Much to my chagrin we brought it home last night. Reed wanted it in his room so we sat it in the corner.
At 3:38AM I am awoken by 4 text messages sent rapid-fire.
Best,
DAddy
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Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Reed's 3:38 AM Texts
My mother-in-law Keiko gave the boys a gigantic Teddy Bear for Christmas...weights about 40 pounds and is 5' tall!!
Much to my chagrin we brought it home last night. Reed wanted it in his room so we sat it in the corner.
At 3:38AM I am awoken by 4 text messages sent rapid-fire.
Anybody wanna gigantic Teddy Bear?
Best,
DAddy
Much to my chagrin we brought it home last night. Reed wanted it in his room so we sat it in the corner.
At 3:38AM I am awoken by 4 text messages sent rapid-fire.
Best,
DAddy
Wee Christmas Tree 2017
This was the smallest tree we have ever had. Waited until 12/16 to get a tree. It was late, we were coming back home after a late-ish dinner at The Oakland Diner. We stopped at a little lot in the corner of the Copper Tree Mall parking lot in Oakland. It was cold and no one had on a real Winter coat.
The trees were all small.
"All the bigger ones are already gone," said the kid in the lot.
I wanted to leave and head to a bigger lot in Franklin Lakes to look for a "better" tree but Hunter was appalled.
"We can't leave Dad --that would be rude." My 11 y/o son Hunter, who has been known to tell his parent s to STFU, can be surprisingly empathetic sometimes. Leaving now would mean he'd be upset and angry --would probably cry.
So picked the best of what was left...with tax it was $58.50...gave the kid a $10 tip.
Merry Christmas.
Love, Dad
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Santa will be with us another year....at least
Reed has been asking for a 2nd dog for several Christmases now. This year was no exception.
This year he also began hinting that since I don't want another dog and he never gets a dog that maybe Santa is not real and "Mom and Dad" are really Santa.
A bit of a bummer thinking that Santa could be forgotten after this year. Maybe putting Santa behind you is one of the stages of growing up in middle class America.
A few times in the last few weeks before Christmas, Reed would muse aloud about how he couldn't get another dog for Christmas and I didn't want another dog. Interesting coincidence...
Santa doesn't bring animals, I'd say. Only inanimate objects. Reed would then cite references --friends who received pets from Santa.
On Christmas eve as we were headed to bed Reed's eyes suddenly wend wide with panic,
" Dad, we forgot to leave out cookies and milk for Santa!"
"No problem, I got it."
Reed, as I headed down the stairs, "Don't forget carrots for the reindeer too."
"OK!"
I smiled and put out the plate.
--Dad
www.JerseyWeddingPhotography.com
This year he also began hinting that since I don't want another dog and he never gets a dog that maybe Santa is not real and "Mom and Dad" are really Santa.
A bit of a bummer thinking that Santa could be forgotten after this year. Maybe putting Santa behind you is one of the stages of growing up in middle class America.
A few times in the last few weeks before Christmas, Reed would muse aloud about how he couldn't get another dog for Christmas and I didn't want another dog. Interesting coincidence...
Santa doesn't bring animals, I'd say. Only inanimate objects. Reed would then cite references --friends who received pets from Santa.
On Christmas eve as we were headed to bed Reed's eyes suddenly wend wide with panic,
" Dad, we forgot to leave out cookies and milk for Santa!"
"No problem, I got it."
Reed, as I headed down the stairs, "Don't forget carrots for the reindeer too."
"OK!"
I smiled and put out the plate.
--Dad
www.JerseyWeddingPhotography.com
Friday, December 28, 2012
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