... at the local community center carnival. This was the hit ride for the boy this year ... a step up from the cars/boats/aircrafts that just go in a circle - these faux-Nemo characters would actually go up and down.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Monday, April 30, 2007
If I wanted any poop outta you ...
Boy's pretty well trained ... if you doubt my veracity, ask yourself if I would thusly tempt ... whomever it is you tempt by declaring your child's feat only to have it inexplicably disappear from his/her repertoire.
He's even making it through most nights without incident - even to the point of getting out of bed a few times to go potty.
Good thing, they're not making Thomas trains at sufficient pace to supply the reward system we were using.
Here's my poop story for this week ...
Before bath time, he's started jumping on the potty and forcing something out so that he doesn't have to get out mid-bath. Tonight, he did his business, got into the tub, then immediately proclaimed he had to get out and go potty again. Going twice in a row usually means serious business. (For the "sitting" crowd - guys don't have the ability to stop part-way through ... then continue later when it's more convenient.) Anyways, he gets back on the potty and after some serious effort - triumph. After round two - he gets back in the water and after another 10 seconds, decides he's not done. This time, takes more patience and he embellishes his coaxing technique by putting both hands on his head and pressing ... but once again, success. He gets back in the water and decides he wants to give it another go. Again, shows good patience, but eventually tries the squeezing technique - this time to no avail. He gives up and bath concludes with no further incident. But now we'll have to see if it's a thing.
That's my story for this week.
My story for last week was ... I've spent about 90 minutes so far this Spring picking up rabbit cr*p from our back-yard. Apparently, all the people complaining about the rabbits feeding on their garden and flowers and all the home remedies they've attempted, have only succeeded in driving the city's rabbit population into my yard post meal.
He's even making it through most nights without incident - even to the point of getting out of bed a few times to go potty.
Good thing, they're not making Thomas trains at sufficient pace to supply the reward system we were using.
Here's my poop story for this week ...
Before bath time, he's started jumping on the potty and forcing something out so that he doesn't have to get out mid-bath. Tonight, he did his business, got into the tub, then immediately proclaimed he had to get out and go potty again. Going twice in a row usually means serious business. (For the "sitting" crowd - guys don't have the ability to stop part-way through ... then continue later when it's more convenient.) Anyways, he gets back on the potty and after some serious effort - triumph. After round two - he gets back in the water and after another 10 seconds, decides he's not done. This time, takes more patience and he embellishes his coaxing technique by putting both hands on his head and pressing ... but once again, success. He gets back in the water and decides he wants to give it another go. Again, shows good patience, but eventually tries the squeezing technique - this time to no avail. He gives up and bath concludes with no further incident. But now we'll have to see if it's a thing.
That's my story for this week.
My story for last week was ... I've spent about 90 minutes so far this Spring picking up rabbit cr*p from our back-yard. Apparently, all the people complaining about the rabbits feeding on their garden and flowers and all the home remedies they've attempted, have only succeeded in driving the city's rabbit population into my yard post meal.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Nothing happens when you click on this icon...
At a conference on the West coast this past week, we were treated to a motivational talk by Benjamin Zander. If you get the opportunity to hear him speak - grab that opportunity. If you find yourself with the ability to see him in person - don't let that pass you by. In his talk, he referred to a recording of his interpretation of one of Beethoven's movements "as it was originally intended" ... since I'm not a refined listener of classical music, I can best translate that as "even faster than you're used to hearing it." I'll have to track it down and let you know.
Oh yeah, Disneyland was cool too.
At a conference on the West coast this past week, we were treated to a motivational talk by Benjamin Zander. If you get the opportunity to hear him speak - grab that opportunity. If you find yourself with the ability to see him in person - don't let that pass you by. In his talk, he referred to a recording of his interpretation of one of Beethoven's movements "as it was originally intended" ... since I'm not a refined listener of classical music, I can best translate that as "even faster than you're used to hearing it." I'll have to track it down and let you know.
Oh yeah, Disneyland was cool too.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
The following occurs between 10:10.17 and 10:10.19 ...
Jeez, in the manner of spontaneous combustion, I almost fell/slid off my chair at work just now.
In other news, the boy has stayed dry for over 48 hours (I can feel a relapse even as I type). Our method has been to "make him" go to the bathroom (or at least sit for a while) every hour, then every 90 minutes ... and now he's asking to go on occassion.
Jeez, in the manner of spontaneous combustion, I almost fell/slid off my chair at work just now.
In other news, the boy has stayed dry for over 48 hours (I can feel a relapse even as I type). Our method has been to "make him" go to the bathroom (or at least sit for a while) every hour, then every 90 minutes ... and now he's asking to go on occassion.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
The Art of Deep Slumber
Note the maximum air intake potential.
Protective colouring in the cheek area that warns potential interlopers of pending danger of abrupt awakening.
The slightly damp fur is a known barometer of rest efficiency, measured to the 5th decile.
Slight abrasion around the frontal lobe is a marking found in nature showing the aggressive, predatory nature.
Note the maximum air intake potential.
Protective colouring in the cheek area that warns potential interlopers of pending danger of abrupt awakening.
The slightly damp fur is a known barometer of rest efficiency, measured to the 5th decile.
Slight abrasion around the frontal lobe is a marking found in nature showing the aggressive, predatory nature.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Here I sit, broken software ... no, that's not how it goes ...
As I sit waiting for Movie Maker to recover from a crash (nice that it recovers itself from temp files; not so nice that it crashed in the 1st place) ... it dawns on me that "big sis" e-mailed me earlier from a Blackberry; Nai-Nai has a better camera than me; and yet, I type this an a PC that's at least 2-generations old.
Good thing that Casio, is not available yet online.
As I sit waiting for Movie Maker to recover from a crash (nice that it recovers itself from temp files; not so nice that it crashed in the 1st place) ... it dawns on me that "big sis" e-mailed me earlier from a Blackberry; Nai-Nai has a better camera than me; and yet, I type this an a PC that's at least 2-generations old.
Good thing that Casio, is not available yet online.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Career choices
Just in case jazz-hands don't work out for the girl, she could always fall-back to ... falling back.
Looking for a new digital video recorder. Tried and tossed this ... (terrible video - everything looked like blair witch)
Upgraded and tried out this ... but it's gone back too. (No tripod mount. Poor battery life. Video quality not good enough for $'s.)
Waiting for this to show up within catch and release distance. It claims to support new MPEG4 part 10 compression for better quality while still using less memory space than my current digital camera. 7x optical zoom, usable in video mode too. Just have to get over ... it's a Casio?
For now, it's back to the Canon S2 IS and video life 8 minutes at a time (or low res). And really, is that so bad? (Check back later for my response.)
Upgraded and tried out this ... but it's gone back too. (No tripod mount. Poor battery life. Video quality not good enough for $'s.)
Waiting for this to show up within catch and release distance. It claims to support new MPEG4 part 10 compression for better quality while still using less memory space than my current digital camera. 7x optical zoom, usable in video mode too. Just have to get over ... it's a Casio?
For now, it's back to the Canon S2 IS and video life 8 minutes at a time (or low res). And really, is that so bad? (Check back later for my response.)
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Saturday, March 03, 2007
So, I've set up shop on blip.tv (see link on sidebar) ... we'll see how that works out. Using YT was ok, pretty easy to set up and upload clips, but too much noise and it got embarrassing to have my video's always classified next to ... well y'know ... you're gonna make me say it aren't you? Ok, I don't want my kids hanging out on YouTube watching - swimming! There should be some controls ... it's all there for the curious (and amphibious). Backstroke, dog-paddle, treading water ... and you divers aren't much better either.
Oh yeah, I finally moved to new blogger as well. To celebrate, I picked a more generic and drabber (drabberly?) theme.
Anyways, hope to have new pics of kids and other happenings ... it's just been too cold for my camera. With the freezing shutter, everything and everyone looks like LeMans ... (that would be "Daytona" for any Merickens that happen by here).
Oh yeah, I finally moved to new blogger as well. To celebrate, I picked a more generic and drabber (drabberly?) theme.
Anyways, hope to have new pics of kids and other happenings ... it's just been too cold for my camera. With the freezing shutter, everything and everyone looks like LeMans ... (that would be "Daytona" for any Merickens that happen by here).
Friday, January 26, 2007
This was the conversation yesterday morning with the boy (TB) ...
(TB) Daddy! I see a bus!
(Me) Yes, a school bus.
(TB) No!. Not school bus.
(Me) Yes. That's a school bus.
(TB) NO! NOT school bus!
(Me) Yes. School buses are orange.
(TB) NOOOOO! NOT SCHOOL BUS!
(Me), what colour is that bus?
(TB) Orange.
(Me) And what colour is a school bus?
(TB) Orange ...
(TB) That school bus?
(TB) Daddy! I see a bus!
(Me) Yes, a school bus.
(TB) No!. Not school bus.
(Me) Yes. That's a school bus.
(TB) NO! NOT school bus!
(Me) Yes. School buses are orange.
(TB) NOOOOO! NOT SCHOOL BUS!
(Me)
(TB) Orange.
(Me) And what colour is a school bus?
(TB) Orange ...
(TB) That school bus?
Friday, January 12, 2007
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