Safety First
tom | June 18, 2004
We never had helmets or knee pads when we were growing up but in SoCal, if your kid is biking or scootering around, you better have them geared up or you could end up with a visit from Child Services.
I’m a Big Kid!
tom | June 18, 2004
The older children in the neighborhood have little scooters and she has wanted one for quite some time. Now she can hang with the big kids.
Happy With Waffles
tom | June 18, 2004
This morning, the day before Abigail’s birthday, she was unusually happy to be having waffles and getting ready to go to school. She and Kerri made cupcakes and cookies the night before so Abs could share them with her classmates in celebration of her upcoming B-Day. She plowed through breakfast at record speed and hung [...]
Somewhere Around This time
tom | June 17, 2004
3 years ago tonight Kerri went in to labor with our first child who was born 10 hours later as: Abigail Grace McDonald. My how time flies. I remember being calm (I wasn’t in labor) though terribly tired from a long day at work . I actually quick hit the pillow while Kerri evaluated the [...]
Grime Test
tom | June 17, 2004
I’m actually just testing a feature of Blogware right now and apparently chose the worst picture quality from my file system. Grubby hand marks on the glass, yogurt spilled on Abby’s PJs and red eye that’s out of control.
Conflict of Interest?
tom | June 15, 2004
Yahoo! News is reporting that Microsoft is still on track to offer its Anti-Virus software soon. I suppose it could be considered a brilliant method for creating a market for your own software by producing a bug-filled operating system that can be protected with the use of the *same company’s* protective system in the way [...]
Bouncing Ben
tom | June 14, 2004
Kerri’s parents got this NASCAR bouncer for Abigail which got more use than “Child Services” might allow for. And now we’re entering the time when Benjamin can use it himself. Although he’s “big N tall” for his age, he may need another month before I can leave him in it for longer than it takes [...]
Another Day At The Beach
tom | June 13, 2004
A bunch of my family decided to get together and go camping at Leo Carillo State Beach in Southern California. This is a place I’ve been visiting since I can remember, certainly since I was 5 years old. We continued the tradition in High School when we were on our own and will likely make [...]
Pseudo Camping
tom | June 13, 2004
We’re not camping with everyone else tonight because, let’s face it, some of us have to work.:) Abigail got to play in John and Cindy’s tent for a bit before we made our way back home for the de-salt/de-sand process.