Staying Connected: A Kite Story

I took my girls kite flying today.  It was a lot of fun. The wind was just strong enough to send the kite into the sky and let the girls hang on without pulling them off their feet.  

Fences Equal Freedom

Containing kids used to be easy when they were too weak to open the gate in the backyard. Now it's too easy for them to escape.

Don't Touch Me!

If you have kids you've heard it. If you were a kid you've said it. "Don't touch me!" is the gold standard for unofficial tattling in the sibling kingdom.

Nowadays I can walk into a bathroom at a store without opening a door, the toilet flushes itself, the water at the sink automatically comes on, the soap falls in my hand, and air dries me off. And I didn't push any buttons. Or levers. We are being programmed not to touch things for health's sake. And it's working (they even make a special garden hose now to drink out of, geez).

Where Are You Going?

I've got a running app on my phone.  I like it.  I use it when I run.  I also used it the other day when I mowed.  I was curious as to how far I traveled while pushing that self-propelled mowing beast around my yard.  The stats are in the picture below.  You can tell me what you think the path looks like, but I think it looks like a rabbit wearing glasses.  

Botox and Ping Pong

I love new things.  New cars have a new car smell.  New shoes have a new shoe smell.  There is something great about opening a box of unused things that make us feel good.

Think About These Things

1,440 Minutes in a day.  Subtract the 480 minutes (8 hours) you sleep every night (who gets that much?) and you get 960 minutes of wakefulness.  That is 16 hours that you have your eyes open, doing stuff.  16 hours of getting ready, getting kids ready, working, showering, driving, mowing, exercising (you get the point).

I Always Feel Like, Somebody's Watching Me

Sometimes it's good to be a little paranoid.  You know, when you feel like people around you are looking at you like they know you or when they want to eavesdrop on what you are saying to others?  I'll give you an example from this week.

Afraid To Fall?

I went on a walk with my two year old son this morning.  The weather was perfect, and since my other two kids were in school he and I had some father-son time.  It won't be long until he is too old to be seen walking around with me, you know? (sniff!)

As we went along the gravel road behind the houses in our neighborhood ('hood if you're street) I noticed something.  My son falls down.  A lot! (And not because I pushed him.  Come on people!)  Whether it was a clump of grass or a rock or just himself, every so often, down he'd go!