Life and absurdities in North Texas from a work-from-home (soon to be) dad
Posted in Diabetes, Home Life, Parenthood, Suburban Life, working from home on Jan 16th, 2009
Is there any better catalyst for learning a lesson than blood?
Yesterday was one of those days. I woke up at 3:30 AM with a low blood sugar. The Boy woke up hungry 30 minutes later. By the time I got up for good, The Boy needed to be fed again, the house [...]
Posted in Home Life, Parenthood, Personal reflection on Jan 4th, 2009
This weekend marked my 50 first days of fatherhood and it has been quite a ride. I’ve never felt so much pride, joy, frustration and exhilaration as I have in the last few weeks. I’ve also learned some lessons:
Assembly manuals for toys and children’s furniture are written by psychopaths.
The boy can shoot poo [...]
Posted in Home Life, Parenthood, Suburban Life on Oct 11th, 2008
As of Friday, Lisa is 35 weeks along. If she goes the full 40 weeks, that means Carter can be here in just 34 days. He could arrive in just two weeks and still be considered full term. That is both exciting and terrifying.
Our last several weekends have been extremely busy, with [...]
Harold has been really stressed out lately over current economic conditions. It all came to a head on Sunday morning when he decided to take one of his own lives. He likes to sleep on the bar at the top of the stairs, overlooking the front door and entry hall. A time [...]
Posted in Home Life, Parenthood, Personal reflection on Oct 3rd, 2008
Last night, Lisa convinced me to attend a class with her at Baylor Hospital. A breastfeeding class. I made her re-read the line in the class description urging fathers to attend. Twice. When I asked if it was going to be held at a bar by the airport I just got [...]
Posted in Home Life on Sep 29th, 2008
I’ve done more plumbing work since we’ve been in this house than in my entire life. I’m thinking of getting my plumber’s apprenticeship. First, we had the garbage disposal go out, and I stupidly volunteered to install it. This set a dangerous precedent. Next, the lever on the guest toilet upstairs [...]
Posted in Home Life, Internet Life, Work life, working from home on Sep 16th, 2008
I have the luxury of working from home and it definitely has its perks. Here’s some of my favorite aspects:
Pants not required. Your pets don’t really care whether or not you maintain a professional appearance. One of my favorite things about working from home is slipping on a pair of shorts and [...]
Today is the first of three consecutive busy weekends. For the next three weeks, we have a baby shower on Saturday and child-birth classes on Sunday. This kid better be worth it because I sure like to sleep in on Saturdays.
I mean seriously, how come Harold gets to sleep in, but I don’t? [...]
Posted in Home Life, Personal reflection on Sep 12th, 2008
It’s been raining here in North Texas for the past three days. This weekend we’re supposed to have thunderstorms and tropical storm force winds as the remnants of Hurricane Ike reach us. However, we had a short reprieve on Thursday afternoon. For a while, the sun was shining and it warmed up. [...]
Posted in Country Life, Food, Home Life on Sep 8th, 2008
One of the perks about being back in Texas is the food, specifically Mr. Plaid’s specialty. Every month or so, he will invite the family over for a wonderful meal of chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, and rolls. Oh and macaroni and cheese. Lisa’s brother hasn’t missed mac ‘n cheese in [...]
