Order HorizonExploring the boundary between order and our childrenGratuitous Picture of Mom's Garden- June 30, 2008http://order-horizon.net/archives/2008/06/gratuitous_picture_of_moms_gar.php Merely super, not omnipotent- June 30, 2008 Dad: Alice, can I cal you &8220;hyper girlly squirrelly shaker pop&8221; Alice: Maybe. Dad: Maybe Alice: Maybe means &8220;maybe&8221;. Dad: OK, then I&8217;ll call you that. Alice: Maybe means &8220;no&8221;. Dad: No, &8220;maybe&8221; doesn&8217;t mean &8220;no&8221;, it means &8220;maybe&8221;. Alice: Then &8220;no&8221;. Dad: I can&8217;t call you &8220;hyper girlly squirelly shaker pop&8221; Alice: No. Dad: What about Mom Alice: No. Dad: But Mom can do anything! Alice: Except..http://order-horizon.net/archives/2008/06/merely_super_not_omnipotent.php Yippy kai yay!- June 30, 2008 I finally heard the yipping of the coyotes last night.http://order-horizon.net/archives/2008/06/yippy_kai_yay.php Satorial Aid- June 30, 2008 Mom and I were tired and grumpy this morning, but eventually we took on our daily missions. Mom&8217;s required Alice&8217;s presence, so Mom went off to make Alice get dressed and discovered that Alice was already dressed. Mom was impressed that Alice got herself dressed until Alice admitted that Charles had helped her. I don&8217;t know what motived him, but Charles is generally the first one of us dressed on days without early deadlines. While it&8217;s not quite as good as Alice...http://order-horizon.net/archives/2008/06/satorial_aid.php A new friend arrives, an old friend leaves- June 29, 2008 Mom, being a soft touch, let Charles buy a remote control Wall•E (with his own money, at least) yesterday, and it&8217;s been the hit of the house for the last two days. Charles and Alice think it&8217;s great and even Corwin has played with it. On the other hand, over the last couple of week Mom has been gathering up a huge mass of toys that that kids are willing to give up to donate to charity toss (depending on the toy &8212; some of them I wouldn&8217;t inflict on Josh or Jack). So...http://order-horizon.net/archives/2008/06/a_new_friend_an_old_friend.php Father son flight- June 29, 2008 Mini Rage first flight Today was the annual rocket launch for the rocket club, so I was there instead of Corwin&8217;s swim meet. Corwin came by later, once he was dry. I had intended all year to get some cool new stuff ready, but of course time slipped by until it was too late. Corwin, however, managed to build two rockets since his last launch, they only needed some paint. So the few days last week that I had time to prepare was spent on helping Corwin get his rockets painted for the...http://order-horizon.net/archives/2008/06/father_son_flight.php Swim- June 28, 2008 Corwin had a swim meet this morning. It&8217;s the third one for the team, but the first one where Corwin actually swam. The weather looked bad and I thought they&8217;d cancel, but after a couple of hours of futzing it was on. I, unfortunately, was unable to attend due to other engagements. Mom had the privilege of taking the entire spawn set to the event and then enjoying several hours of quality time with them.Mom says they were well behaved (for them), which I deduced from the fact that we..http://order-horizon.net/archives/2008/06/swim.php Multi-media family entertainment- June 28, 2008 This evening we all went to see Wall•E. I think it was mostly Mom&8217;s idea, but the kids were reasonably enthusiastic. Charles liked the idea enough that when he, Corwin, and I were out shopping Charles picked up a copy of the Wall•E game. Naturally, he couldn&8217;t actually play it, so Corwin did while Charles and Alice watched avidly (along with Abby while she was here). But we made them stop playing the game so we could go to the movied. We all thought it was a good movie,...http://order-horizon.net/archives/2008/06/multimedia_family_entertainmen.php Potty Wars, the Long Retreat- June 28, 2008 Today was a special day. Alice had to go potty and she was in a grumpy mood, so when I took up my station outside the bath room to watch, she said (oh, frabjous day!) &8220;don&8217;t watch me!&8221;. Is my long voyeuristic nightmare finally endinghttp://order-horizon.net/archives/2008/06/potty_wars_the_long_retreat.php No guaranty- June 27, 2008 We&8217;re going by a long display of Nintendo DS games. I notice Charles staring at them longingly. Dad: So, should we get you a DS for your birthday Charles: Yes! Dad: Then you&8217;d be happy for a while Charles: Yes. Dad: For at least a week or two Charles: Yes. Dad: Cool! gives Charles a hug Charles: Maybehttp://order-horizon.net/archives/2008/06/no_guaranty.php |