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Maxwell has been rapidly developing verbal skills.  This is pretty early as these things go.  He's 20 months and already has a bigger vocabulary than I can count.  He's starting to go beyond nouns and into concepts like 'different ( Read more... )

My love for Maxwell is unlike anything I've ever felt.  (hrrm, too cliche)

My love for Maxwell blasts from me in unrestrainable torrents.  I want to squeeze him til he and I burst into a twinkling rain of fireworks.

That is all.

I need some arty motivation. Thanks
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Tomorrow is my first Father's day.  It's already been a great weekend.  Melissa's dad Harald came up for visit to meet Maxwell.   We shared a nice breakfast.  Maxwell napped while Melissa was out for a massage so I spent some quality time in the garage.  I attached a pencil cup to my workbench, woo-woo.  Later I went to Home Depot for backer board ( Read more... )

In case you didn't know, Melissa also has a journal as
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Maxwell is fussing/crying.
Me: "Do you still have Max?"
Melissa: "No he's in the cradle."
Me: "Did you put him back?"
Melissa: "No, you did, three hours ago."
Me: "What?"
Melissa: "Can you check his diaper?"
Me: "What time is it?"
Melissa: "3:30"
Me: "Oh.  I forgot I slept."

Repeat this scene every night between 3 and 4 am; welcome to my delirium.  And to a ( Read more... )

My post requesting book recommendations reminded me that I stopped reading SF and fantasy a while back.  From 12 to 25 I read SF and fantasy exclusively.  I even subscribed to Asimov's SF mag, an obscure SF mag called Aboriginal SF and an SF lit "journal".  So, I was really into SF.  I stuck mostly to the classics: Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Le Guin ( Read more... )

baby.


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I have a barnes n noble gift card, what should I spend it on?