Piccal

We had another evening of swimming and picnicking at the Y. The Pits – The boys fought quite a bit today. Weston kept having trouble staying at one pool, which meant I had to keep following him from kiddie pool

While Traci and I were killing time during our hot date last night, we stopped in to the local candy store that was having a going out of business sale. We picked up some cheap Harry Potter jelly beans for

I’m not sure if it’s just the fact that I’m getting older or that, by comparison to the kids’ birthdays, mine pales in comparison. But at 36, it really is just another day. Except people seem to feel obliged to

Today I finished reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig. This book is really three different stories rolled into one; the first being a narrative that follows the main character and his young son, Chris, as

The Peaks – Turner’s accomplishment of the day: learning how to knee fart. The Pits – Turner’s accomplishment of the day: learning how to knee fart.

When I got home from work, I was presented by a mound of paper airplanes that the boys had made. I got upset at them for using up all of our paper, then I happened to look at the package

The Peaks – Rounded out the weekend with a nice post-dinner treat at Nolen’s Place. The boys had ice cream and Traci and I tried the Lil’ Darlin’ beer from Mills Creek Brewing Company. The Pits – Had to keep

We basically spent the entire day participating in water-related activities. We visited Dr. Jamieson’s new pool in the morning and then headed down to Katie’s water party in the afternoon. The Peaks – At the end of the day I

I went by the book sale at our local library and found a couple of books for the boys, one being The Iron Man, by Ted Hughes, which was the basis for one of my favorite animated movies, The Iron