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I'm not sure how many parents of twins visit here, but if there are, have you run into this? We're having a garage sale this weekend and Olivia mentioned that if we told anyone who came that she was a twin, she would be embarrassed. The wife and I have never been shy about telling people our...

Oh boy... It turns out our next door neighbors are getting divorced. She left him and his daughters, age 9 and 15. Ok, none of my business except that our daughters happen to be best friends and I'm not too sure how to help Olivia deal with this. She was moody and upset most of the day today...

I just saw where Indiana has decided not to teach cursive writing next year for elementary students in favor of keyboard skills. I can't say I'll really miss it and I can't remember the last time I wrote in cursive other than a signature. The only constant is change, I guess...

Been waiting years for this and wondering why it never came. :) I told Alexander to clean his room the other day, he didn't like it and raised a fuss, I grounded him from video games, and he stormed off into the bathroom saying 'I hate my dad...' We had a long talk about how that's not cool...

That's actually a play on the name of a Springsteen album... Sad news today as Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band died from a stroke. I know it probably doesn't mean too much to many here, but he was incredible with the Sax and no one will ever be able to replace him. That is, unless you...

Well, it's just not going to happen. Alexander was given a list of chores to do every week, ranging from doing dishes or cleaning the living room to cleaning out the van and mowing the front yard (it's a small yard). He was ok the first few days, but has started whining about how hard it is...

No big issue here, but I did get a bit annoyed today. The twins were invited to a friends birthday and we went out yesterday and bought a couple of decent gifts and planned for a couple of hours there. The party was to have started at 2:00 and after looking for and finding the place we arrived...

You all probably don't remember me, but I posted quite a bit for a while there. Thought I might kick things up again... :) Kevin

How does this sound to you guys? After picking up about 250 of Alexander's Hot Wheels, the wife and I came to a decision that some of these had to go, if nothing else just for our sanity. So we sat Alexander down and showed him how to choose which ones he liked best and how to define the best...

Just proud enough that I have to post this. Alexander and Olivia both tested for their yellow belts in Tae Kwon Do today and both passed! Alexander hit it right off, while Olivia forgot her form, but the tester and instructor (I think she's a favorite of his) gave her a chance after testing...

I'm watching TV the other night when Olivia screams bloody murder from her bedroom and comes running out. 'There's a spider on my bed! Come and kill it!' We went back into the bedroom and found the critter walking along her blanket and I suggested she check him out closer, since she likes...

Yup, it'se been decided that it is definitely time to go. We walked out this morning and our neighbor's car was up on blocks with the wheels gone. That's just the final nail in the coffin. In addition to our ongoing AC problems (which seem to have just been resolved) we have: The septic...

I've been not getting much sleep lately and spent pretty much the whole day in bed today catching up and had a really weird dream. I dreamed I was Elizabeth Montgomery and I was riding a bus with a huge box sitting beside me. There was a 4 ft tall dimmer switch from an antique car (the kind...

... be careful what you ask for. We did for ours, and Olivia is going ape over it. She's not being violent or anything, it's just something she likes, and it's building her confidence by bounds. Here is how much she is into it. During class, when they do a move, they are supposed to yell...

Ok, time for a rare venting session, but life sucks right now and I gotta let it out. My wife is broke down in Orlando about 30 miles away and the van will not make it home. The engine is shot and there's no getting around it. She is stuck on the side of the road waiting 2 hours for a tow...

We were having a bit of bad weather tonight here in sunny Florida. Who would have figured. It NEVER storms in Florida...:rolleyes: Olivia woke up and couldn't get back to sleep, so we gave her a cup of warm milk, let her watch a couple of cartoons and sent her back to bed. While kissing her...

I think I mentioned before that in order to control what my kids see on TV, the wife and I went out and bought a PS3 with an external hard drive for it and started filling it up with TV series and movies we approved of. Now I KNOW I mentioned our AC keeps going out! Well, when I went out last...

Ok, this is hilarious... The wife took Harley out for his morning walk and came back in a few minutes later just totally pi$$ed off at the new neighbors. They moved in about two months ago with their 3 Chihuahuas and a Shar Pei. They're friendly enough, but seriously need to learn a lesson about...

Did anyone watch this before the season ended? It was on Tuesdays right after The Biggest Loser, and the wife and I tuned in for one episode and got hooked. The acting and writing is excellent, and it's been picked up again for next season, although it was only a mid-season replacement (for...

Man, it must be 105° out and our AC is broken again! I am sitting here in my undies (not a pretty sight) sweating my rear off and dreaming of something cold. I'm so hot right now I don't even want to blink...:speecharghhhh: