Normally when I put Devon to bed, I sit in the chair in his room while he falls asleep. It's comforting for him and it helps me wind down from the day. Last night he woke up around 4:00am, noted that I was no longer there (having long since gone to bed myself), and began shouting, "Dada! Chair!" I dragged myself out of bed and quickly decided ( Read more... )

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During the Peachtree Road Race, I saw another runner wearing a shirt that read:

Cross Country: Our sport is your sport's punishment

I chuckled about that one for a while, being a former cross country runner.

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( Chimera Quiz Thing )

I've been a parent now for about 18 months. For the first time today, Devon decided to actively resist my efforts to get him dressed for bed. I now understand how this can be described as trying to dress an octopus. As an infant, Devon frequently would object to getting dressed, but lacked the muscles and coordination to do anything about it. ( Read more... )

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So, for the very first time in my life, I paid for something in blood yesterday. Sort of. The radio station was running a promotion where they would give anyone who showed up at the Monrow Drive Red Cross blood donation center to give blood a pair of tickets to see Little Shop of Horrors (stage show, not movie) at the Fox. So Marie and I trooped ( Read more... )