Jan 13
12 of 12 – January 2010
I think this might be a good omen. You know, getting a 12 of 12 done in the first month of the new year. Now unfortunately the day couldn’t be any more ho hum, but sometimes married life with kids is like that haha. Anyway, thanks to Chad for starting this whole thing and given me something to post about!
Currently, I’m working from home not making any money – Which means the wife is doing the whole 9-7 thing. It also means that I’m doing the whole Daddy Day Care thing with the kids while I desperately try and get work done. Thank goodness for DVDs.
I read this book once that said you have to feed your kids so that they grow. Now even though it was from a Chia Pet instruction manual, the sentiment surprisingly still holds up. Now for someone as ill equipped as myself to take care of kids, the best thing in my arsenal is Eggo waffles. You just pop them in the toaster and in the amount of time it takes to put a kid in his chair, they’re done. Now Kellogg is currently experiencing a nationwide shortage of Eggos (which has rocked my world BELIEVE ME) so I’ve been reduced to store brand waffles. And even though they all suck, the kids know that beggars can’t be choosers.
Butter and syrup come close to masking the horrible taste of these store brand knockoffs and this guy is letting me know he appreciates the effort.
Pictures of my desk are always cool because they’re really bound to change over the years. I was proud of myself because I FINALLY managed to update my design website with new work and an overall more attractive look.
My mother-in-law loves leaving her horrible dog at our house. Why? I’m not really sure. But this dog attacked my oldest about a year ago, (like full on lion pounce), she thought about going after my youngest yesterday, barks all the time at nothing, just a pain in the a$$. And here she is taking my poor Fiyero’s dog bed.
If any of you are ever thinking that you can work at home with kids, you might want to think again. If they aren’t constantly turning off your monitors…
They’re eating your memory.
Later on in the afternoon, my youngest paused to announce that he was going to harass Fiyero. This poor dog… Ever since the kids got mobile he hasn’t been able to relax unless he can get upstairs to our bedroom, which is a hard task since we have baby gates that are constantly closed.
So I was hoping to get a picture of me cooking a la Pete, but I was obviously more concerned with eating and remembered to take a picture after I was done stuffing my face. Taco aftermath is very attractie n’est-ce pas?
Aftter dinner, my wife announced that she was going to be giving the kids a bath. I was thrilled because I thought I’d have a chance to play video games for 10 minutes but then I had to clean up dinner which took longer. Ugh. So I decided instead to take some pictures.
And here’s another with my wife who is thrilled to be on my blog!
Finally, my youngest wouldn’t be my youngest if he didn’t go out on a high note which he decided to bust out right before bed. Happy 12 of 12.
January 13th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Monitor goes on..monitor goes off..rinse and repeat
Nice job sir, and breakfast? Oh man the breakfast you would have if you came here!
Office is looking nice, all the tru playas have dual monitors hmm hmm!
January 13th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
Very nice 12 of 12. Mine is shaping up to be . . . well pictures of my office and the sound booth in the gym so far. But it’s the thought that counts right ?
I know what you mean about store waffles . . . I’ve changed to biscuits in the mornings because I have either lost my taste for waffles, or they just don’t make em like they use to. Probably a little of both.
Dinner looks like it was pretty good, though taking a picture of yourself while you’re cooking can be difficult.
Also, your kids are very cute. You and the wife did a good job.
January 13th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
@Pete – Absolutely on the dual monitors. Once you code in that environment, you can never EVER go back!
@Ian – Thanks for the kind comments Herr Ian. I’m def going through some changes in breakfast tastes, and currently I’m in Special K with strawberries. It’s a pretty good cereal and I think it’s not that bad for me either. Oh and thanks for the comments about the kids… If only my youngest would stop hitting things he’d be money.
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