I get the same
question over and over from our many reader: how do you cram so
much awesome into one web site? The answer is simple: the
law of averages. With so much time and effort invested into many
of the monthly updates, our reader simply fails to notice that this
month just plain blows. So, let's all agree to expunge this
month's update from our collective memory... right... about... now.
If you've made it this far, you're clearly obsessive about this site
and should seek help. While waiting for professional assistance,
you might as well peruse a few photos
(perhaps with the printer-friendly
version) or suffer through the bullet points:
- When Jack claimed ownership of Lisa's water glass at
dinner, Lisa patiently explained that it was her glass but she was
willing to share it with Jack. "And do you know why that is?",
Lisa asked. Without skipping a beat, Jack replied (almost under
his breath): "Because you're the nicest Mommie ever."
- Upon hearing our roaring laughter, Cate asked what
Jack had said. When we repeated his line, Cate offered
opinion: "Baaaahhhh!"
- After Cate and Grandpa Dick had been rough-housing
for some time, Cate tested her feminine guile on him:
"Stop! You're messing up my hair!" Grandpa Dick didn't fall
for it
- Without encouragement from Grandpa and Grandma, Jack
climbed and crossed the caterpillar at the park
- I drove Jack to Burger House in the Porsche, and he
was absolutely beside-himself during the ride. He was wiggling in
his seat, patting my arm, and grinning like a mad-man. Not used
to being in the front seat, he pointed to each dashboard item and asked
what it was. When we met Grandma, Grandpa, Lisa, and Cate at the
restaurant, he immediately blurted out: "I rode in the
Porsche! It has a cigarette lighter!"
- While at Burger House, Cate was behind the wheel of
a video game (in demo mode; we didn't have any quarters). She
explained her driving philosophy: "I don't want to crash, so I'm
driving slow."
- While having dinner at the Blue Goose in early
February, Cate asked me to get her a dough-ball from the man making
tortillas. Not really expecting her to do it, I told her she was
big enough to go ask for herself. She hemmed and hawed and
explained how she was "shy" and "nervous." I finally said she
should ask Jack to go. When she asked, he didn't hesitate.
He walked across the room and said in a confident voice: "Excuse
me. Excuse me. May I have two dough-balls, please?" I
don't think I've ever been so proud of him -- he seemed like a little
man
- While Lisa got dressed and Jack went potty one
evening:
Jack: "Mommy, I
lost Scooby-Doo today, and I'm fine with that."
Lisa: "Do you know why you lost Scooby-Doo?"
Jack: "Because I hit you."
Lisa: "There's never a reason to hit."
Jack: "Are we talkin' about it?"
Lisa: "Yes."
Jack: "I don't want to talk about it."
- While I was on a particularly "Heckish" business
trip with a particularly demanding client, Jack called me the night
before the big presentation. When I answered the phone, he said,
"Hi, Daddy" in his sweetest voice (I about melted). After a
while, he also asked me, "How's work going, Daddy?" I lied
- Lisa thanked Cate for handing her something.
Cate responded, "You're welcome. No biggie."
- When Lisa and I returned home from dinner at 9:00
PM, the kids should have been in bed for an hour but we found them
reading in the living room with Grandma and Grandpa. Jack
immediately offered his assessment as he suppressed a grin:
"Uh-oh, I think we got caught."
That's
it for now!
Lisa and
Greg
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