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July 9, 2005 by lifehappens
Boy was pottytrained (finally) when HW came home from Iraq. All said, not so bad. Just a few accidents, but fairly painless. ...Until today. For the last week or two, he will start doing the "potty dance". All parents know this one. The child starts spazing out, hopping from one foot to the other and/or running back and forth. Our son has perfected this. He looks like he is on speed when he needs to pee. It starts slow. He will start bouncing and start looking around as thou...
July 8, 2005 by lifehappens
Every parent knows the feeling of pride, joy and love that is experienced when your child first says "mom' or "dad". It's more intense than anything else, a feeling so strong that it can bring tears to a grown man's eyes and warmth on the coldest day. For the last few years, I have been the primary parent in my son's life. I was the first person he called when he was hurt or sad. He raced to show me the cool things he discovered. I was the one who he depended on for help and comfort. ...
July 5, 2005 by lifehappens
The recent wave of eminent domain issues in Arlington over the new stadium for the Cowboys has me pondering. 1 - Why are we paying for a stadium that houses a PRIVATE team? We pay for it, but the profit goes to an individual...not those who paid for it. It's estimated that it will cost $650 million to build. The Dallas Cowboy's owner Jerry Jones will get a big chunk of money from the hikes in city sales tax ($.05 increase), hotel occupancy tax (2%), and car rental tax (5%). You can...
July 4, 2005 by lifehappens
I am the loving spouse of Hyperborean Wanderer and I think he needs to get off his LAZY BUTT and write something. If you agree please leave a comment! Thanks for helping me motivate him! (PS I love you Matt!)
July 3, 2005 by lifehappens
This is HW's pet Goat. Nice, isn't it? Seeing as this weekend is our 8 year anniversary, I decided to use it for my first attempt at a Photoshop project. I figured that he would appreciate a tribute to his beloved car. When I first started Joeing, I lurked around, reading posts by Geeks and such. I didn't understand what was meant by skinning or any of the other "technical" stuff, so I just ignored it. I progressed to writing my own stuff eventually, but I still tuned out anythi...
June 30, 2005 by lifehappens
This morning I overheard a discussion between my husband and son. Scene: Boy races into the room with his puppy (formerly known as "Puppy", who now sports a nifty black cape.) "Hey Dad! This is Rypto the SUPER dog!" "Rypto, huh?" (He looks at me and mouths, "where did this come from?" I could only shrug.) "NO DAAAAD. Rypto the SUPER dog!" "Ah. I see, he's a super dog." "NOOOOO. RYPTO. THE. SUPER. DOG." "Okay. Okay. Rypto the Super Dog." "That's right."
June 23, 2005 by lifehappens
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June 22, 2005 by lifehappens
In the forums, several people have little icons/avitars next to their comments.....How can I do that? I'm so brain dead that I need someone to explain it to me...I just can't figure it out .
June 18, 2005 by lifehappens
Dharma commented on my last article and it brought to mind an incident that occured a few years ago. When my son was one, my mother gave him a Elmo Alarm Clock that would play the Seseme Street theme song for the alarm. *roll eyes* Of course my son figured out how to turn the music off and on. Hw would sit and play the first line of that stupid song over and over. Finally, I stuck it in the garage so I could have some peace and quiet. That night at about 3 am it goes off. Echoing thr...
June 18, 2005 by lifehappens
HW insisted that I blog this. I think he is trying to get me back in the habit of writing. I have a hard time sitting still long enough to think of topics, much less flesh out a full joe. He, on the other hand, will write a blog and then reread it, edit it, save it and redo it all the next day.... All that aside, this joe is about a little home surgery....It had to be done and I didn't have the time or patience to wait for someone else to take care of it. Our sweet baby girl has ...
June 17, 2005 by lifehappens
I love to Ebay. Yes, it can be a verb. It's like windowshopping in your underwear. You can dream about the 1965 GTO selling for $500.....even though you know that when the bidding stops four days from now, it will cost about as much as your house. Seriously though, Ebay is great place. With a little effort, you can find almost anything you want or even didn't know you wanted. And you can get it at a fantastic price. I found a Fisher Price Castle. You know the one. It had the be...
June 14, 2005 by lifehappens
I don't normally post reprints, but LaShawn Barber wrote this and I only wish I could have said it first! 06.14.05 Anti-Lynching Legislation A liberal commenter wanted to know what I thought about yesterday’s Senate debate on the failure to pass anti-lynching laws 100 years ago: The resolution is the first apology by Congress on the nation’s past deeds of “terrorism” against blacks, but senators said it was important to note that American Indians, Italians, Mexicans and Americans ...
June 7, 2005 by lifehappens
Have you ever started to laugh because you just "got" the joke you heard....last week? I just "got it". My son loves chocolote cake. He usually calls it black cake. He does know how to say chocolote, but he never uses it in conjuction with cake. I've wondered about this and just caught on yesterday. I made brownies and asked him if he wanted some. His response? "No mom. Those are black....hmmm...Black-ies? Black cake." *long pause* "Ummmm.....brown-ies? Yeah, I like ...
May 27, 2005 by lifehappens
The worst music in the world is the music that phone companies play when they put you on hold. It is enough to drive even the most sane person crazy in a matter of minutes. I am sitting on the Lingo support line. I am trying to find out why I have a dial tone and I can call out, but NOBODY can call me! They get a message that says "The subscriber you are trying to reach in this network is unavalible." Needless to say, this is VERY irritating when I fin out that my boss and my husbands ...