Game night

Amy is having her work friends over and they will be playing board games. The last time they came over I excelled at the games. After this I was informed i would no longer be invited to the game nights. This is actually what happened. I wasn't a jerk or anything. I was just good at the games. I am invited to play tonight because it's at our house, but i still feel spurned.

Squash sucks

here is my day.

Squash for baby's is gross.

milo has had his fill.

he hates squash.

Jelly on the belly

I totally finished that jelly. I am very proud of myself. Got some wine coming soon too. Pure grape juice wine. It's going to be awesome. I can't wait to try that one out. Even if it turns to vinegar it should be excellent vinegar.

So when is it a good time?

I was heading out with Milo when i realized I could not find my wallet. Having worn the same pants for awhile i knew it was not in another pair. I looked all over and started to look in those crazy places. I.E. Maybe the cat kicked it. We do not live in the nicest neighborhood and all i did yesterday was go to 2 stores and pick grapes for my jelly and wine. My mind goes all different places as Milo screams. I have looked everywhere and now that ID Blocker schmuck on tv looks like a genius. I take Milo out and go to the two stores with no luck, we went to the bank to cancel my atm card. We get back home and i feed Milo. He falls asleep and i lift up the cases of jelly jars and wonder when i will get to that and my wallet falls off of the bottom case. It was stuck there. That's why i didn't see it when i checked the first time. Now i have to wait for a new Atm card.
At least it was better than the DMV.

This is totally unfair

Milo is now falling asleep and i have had so much coffee i should be awake for the next three days. Who am i kidding this coffee will wear off as soon as i will start working tonight then i will have to make the dreaded..."should i go with another cup of coffee?" I will get through work, but then be wide awake again tonight. I guess this is why older people sleep so much. They are just tired from having kids. When milo is older i will wake him up really early abd make him cut the lawn or something.

Late to bed, Early to rise

Never makes a good day. Amy is sick and Milo was up at 5. Still have loads of grapes to deal with. If you want some jelly come on over.

My grapes of wrath

More Chores

I have way too many things that I want to do. Everyday I think of something else I would really like to do, or should have been doing before. These things pile up and up and before you know it you can feel overwhelmed. Amy loves gardening. I like eating. With Milo around our gardening time was seriously cut down. We idn't even have a garden we just covered it over and forgot about it. The one thing we left go was our grape vine that requires nothing special. We just left it alone. This past weekend we decided to harvest our grapes and wound up with more grapes than we really know what to do with. Now i have at least 2-3 days worth of wine making and jelly making to deal with on top of everything else. Life is so stupid when you try to do things. This may be a last blog for a bit.

I'll get to it.

Still no pretzels although i made a beer bread and some vegan donuts. I am now 179 lbs. In the 70's. That makes me feel so nice. Milo and i have had some good days. Changing the guy on the fly can be dangerous. Many places do not have changing tables, especially in mens rooms. This is a problem and i believe from now on i will protest by simply changing milo in a conspicuous places. I don't have a problem with smaller establishments, but a public library, the courthouse? come on. I thought it was a law. I guess it's just a good idea. Automatic sinks and changing a baby without a changing table do not go hand in hand.

The waiter's start the revolution

Milo and I cam Across this on our walk. Is it sign of a revolt?

Somefood service individual threw down their straws in disgust and is now taking on the man. Godspeed.

milo and i had a nice walk

Milo and i walked all over the place today. We went to the Acme and throughout Downtown Lansdale. We went to the coffee shop and got some coffee. Decaf for him. I had to change him in the tiniest bathroom ever.

So I was changing him in the sink. He didn't like it so i moved him to the floor, which he prefered. We went walking for a very long time and saw many different people walking around, i found the sight of one of the original grocery stores in Lansdale. It's a different store now, but it once belonged to the guy who went on to sell to Ralph of Ralph's corner fame. Who in turn sold it to Clemens who then sold out to whoever they could. Super Fresh? Come on already. Sometimes living in a town where you see all of the corporate influence moving in is downright annoying. The Starbucks and stone cold creamery are annoying to look at. The fact Milo and I can walk to at least 5 Pharmacies that would not be a problem is convienient, but are people really that sick? I guess it will continue as long as those stores make a profit. There are building more and more supermarkets and pharmacies everyday. This whole area is getting very weird to me.

Still working on those pretzels

I might get on that today, depending on how well the day goes. I will be heading out with Milo shorty. i'll keep you posted.

Baby Dentist

Milo and i are off to the dentist. Poor guy has been ther 3 times in six months. He only has two teeth!!!! I have bad teeth, well not anymore, so I go to the dentist every 4 months. I figure if anyone is reading this you may wonder what we look like so here you go. I will be attempting to make vegan philly soft pretzels. I will be experimenting with some recipes once i get it going good I will pos6t how to do it.

i was writing in hindi

That is how i feel today. i guess milo is getting teeth. He sure is angry about something. He's changed, he has been fed, and has had naps, now is his time to be angry away from me. I hope he feels better.

what

नोव मय ब्लोग इस ट्रांस्लातेद इन्तो हिंदी

Milo food

I made Milo some food today. Making baby food is really easy. Just take a squash or other food the baby is eating currently, grind it up and freeze in ice cube trays. It makes you feel proud to have made some food that you know is the best you can give your little person. I believe it's alot better than buying some Gerber food, cheaper, you just have to do the little work. That is annoying, but it makes you feel good.

Bush's Get out of jail Free card

George W. Bush has announced that the Iraq war is so messed up that he won't be able to do anything during his presidency. In the little time he has left I'm sure he could mess something up more. I guess Karl Rove won't return his calls anymore. This really aggravates me. Congress should make Bush serve the rest of his term in Iraq. He made this mess he should at least take a little responsibilty for this. So now when the next president takes office they will have the "previous administration" to blame for everything. I believe the war in Iraq will continue for a very long time, although they may end the use of the term "war" when talking about it. That is all I hope the next president will do. I wonder if they can even deliver on that.

That warm and fuzzy feeling....

Milo and Amy are napping on the couch. Amy has off for the holiday. We went to toys r us today and it got me thinking if that was a good place to take children. It might be a gigantic let down for kids. Wondering through the aisles with all of those toys glaring back at you, knowing that you may be lucky to leave with one thing. It must be frustrating to a child. I don't know if taking Milo to Toys r Us often will be in our routine as he gets older. I really enjoy the idea of not giving him so much junk.
There is a ton of junk at Toys r Us. Most of the toys are really over the top. Do you really need a personal moon bounce? Or a personal ball pit? These toys are just silly, but they are reasonably priced taunting most parents with the idea of extravagance for relatively little money. The Little moon bounce was $170 which is not all that crazy to have your own moon bouce as a kid. I know i would have wanted one, but i know Milo doesn't need one. I really hope we have a girl next time around because there are so many objectional toys with the make up and all of the "bling bling" toys. Seriously, there are toys called "bling-bling" It's outrageous.
Milo really liked grabbing for every toy that was near him in the aisles. He doesn't have any interest in any specific toy yet, but i know that time will be coming very soon. With christmas edging closer Amy and I both worry about Milo recieving too many junk toys. He really will be happier with the boxes. Maybe that is what i'll get him a box, I'll wrap it up and then we can pretend it's a spaceship.

Swings gone

Way to go craigslist!!!

Ok so tv imitates life

Amy was discussing a colleague of hers (she has colleagues, I have mutts), who unfortunately has MS. I was wondering if there was a condition of a sclerosis, single sclerosis. She scolded me for being insensitive, but it did intrigue me. Most people would not admit itbecause of the nazi connections. SS sounds bad. It was a very "curb Your Enthusiasm" moment. Later on current tv Cheryl Hines, who plays larry's wife on that show was on and the "Current Question" was "have you had any "curb Your Enthusiasm" moments?". This is literally 30 minutes since my MS question. They are in my head. If they tell me other things i will let you know.

Picky heart

A few years back we gave some stuff to purple heart. Since then they call quite frequently and ask us for more stuff. I am a big fan of the clutter free life so iusually come up with something to get rid of when they call. This time it was the baby swing that was given to us and we really have no room for this big baby swing. Taking it down and moving it around would be a problem in our tiny house so it sat in our basement searching for a home. We asked a few pre parents, but most of them replied with the standard," So &So's parents/relatives/neighbor etc. wants to buy us everything." I really do not understand the concept of people buying so much junk for their newborn. It really makes no sense and half of it winds up floating around from parent to parent sometimes barely being used and then to the trash (c'mon people) or the thrift store (there you go). That brings us back to our neat baby swing left out for purple heart. Our steps are not that big so I was waiting for them to arrive before navigating our stroller around the baby swing. I waited for until around 9:30 and then looked out on the steps and on the baby swing was left the purple heart note. They give you a little note I guess for tax purposes and this was sitting on the swing as though it was a dear baby swing letter. I can only assume that given the condition of the baby swing ( seriously this thing was barely used and has a remote) they simply figured it was not for them. Now i still have a baby swing for free (check philly craigslist) outside. If you need it grab it.

9/11

6 years ago. Wow. I don't know How I should feel about this Anniversary. It makes me sad. The History Channel has some interesting shows about the flights. They have the original flight 11 attendant calls to american airlines. It's so sad. I don't know what it is maybe the lack of sleep or just the emotional changes of having a baby, but i feel more emotional about situations like this. What would have been better? Knowing you were about to die or being oblivious to that fact? I wonder what Milo will think of 9/11 and the following years. I hope he asks soon because i want to talk to him. Right now he's all " Ahh yeah bob bah ayeeh" but soon he might put it together.

Still sick

Being sick and being a dad really sucks. Everything i would like to do with milo makes me incredibly tired. Even more than usual. I did manage to finish up some sites and work out the kinks so check out our other sites if you get a chance.

Sicko

Today i'm sick i feel totally horrendous. I'm all sweaty and feel completely exhausted milo don't care. He wants me to be dad and he doesn't understand i may melt if i go outside.

FUN

Last night i went to see dinosaur jr. It was nice to be by myself for a change. The show was very good and loud. Milo is being loud now he wants to talk so bad... he keeps saying "bob bob bob". He likes that. I can't wait for him to talk, but i thought he would crawl first. He still hasn't gotten that down yet. I had to go to the doctor for a poison ivy infection. I have a presciption that needs to be filled so that will pretty much take up the rest of my day. It's not a bad day, but i wish i could get some more done.

Dinosaur jr

Tomorrow (9/4/07) i will be seeing Dinosaur Jr in philly care of a free ticket from a friend. This is so awesome. I have heard their set list consists of mainly you're living all over album songs. I am very very excited. This is the first time i shall see Dinosaur Jr with the original line up (J. Lou Murph). It's very nice. I have always wanted to see them, but wasn't sure if i should spend the cash. Then Morgan comes through with free Dinosaur jr tickets. Thanks morgan for allowing me to use your ticket. Way to go.

Milo is getting very big

Milo is getting so big. He gets smarter everyday. You can really notice him noticing things around him. He want to touch everything... it's so beautiful.

The holiday

I guess i'm a weird individual, but i don't believe in working on labor day. I think that should be for almost everyone. I don't like how 24 hours our society has become. Give people a break allow them some time off. I think we'd all be better off with some time off. I am going to try and not purchase anything today or on any other holiday i think people should not work. Just doing my part.

Wedding day

Wedding day for the Fauxwoods. I'm so excited for them. Weddings can be very stressful, especially when money and family collide. I am really excited to see this place where the wedding will take place. I have passed by it many times and i'm curious to see the inside of it. I always hear people complaining about their photographers, that's why i am glad amy and i didn't have one. Amy and i did our entire wedding within a $1000 budget. It really wasn't that difficult to do. This included our clothes and her wedding dress which was $99, bonus that it fit perfectly. Engagement ring was more expensive but our bands did not cost as much and i always get complimented on them. Weddings are very fun. Marriage is really cool too. It's nice to know somebody is there for you and it would take dealing with a lawyer to get untangled. Amy and i have been together almost nine years and married for 4. It's been the best. We now have our little guy who has brought so much into my life. Today he looks smarter, as though he got some brains last night, as if he is now more of a person than he was last night. His life is ahead of him and he knows it. He should be crawling anyday. He has his monkey and his giraffe and his life is swell.