Category Archives: Family matters

In which we discuss matters of the family.

Family matters

Accepting the challenge

Apparently Nichole challenged me to fill out this list thing a few days ago.

Five things 25-year-old Rockford didn’t see coming

  1. Two children.
  2. Working for the man.
  3. Living where we live.
  4. That I’d be using hair product.
  5. Living in the same apartment complex as my friend Don.

Five things I was doing 10 years ago

  1. Working in a plant biology lab.
  2. Working at a radio station.
  3. Working at a newspaper.
  4. Going to class.
  5. Playing lots of Tetris.

Five things on my to-do list today

  1. Take out the trash.
  2. Take Poppy for a walk.
  3. Take old mattresses to the dump.
  4. Eat pancakes.
  5. Make pudding.

Five things I will do when I am a millionaire

  • Pay off my student loans.
  • Record a cover album featuring all my favorite hip-hop songs, including but not limited to: “California Love,” “Mama Said Knock You Out,” “Dear Mama,” “Today Was a Good Day” and Biz Markie’s “You Got What I Need.”
  • Buy a cabin on the Rainy River.
  • Go see a Sunday day game at Wrigley Field in the bleachers.
  • Buy a house.

    Five things I will never wear again

    1. Flannel shorts.
    2. Leather vests.
    3. Tighty-whities.
    4. Dickies.
    5. T-shirts featuring sport-lebrity figures.

    Five of my favorite toys

    1. Golf clubs.
    2. Computer.
    3. Centrifuges.
    4. Puzzles.
    5. Legos.

    Five banes of my existence

    1. Nichole and her stinkin’ challenges.
    2. KU
    3. Biscuits
    4. The Cardinals
    5. Harold Baines
Family matters

Seven Things

Chris tagged me back. Darn it. Here are the rules:

  • Link to the person that tagged you.
  • Post the rules.
  • Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself.
  • “Tag” 7 people at the end of the post and include links to their blogs.
  • Let each person know that you tagged them.

    Here they are, 7 random and rather grumpy facts about me:

    1. I usually take my socks off in the evening, while we’re watching TV. They generally end up next to the recliner. My dad and my brother do the same thing. This drives Rockford insane.
    2. I wear sweatshirts far too frequently. I’d like to start wearing nicer clothes again. But the sweatshirts are so cozy and easy.
    3. My sinuses are growing congested right now. I get unsettling crackles and pops (not unlike Rice Krispies) whenever I swallow. I’m hoping it’s just the barometric pressure going wacky rather than the prelude to a cold.
    4. I’ve called the cable company three or four times in the last two months to downgrade our cable to basic. It’ll save us about $20 a month, but I just can’t pull the trigger.
    5. Flash seems to have disappeared from our computer, and I can’t get it to reinstall. This is driving me batty. Fixed!
    6. I used to alphabetize my CDs. Now I alphabetize the spice cabinet.
    7. It bothers me a lot when someone puts a spice canister back in the wrong place.

    I’m not going to tag anyone. I’m a rebel. But please let me know if you pick up this meme.

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    Tees for tots

    PollyTod.com

    Poppy has reached the stage where she cares about her clothing. She suddenly has a favorite dress (it’s pink and flowery), and she has t-shirts that she won’t wear anymore.

    Which brings me to our problem. I’d like to add this shirt from Polly Tod to her wardrobe, but I don’t want to get it if she’s just going to refuse to wear it. It is pink, though, so there’s hope.

    Fortunately, I can still shop for Pete without fear of rejection. But I like to think that he’d agree with my assessment that the tin robot onesie is very cool.

    Polly Tod has a great collection of cool baby clothes. Here are some more of my favorites:

  • I think Poppy would approve of the Heavy Petals t-shirt. I wish they made it for mommies, too.
  • Rockford would like the Robot Under Construction shirt.
  • The AB/CD logo makes me laugh.
  • I know two babies who would look smashing in My Aunt Rocks gear.

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