We took pictures of Cian using his new bow.  I posted them over on Facebook and G ( Read more... )

This evening in Archery for 4 Year Olds the lesson was "The bow is not a toy and it will hurt you if you're not careful".
The string slapped his arm (above the armguard of course) and left a small bleeding spot.
Cruel daddy that I am I made him shoot the next arrow anyway.
    Then we went for a bandaid.

It is nice to encounter someone who has been able to articulate much more clearly what I have been trying to say for some time:
http://churchformen.com/uncategorized/have-christians-stopped-singing/

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I feel a rant coming on.
http://news.yahoo.com/something-sneaky-going-colleges-across-america-181008283.html
From the Evil Overlord List.  Item 12: One of my advisors will be an average five-year-old child. Any flaws in my plan that he ( Read more... )

The second child has the reputation of being often overlooked ( Read more... )

I've had better evenings.  I got home late tonight (after school tutoring) and found a letter from my landlord in the mail ( Read more... )

The store we were in today had The Princess Bride showing on a monitor near the checkout.
Seeing Wesley in his black mask, Cian said "Look, Daddy: A ninja turtle"!

Science City down at Union Station has some fun stuff for kids to do.  And Dads.
This monitor copied the users' actions and projected them, with modifications, onto a nearby wall.
http://youtu.be/7HbzJS5Th3o

Things have not gone nearly so well as expected.
In fact they have gone much much worse.

My sister has encouraged me to blog more.  So here goes ( Read more... )