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Archive for February, 2008

Nudge, puppy style.

In the fine tradition of my people Sidney is a nudge.
He is not content to just let you sit still, you know, after a long day. He needs to be right next to you, head on your knee, nudging…”pet me,” his big brown eyes say.
He runs full tilt at you so he can nudge [...]

Values

As a parent, one of the most important responsibilities that I have is to impart good values on Jack. Its very important to me that he be able to come to his own conclusions and generally, I feel like I’m there to steer him the right direction. However, there are some issues that I feel [...]

Valentines day for my babies.

Well, its Valentines day, again. It’s just a scam designed by the greeting card companies, you know.
Anyway, some people around here really like Valentines day, which means that I like Valentines day. A lot.
To celebrate, I got a sitter all by myself and we’re going out to dinner tomorrow night. Pretty much what you’d expect. [...]

The Fork.

Having mastered shoveling Ikea brand Swedish Meatballs into his mouth with his hands, yesterday Jack decided it was time to join polite society and master the fine art of using utensils. As you can plainly see, he is a complete master. Also, just after I turned off the camera, he picked up some chopsticks and [...]