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A little spice for iPhone users…
Posted by: | CommentsJust a heads up, but for those who take a look, or get updates, of the blog from an iPhone or Blackberry. Now you get a mobile version of the blog that loads quicker and has a better mobile viewing experience. You can see the regular site by turning off the mobile view at the bottom of the page.
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Just one shy…
Posted by: | CommentsTime for a new show…
Posted by: | CommentsI think Sam needs to find a different show. We watched Scooby Doo before he went to bed tonight. Sam was commenting during the opening montage on whether or not he had seen a given episode. The funny part was he had more yes’s than no’s.
In hindsight, I could probably do that to most of my childhood shows too.
Unofficial first day of spring…
Posted by: | CommentsSpent the first serious amount of time outside with the boys today. Sun wasn’t shining too much, but the temperature was in the mid-40’s. Evan hasn’t changed his ways from last year, he went straight for the street as soon as he got in his car. I then spent the next 20 minutes playing goalie for rolling balls that were headed for the sewer across the street. Sam tore through every bin of toys to see what he had missed from last year.
Overall, still the best day in a while because it was spent outside.
Digital domination…
Posted by: | CommentsWell we’re almost there. The day that Holly and I have been dreading for years. The day we know that things will never be the same in our house. It’s the day Sam can turn on the TV and play any content he wants. The scary part… he’s got 8 out 9 steps down.
For quiet time today Sam was able to turn on the DVD player, turn on the TV, insert the disc, press play, adjust the volume, and then pause the movie to go get a snack. The only stumbling block left is if the TV is set to cable and he needs to change the input source.
It will be an interesting day when that happens.
Like father, like son…
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Simple answers…
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the gifts from Christmas that still has Sam’s attention is his Leapster. I don’t remember who gave it to him, but he still loves it. He loves it so much that it’s started to get him in trouble. If he happens to wake up a little early he will turn on his Leapster and play quietly in his room. While I think this is great because he’s staying quiet in his room and not disturbing me or Evan, it screws up his afternoon and makes him very irritable by dinner time.The other thing that’s happened is he is burning through batteries. To the point Holly got to wondering how much he was playing with his Leapster.
She asked, ‘Sam, how much are you playing with your Leapster?’
Sam looked up at her and in a tone that screamed Duh, he said ‘Well… a lot.’ And then looked back up at her like you should know this.
The teen years look to be very interesting.
My 15 minutes of fame…
Posted by: | CommentsLearning that English isnt a very nice language…
Posted by: | CommentsSam gets homework from pre-school where he has to find pictures of certain letters. Monday’s lesson is for words that begin with ‘K’. This is turning out to be tougher than Sam originally thought. He’s found a picture of a card, a computer, and a crayon. He sounds out what he sees in the picture, only to be shot down by the correct spelling.
He finally turned to me and said, ‘Dad, if the they wanted all these words to sound alike, why aren’t they spelled the same?’
