I am sure that every parent has that special moment when they are singing lyrics to a commercial jingle and their child joins in the singing. For some parents it was, "wouldn't you like to be a pepper too?" for others it was, "my bologna has a first name". In my case, I was cleaning up the kitchen and mindlessly singing the FreeCreditReport.com commercial when Emily jumped in and started singing along with me. I was shocked that she knew the words to the jingle but in hind-sight I really should not have been shocked knowing how much Emily loves pirates.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Hey, Remember Me?
Okay, so I fell off the blogging wagon for a few months. I am not going to devote any more blogging time to beating myself up over it. The important thing is that I am back and I hope to be able to post a lot more often from now on. Let’s spend the next few paragraphs catching up.
New Job:
I started a new job on April 23rd. I still work for the same company but now instead of working at a shop in the trenches, I am working from home as a corporate headquarters guy.
I have become what I have despised all these long years. I am the guy that calls and emails the people that are doing the actual work and demands that they send me information so that I can do my job, while at the same time insisting that I am a valuable contributor - which is sometimes a hard case to make to the people that are at the shop or on a customer site while they can hear my kids playing in the background or Maury announcing to some woman on the TV that the 19th man that she has brought on his show is not her baby-daddy. Note to self: kick the kids out of the office and turn off Maury before making phone calls. Maybe I can just mute Maury instead of turning him off completely? Then I can tell from everyone’s reaction whether or not the guy is the baby-daddy then I can have my cake and eat it too.
Okay, moving on:
Good Movie:
I saw a great movie yesterday. It was called Juno and it was really good. I was crying from the time Juno filled Bleeker’s mailbox with orange Tic-Tacs until the end of the movie. The music in the movie was also great. I’ve already said too much. If you have not seen it yet then you need to go see it now.
Good Book:
I am still on my Pride and Prejudice kick. Now I am reading Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife and I love it. It’s like a combination of the classic original Pride and Prejudice novel and Penthouse letters. Interesting characters that stay true to the original Jane Austen novel, but at the same time they have lots and lots of graphic sex. Right now, I am about 2/3rds of the way through - but, do not fear! My parents already bought me the next book in the series, Darcy & Elizabeth: Nights and Days at Pemberley.
New Job:
I started a new job on April 23rd. I still work for the same company but now instead of working at a shop in the trenches, I am working from home as a corporate headquarters guy.
o-ver-head (adv. oh-ver-hed; adj., n. oh-ver-hed)
-noun
1. the general, fixed cost of running a business, as rent, lighting, and heating expenses, which cannot be charged or attributed to a specific product or part of the work operation.
I have become what I have despised all these long years. I am the guy that calls and emails the people that are doing the actual work and demands that they send me information so that I can do my job, while at the same time insisting that I am a valuable contributor - which is sometimes a hard case to make to the people that are at the shop or on a customer site while they can hear my kids playing in the background or Maury announcing to some woman on the TV that the 19th man that she has brought on his show is not her baby-daddy. Note to self: kick the kids out of the office and turn off Maury before making phone calls. Maybe I can just mute Maury instead of turning him off completely? Then I can tell from everyone’s reaction whether or not the guy is the baby-daddy then I can have my cake and eat it too.
Okay, moving on:
Good Movie:
I saw a great movie yesterday. It was called Juno and it was really good. I was crying from the time Juno filled Bleeker’s mailbox with orange Tic-Tacs until the end of the movie. The music in the movie was also great. I’ve already said too much. If you have not seen it yet then you need to go see it now.
Good Book:I am still on my Pride and Prejudice kick. Now I am reading Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife and I love it. It’s like a combination of the classic original Pride and Prejudice novel and Penthouse letters. Interesting characters that stay true to the original Jane Austen novel, but at the same time they have lots and lots of graphic sex. Right now, I am about 2/3rds of the way through - but, do not fear! My parents already bought me the next book in the series, Darcy & Elizabeth: Nights and Days at Pemberley.
The Kids:
The kids just finished the school year. Emily finished her forth year of pre-school and Jillian finished her first. Of course, Emily had a pre-school graduation ceremony to celebrate the end of her pre-school experience. I thought the whole thing was pretty silly up until I saw my oldest daughter coming down the aisle in cap and gown to the tune of Pomp and Circumstance. I have to admit that was pretty special, and the teachers and staff at the pre-school deserve a lot of credit for making the whole event very memorable. Emily starts kindergarten in mid-August. Both kids are going to try gymnastics this summer, and if that goes well, then they we will probably sign them up for the fall season.
The kids just finished the school year. Emily finished her forth year of pre-school and Jillian finished her first. Of course, Emily had a pre-school graduation ceremony to celebrate the end of her pre-school experience. I thought the whole thing was pretty silly up until I saw my oldest daughter coming down the aisle in cap and gown to the tune of Pomp and Circumstance. I have to admit that was pretty special, and the teachers and staff at the pre-school deserve a lot of credit for making the whole event very memorable. Emily starts kindergarten in mid-August. Both kids are going to try gymnastics this summer, and if that goes well, then they we will probably sign them up for the fall season.
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