Tag, You're It

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night? Jr. calling his little brother “Sao Feng” from the Pirates movie
2. What were you doing at 0800? I was on my way to the courthouse for a hearing
3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? I was sitting on the couch talking to my dad on the phone about skis
4. What happened to you in 2006? I can’t hardly remember what happened 3 days ago, let alone 2006
5. What was the last thing you said out loud? “Wow” after the baby let out a huge burp
6. How many beverages did you have today? Only water
7. What color is your hairbrush? Don’t use one
8. What was the last thing you paid for? Dinner tonight for the family after working out
9. Where were you last night? I was at home preparing for my hearing
10. What color is your front door? Brick red (we had to paint over the hot pink)
11. Where do you keep your change? In the car
12. What’s the weather like today? Cold and wet
13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor? Anything with caramel and toffee in it
14. What excites you? Skiing and snowboarding, hanging out with my wife and kids, going out to dinner, concerts and road trips
15. Do you want to cut your hair? Not sure. I don’t really know what is going on with my hair lately
16. Are you over the age of 25? Yes and unfortunately I’m closer to 35 than 25
17. Do you talk a lot? Depends on my mood
18. Do you watch the O.C.? Nope
19. Do you know anyone named Steven? Yep
20. Do you make up your own words? If you call stringing together a bunch of obscenities making up my own words, then yes
21. Are you a jealous person? No
22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’. Avery
23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’. Kevin
24. Who’s the first person on your received call list? My wife
25. What does the last text message you received say? "Where r u?"
26. Do you chew on your straw? I normally don’t use straws
27. Do you have curly hair? Used to but not any more
28. Where’s the next place you’re going to? To bed
29. Who’s the rudest person in your life? I can think of a few jackasses
30. What was the last thing you ate? Club sandwich and a salad
31. Will you get married in the future? No, I’m very happily married and odds are M will out live me
32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks? Pirates of the Caribbean 3 with Jr.
33. Is there anyone you like right now? Yes. There are also plenty of people I don’t
34. When was the last time you did the dishes? Don’t remember, but I am usually pretty good and helping clean up after meals
35. Are you currently depressed? I don’t get depressed
36. Did you cry today? I don’t really cry
37. Why did you answer and post this? I thought it would be fun and Yin tagged me
38. Tag 5 people who would do this survey. I tag everyone who reads our blog (that means M)

These Kids...

... make me SOOOO happy. I cannot even express how much joy has come to our home since Pee-Wee has arrived. I know, I sound a little over the top, but nothing is as great as holding a newborn baby. Nothing. And I'm loving every second of it. Pee-Wee loves to be held and is so content in my arms. So, what do I do? Hold him pretty much all the time. They say you can't spoil a newborn, but...

And I don't even mind that the house is in disarray and I can barely keep up on the essentials like dishes, laundry (which we have a ton of, thanks to a terrible case of reflux), and groceries. It's a good thing that babies don't come easily for us because no kidding, I 'd keep having them and then they'd grow up and I wouldn't know what to do with myself (or them) anymore. So then I'd keep having more babies. Oh, I just love babies. Especially mine.

The only thing that rivals the greatness of a new baby is watching my oldest son grow up into such a helpful and loving big brother. Buddy has never had such good behavior. I have to admit I've been pleasantly shocked by how smooth the transition has been to having two kids. I guess the stress of the adoption was wearing on Buddy too because he has barely misbehaved* in the 7 weeks since Pee-Wee was born. He is delightful, will do ANYTHING I ask him to do, and in fact gets offended if I don't let him help enough. He is quite rough with his baby brother, but Pee-Wee doesn't mind. Buddy sings him songs, prays for him about 10 times a day, and even gave him a "blessing" a couple days ago. He hasn't shown any resentment, jealousy, and surprisingly, he hasn't done much of his usual attention-seeking (well, maybe just a little).

*One of the rare times Buddy was "mean" to his brother, I corrected him obviously. I wasn't mad, I just tried to explain how Pee-Wee is just a baby, etc. Buddy didn't like being corrected apparently because he told me, "I can't hear you. I'm deaf." (No, the new baby hasn't corrected his smart mouth.)

And one more anecdote that has nothing to do with what I've been talking about -- but it's funny so I have to record it somewhere: Yesterday Buddy went to preschool and I guess they're starting to learn about nutrition and food. Apparently the mom that's teaching this week made the kids bread pudding. The recipe was called Winnie the Pooh's Bread Pudding, or something like that. Well, she told them that and when I arrived to pick them up, she informed me that Buddy did NOT want her to put honey on his bread pudding because "it would make his mouth sticky." On the car ride home I asked him why, since I thought he liked honey. He said, "Winnie the Pooh got fat when he ate too much honey." Oh dear...

Coming next time I update the blog: My unsolicited advice on getting a baby to sleep through the night.

Electric Toothbrushes

For Christmas my parents bought all of us electric toothbrushes. I'm sure that a lot of you have already made the switch, but we are now just getting on the train. I'd seen them around, but never really had the desire to get one. Now that we have them, I know what I've been missing all of these years. I love the toothbrush. You just turn it on and let it work it's magic (this would be a great place for some inappropriate comment, but I'll refrain). My teeth are cleaner than ever with little effort. This is good because it has been a long time since I have been to the dentist because I hate the dentist. I highly recommend one if you don't have one already.

The Killers

G's parents are in town, so both G and I were able to go to the gym together today. I got my lazy rear-end on the treadmill and tried to take the pain away by listening to the Killers. It worked! Sorry Tango and StrykerLove... I don't love running, but I wish I did.

Have I mentioned on this blog that I'm a big fan of the band? I think I have. I like all their albums, even their latest one that came out a month or two ago. G got me that one the day it came out to try to ease the stress in my life, and it worked!

I wish I didn't have to protect the good name of my baby on this blog. While he wasn't named after the Killers per se, let's put it this way: he does have a convenient name.

And while I was in Las Vegas visiting my friend Jackie a few weeks ago, I realized that she lives just a few minutes from Sam's Town (the name of their second album) and her husband actually lived there while their house was being built when he was a child!!!!!! How cool is that?

Anyway, G surprised me and Pee-Wee coordinating Killers shirts for Christmas. Don't we look so cool? (Pay attention to the shirts and Pee-Wee's jeans, not my face/hairdo. Thanks.)

Life Lessons

It is time for another installment of Life Lessons. Why do people think that it is acceptable to wear shorts in the winter? I don't get that. Are they in complete denial or just stupid. Now I can see that maybe if you were really fat and it is hard to put on a pair of pants that maybe it is acceptable But there really is no excuse for it. I see these people with huge down coats on, gloves, and hats, and wearing shorts in the winter. Shorts . . . Really? . . . Wow!