Geek With Kids

Today Jacob went for his tux fitting. In just 3 weeks his Nana and Papa are getting married and he’s going to be the ring bearer. Violet could be the flower girl, if she can get the hang of the walking thing.

This morning we took advantage of the record high temperatures to head out to the local park. Both our little ones enjoyed themselves… though I couldn’t really get Violet to walk on the sand. One thing I really liked about today is I fired up the grill for lunch and dinner. It felt like summer, and we’re supposed to have an entire weekend like this. Continue reading “Project 365-092: Enjoying the Sunshine”

A couple of weeks ago Melissa joined Jenny Craig. It’s working for her but means that she has her own food. She eats Jenny and the kids and I eat something else. It’s taken a little getting used to but since it’s working and she likes it, so I don’t see it stopping soon. I guess I’ve got to get used to seeing the Jenny boxes in the freezer.

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Wow, it’s great to see a company that just gets it. This is exactly what our major cities need. I had moved away from post random internet videos but I just had to share this one.

Another month goes by, and here is another picture of me. I still find it hard to believe that I have managed to take a picture everyday for the last 90 days. The only disappointment is that I haven’t done enough non photo posts. I’m hoping that’s going to change. Having a good interface to work on my blog that fits in my pocket will help.

Today when I got home from work, I got the kids coats and shoes on and grabbed some meat from my freezer and headed outside. It was Violet’s first trip to the playground since she has begun feeling somewhat comfortable on her feet. She’s not really ready to go running with the other kids but she did her best to get into the fun. The only hard part about the trip to the playground was having to take her back with me every time I checked on the BBQ.

Continue reading “Project 365-089: Going to the Park”

Violet is allergic to nuts, all nuts. We were pretty sure about peanuts yesterday; but today she had a visit to an allergists and we got confirmation. It seems so unfair. She’s such a little girl and to think she will never peanut butter or chocolate covered almonds. It’s also scary, the doctor gave us a prescription for 4 EpiPen so we can have one everywhere Violet goes regularly.

When I slipped into her room to check on her I could help but wonder how do I protect her from nuts. The doctor said that most of the rashes we’ve observed were probably caused by someone who’d been in contact with a nut that day. How do you protect against that?

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Today we had a friend and their son dropped by for a visit. They just moved close by, which is great for Jacob. Liam is just 2 days older than him and they will be going to the same school in the fall, so it’s nice that he lives close by. Also it’ll be nice that Jacob has someone close to his own age to play with this summer.

Violet has taken her time learning to walk. So today I was trying to encourage her to try. She managed a couple of steps but after a while she was done with trying. i did manage to get this cute picture.

With Melissa working this weekend it seemed like the best time to go shopping was tonight. So off we went to our local supermarket. The fun thing about shopping with 2 kids is a the two carts.