed a massive gardening project in the morning, moving large amounts of dirt and a big rose in preparation for replanting a bed. Sam exclaimed "now that's gardening!" after moving a particularly large glob of dirt. That's my boy.
Robbie and Isabell came over in the afternoon to exchange CDs and drop off their dead laptop. I haven't decided whether to try to fix the LCD or punt and just hook up a monitor and mouse, which sort of defeats the whole laptop thing. Sam had a particularly good time with Isabell, who is transitioning from being a toddler to a big kid and thus more entertaining to Sam. Dave and Kirsten arrived later on to join the social event. Finally, we settled down to watch Shark's Tale and eat popcorn.
I don't think we're doing anything too exciting today. Angie is coming over to cook with Angie. There's lots of miscellaneous tasks Jamie has assigned to me. We'll see how it goes.
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Sweet, sweet mocha Friday has come once again
February 18, 2005 by Adam in Family
Sweet, sweet mocha Friday has come once again. This morning before I left for work, Jamie and Emma came down to visit. Emma is extremely cute and not particularly happy that I was headed to work today. It's nice to feel loved, though I wish my leaving didn't make her feel so bad.
Sam has another play date today, going over to Ethan's house with Caden to watch Star Wars and eat pizza. It's fun watching him slowly figure out how to make friends and play with people other than his parents.
My new camera should arrive on Monday, which is a good thing. I'm having camera withdrawl, wanting to post images of all the wacky things that the kids do.
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Emma was up early this morning, handed to me ...
February 17, 2005 by Adam in Family
Emma was up early this morning, handed to me by a tired Jamie as she woke up. Emma was in fairly good spirits and we played on the computer, pretended a monster was after us, and ate a bowl of cereal together. Eventually Jamie got up and I biked through the cold to work.
Sam's been having lots of play dates with people in his school. He had a good one with Caden yesterday, playing with Legos and GI Joes. I think there's another one on Monday with yet another kid.
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Happy Valentine's Day to all
February 15, 2005 by Adam in Family
 Happy Valentine's Day to all. I actually enjoyed going to work today, taking care of all the things that had piled up the week before. It also helped that I worked through lunch and left around one o'clock to head home to my sweetie.
We had lunch and Jamie gave me a card and assorted goodies, one of which was an espresso scented soap bar. I kept saying bad words to see if she'd wash my mouth out, but it didn't work. Later we played with Emma in the park and generally hung out. Sam went to Renee's house after school, so he came home later than normal.
The kids got a couple red shirts in the mail from grandma Judy. In general, they seemed pretty excited about the day's events. Sam in particular got lots of candy which he gratiously shared with Emma.
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It's the end of the weekend
February 14, 2005 by Adam in Family
 It's the end of the weekend. I'm pretty exhausted, with my day starting around five this morning with Emma deciding to get up early. Since Sam was at Dave's house, it was just the two of us until Jamie woke up a few hours later. Fortunately Emma is very cute.
The three of us went on a shopping expedition around noon, returning with assorted goodies. Sam returned later that afternoon, fairly wound up from hanging out with Dave and Josh for so long.
Now I'm watching Alias, eating my cereal, and looking forward to getting some sleep tonight.
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Friday at work came and went, another painful...
February 13, 2005 by Adam in Family
 Friday at work came and went, another painful all day meeting. It was a relief to return home and play with the kids.
Saturday was fairly exciting for everyone. Emma and I had an adventure when she first woke up, going out to eat pain au chocolate and listen to music at Metropol bakery. I took the kids outside in the rain later that morning while Jamie went to have coffee with a friend. After lunch, Josh, Sam, my mom, and I all went to see the new Natural History Museum at the U of O. Finally, Dave, Josh, and Kirsten had dinner at our house and took Sam away for a sleep over.
Emma went to sleep early and Jamie and I had an unheard of evening to ourselves. We watched fifteen minutes of a bad movie, played Trivial Pursuit, and chatted while I rubbed her feet.
It's been nice that everyone's relatively healthy and happy this weekend. Emma's still not sleeping quite as smoothly as we'd like. She was up at five this morning and is playing away on the computer beside me.
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I just got word that my old friends Jason and...
February 10, 2005 by Adam in Family
 I just got word that my old friends Jason and Bridget just had their baby last week. We've drifted apart a bit - I haven't really had time for anything other than work and family - but it was neat to hear from him.
Soon enough I'm sure they'll be knee deep in diapers, sleepless nights, and communicating to their spouse primarily via phone and email.
Work was nutty today. I essentially did no work, instead going from meeting to meeting and cranking through endless e-mails. The next two days are filled with all-day meetings too, so it'll get worse before it gets better.
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Wednesday already
February 09, 2005 by Adam in Family
 Wednesday already. The days seem to pass in a blur. Emma still seems a little sick, though much better than Sunday when she had a fever. She's still on antibiotics for her ear infection, which I hope is done with after this.
There seems to be a rash of babies being born or conceived lately. We have two pregnant team members, one of which will likely not return, at least fulltime. The wife of a coworker is pregnant again, and one of my customers just had a baby yesterday. There's something in the water, I guess.
Sam and I had a lot of fun last night doing acrobatics in the basement. We did the old "walk up dad" standby where I hold his hands and he climbs up my legs and flips. From there we progressed to swings and other tricks. It's a good thing I work out as I otherwise would have thrown out my back. At 52 pounds, I can officially say that Sam's a big kid.
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Destin's tenth birthday was yesterday
February 06, 2005 by Adam in Family
 Destin's tenth birthday was yesterday. Sam and I swung by a computer game store to pick up an odd little game involving rolling a sticky ball around that picks up stuff. Then it was knee-deep in kids running around and adults trying to either supervise or ignore them. We had a good time, arriving home tired and ready for the pizza that Jamie made.
Today looks to be fairly quiet. I think we'll mostly hang out here at home and do domestic things. If I'm really brave I'll see if that bolt I lost painting the bathroom fell into the bucket of paint that's now somewhere in the storage area under the porch.
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My dad and Yayoe were over last night
February 05, 2005 by Adam in Family
 My dad and Yayoe were over last night. Everyone had a good time, with Yayoe playing playdough with Sam and my dad playing with Emma in the basement. Jamie even snuck off to have some time to herself in the middle of it all.
This morning we hiked down to the library and picked up some new books. Going back was a little rough as I carried both kids up the hill for a couple blocks. I knew there was a reason I worked out every day.
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Mocha Friday
February 04, 2005 by Adam in Family
Mocha Friday. I think everyone in the household is mostly healthy. Emma's second ear infection is being treated and she doesn't seem to mind the taste of the antibiotics so much. She hasn't been sleeping very well, though. My attempts to put her to bed were thwarted and Jamie had to take over.
We had my mom over for dinner last night, which was very pleasant. Sam in particular really had a great time playing pretend with her. Tonight my dad and Yayoe arrive for dinner. What a social week it's proving to be.
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Mid week already
February 02, 2005 by Adam in Family
Mid week already. Whew. I was in all day meetings at work yesterday, and it'll be half of today as well. It was the first time I'd met a number of the new people on our team, so it was quite informative. Later on we went to my manager's house for dinner, with Emma shouting out "pizza party" all the way there.
Poor Emma might have yet another illness. She was having troubles sleeping last night and was up early wimpering a bit. I always feel bad when my kids are in pain, so I'm fretting a bit.
We have a busy week ahead of us. Two more dinners with family, then Destin's birthday party this weekend.
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