Published writer, compulsive reader, Old School Whovian, Match Game enthusiast, NKOTB fan, data hoarder, and - surprisingly, given that list - married with four kids. Welcome to my take on life, fatherhood, entertainment, and whatever strikes my fancy. Enjoy!
For Valentine's Day Lisa custom ordered a crochet mammoth for me, from the same lady that made LuLu's turtles!
I've named him Herman, primarily because he looks like a Herman to me, and partially in honor of author Herman Wouk.
I love him! Thanks Lisa! xo
My littlest valentine made me breakfast in bed, waffles and strawberries 
she heated up the syrup 
..... Hope ask of you have Valentine surprises all day, spread the love - Lisa
Have a 
lovely Day
- Lisa
Grandma Jeanne: Pd is making your valentine day gift Lisa we went to five stores internet and phone calls just for one thing.
This is a poem Smiley wrote and included in a Valentine's Day card:
"Roses are red, bees make honey, give me a kiss and I'll give you all my money!"
Sounds like he's ready for marriage already.
What'd I get my wife for Valentines Day? 8 hrs home alone w/ four kids while I worked. But on the way home I did pick up 2 'Heart' pizzas from Papa Murphy's for dinner.
Were they good?
We wouldn't know. Our oven tanked so we couldn't bake them.
Then Junie wizzed all over the dining room and the bathroom.
And then . . . lol . . . moments ago, while cleaning off the dining room table, I tried to toss a plastic bowl into the sink from a room away (yeah, I know). Naturally I missed not only the sink but the doorway. It ricocheted and knocked Lisa's favorite painting off the wall and onto the floor, atop a pile of buttered noodles Junie had dropped. . . . Is it Monday yet?
Good times, good times.
Ok, after a quick request to the journals editor, my pictures can now be uploaded. They said there was no problem to begin with, but maybe they just released some of that 'magic smoke' without realizing it.
Not the Valentines graphic I had planned btw, but I'm nowhere near that file.
Here's the pics of the girls from this morning. A little darker than I hoped, but beggars can't be choosers given the difficulty loading them today.
Hey - in that top pic, the one with the straight arms - is YaYa flipping the camera the bird? Naw, but it sure looks like it doesn't it?
The kids got small bathsets and a dress up animal face as gifts (Smiley got a Spiderman set with a bath toy that looks just like an electric razor). Lu made Lisa a card at the library yesterday, making a really articulated flower out of glitter glue (and mushing it to nothingness on the way home) while YaYa made her one at her Brownie meeting.
Meanwhile the Mrs. and I aren't doing anything for Valentines this year, not even exchanging cards. The anniversary of our first date is Feb 22nd and we usually make a big deal out of that, so Valentines plays second fiddle even in the best of years. This year, with full schedules, no money, and the pair of us exhausted, we'll save our energy for that day.
Hope everyone has a happy holiday!
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One bit of crud news today. AT&T, who I haven't had as a phone provider in a year or more, called me AT WORK to ask for a past due $103 amount. I've never even seen a bill as it's probably still going to my old address; really, at first I thought we were discussing a balance for the business. I never imagined I still owed those bums anything.
I said to fax me a copy of the bill and that I'd pay it out of my tax return. She abruptly upped the ante and said that her 'next option' was garnishment. This is a blow by blow accurate transcription of what came next.
"Ooo, well I'm sure that ONE CHECK garnishment period will really hurt," I said, annoyed at how quickly she'd resorted to threats. What the heck? Am I 18 years old and unaware of how ridiculous and non-cost effective the pursuit of a lousy $100 would be? C'mon!
"Well, it will affect your credit rating. You'll never qualify for a car, or a house. .. " she said.
I cut her off. "I already own a home," I said.
"Hmm. Well, I guess that's all people like you ever aspire to," she said. WTF?
At this point, at work but dangerously close to exploding, I called her [redacted] and hung up on her.
She was way out of line, but I think my ending salvo would fail to sway many sympathies with the powers that be. I'll pay the dang bill (provided I ever SEE one) but man . . I'm glad I'm no longer with those buggers.
UPDATE: The pics are WAY darker than they should appear. I'll try to find time to tweak them later. ..Done!
