Category: Life

Amy’s cousin Katie celebrated her 16th birthday today so we attended yet another party (I think that’s three this month). Connor had fun getting passed around to relatives again. We had a small battle about putting him on a trampoline, which I disapproved of (I don’t think many medical professionals would recommend it so I’m not sure the idea would sound too good in the ER). It’s quite a drive to Wilson Mills, NC where the party was held plus we got lost when we missed an exit on the way. Luckily they had cheap gas in Clayton ($1.89/gallon).

Katie got a jet black 2004 2-door Honda Accord from her father as a birthday present. I’m sure the insurance on that scenario is a lot of fun$$$. Connor’s getting to be a lot of fun. He’s even getting better about having his nails trimmed and I’m getting faster at doing it. Now if we could just find a way to get him to quit biting… I’m open to suggestions.

Before: My dad took Connor to get his first haircut today. He was really okay with it. He didn’t fuss at all. The women at J.J.’s Kids Cuts even commented on how well behaved he was for his age. We were amazed. He took a 2 1/2 hour nap before going which probably had something to do with it.

After: Amy has his first curls in a bag to divide among grandmothers. We left some of the curls in the back. When he was done he got this balloon that was promptly released to the stratosphere once we got in the parking lot. Luckily his attention span is so short right now he didn’t even realize it was gone.

My prediction was correct. There were a lot of people in Raleigh yesterday. The fair was packed. Sometimes the crowd got so large all movement would just stop in a human traffic jam. Amy and I rode the Zambala (or something like that), the large Farris Wheel, the Orbiter, and the best ride I’ve ever been on – The Fire Ball. Some young girl told Amy she could just close her eyes if she got too scared. I want to go back and ride it again. The best part was that I got to go do something with fun with Amy by ourselves. I”m glad we didn’t do a group outing.

There must have been 3000 pair of overalls in attendance. Amy had a good point: if you’re not feeling good about yourself, go to the fair. In general the American public scares me. Most people claim to go for the food – and it shows.

My niece Skylar turned 2 yesterday and today we went to her birthday party at 2:00 in a park way out in Zebulon, NC. It was nice outside and the kids all had fun but it was cut short when another group showed up at exactly 4:00 with reservations for another birthday party in the same place. It was a quick packing job, we didn’t actually get out of there until 4:30.

Amy and I had planned to go to the fair after the party. My mom and dad were going to take Connor home with them for the evening. But then Connor got quite upset when mommy left him held by a “stranger” (Tim’s Uncle Junior). After that we didn’t have the heart to separate from him for the rest of the day. We’re going tomorrow instead. My prediction is that it’s going to be crowded, crowded, crowded.

For all of those who’ve made this assertion simply because I work on computers all day – you’ve been scientifically refuted. I took the Thudfactor Geek Quiz.

Here’s the results table:

You are 12% geek

OK, so maybe you ain’t a geek. You do, at least, show a bit of interest in the world around you. Either that, or you have enough of a sense of humor to pick some of the sillier answers on the test. Regardless, you’re probably a pretty nifty, well-rounded person who gets along fine with people and can chat with just about anyone without fear of looking stupid or foolish or overly concerned with minutiae. God, I hate you.

Take the Polygeek Quiz at Thudfactor.com

Connor had his 1st birthday last month and since I’m not importing any of the contents of my old blog’s right away I felt like he needed to be included in one of the first posts. What else can I say, him and his mother are my life.