Annoyingly Boring?

Tonight was the wake for my kids’ uncle.  36 year old Richard Brown Jr.
Tragically, Rich dropped dead last Sunday. It’s been a long week.  It’s been the subject of a few of my posts this week. We were pretty close with him and his family.  He was married to my wife’s sister…. It still seems [...]

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Well, it’s been a week. Things could be worse. They could be better too, but overall I think the battle is going well, and for the most part it’s not even a battle anymore. She’ll still call out for ‘Ba’ when she gets tired, but even that is becoming less frequent.
The first 24 [...]

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It’s time. She’s not happy about it, but it’s time.

Our baby will be 18 months old in a week’s time. It’s time for the pacifier to go buh-bye. this will be the fourth trip to our house for the Paci Fairy. And this one’s not going to be pretty.
We have let [...]

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As you may recall I had an ever so slight problem with DirecTV the morning of the 25th.
I finally got around to calling them today and the total they were willing to do for me and my aggravation (and my time since I was on the phone with them for 25 flippin’ minutes) was a [...]

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As you will note in my last post, I woke up to watch the Red Sox face the Oakland A’s in Major League Baseball’s Opening Day in Japan.  Tokyo is thirteen hours ahead so the evening start time made for a 6:00am start here.
Coinciding with opening day is my oldest child’s first round of MCAS [...]

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Gotta love long weekends!
As dedicated readers will note, I have Good Friday off from work. My wife taken the day too. We are all set for a date night (Yes, I know it’s Good Friday, but we don’t get enough chances what with the whole opposite work schedules).
So… anyway, she came home at the [...]

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My boys will bring their second term report cards home today. I am expecting mixed results.
My oldest has had a term where everything was a battle. That little sign over our door…..

He has been doing his best to make sure it rings true.

“Nihil Facile” It’s Latin. It means “Nothing Is Easy”.
The sign was a gift [...]

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As I mentioned in my last post, I had a lousy day yesterday. I fought with my oldest (second day in a row with a full blown battle), was generally cranky and mean spirited. Even the highlight of the day, the much anticipated taste test of the home made Mr. Root Beer kit root beer, [...]

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As you may recall, I received a Mr. Beer Home Brew Kit for Christmas and recently made a video of the kids and me making a batch. The video was an unqualified hit and we had a blast making it. The good folks at Mr. Beer got wind of the video and liked it too. [...]

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Is good to find.
Since Joephra has seemingly committed to producing video segments that will rival mine in triviality, I feel the need to step up the nonsense.
Here is a quick one of the girls doing some housework for me….

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