Fish Sitting (Day 6)

When I got home from church today, Jess was really excited.  She had successfully changed Pigwidgeon’s water without killing him.  This is quite a feat, be assured, because she has a 90% kill rate when cleaning fish tanks.  I am glad she did it too–he was starting to get a bit smelly and his bowl was starting to fill up with gunk.  I mean it was getting really nasty.  It kind of reminded me of Read More …

Daddy Diary (A Mother Daughter Conversation)

My family was sitting around the dinner table for dinner tonight.  Our two sons and I were eating, my wife was preparing our daughter’s second helping of pasta with butter and parmesan cheese.  Just as my wife finished putting on the cheese the following conversation took place. Daughter:  You ruined my life mommy! Mommy: Huh? Daughter:  I wanted to put the cheese on my pasta by myself, you ruined my life! Mommy:  I’ve met my Read More …

Fish Sitting (Day 3-5)

Fish sitting has been fun!  Boy, does this little guy like to help in the kitchen.  We did a lot of baking on Thursday.  We made cookies, bread, and tortillas, and he especially loved helping with the dishes.  He was so into making sure everything was clean, he even tried to jump into the water in the sink.  We eventually put a bag over the top of the bowl so he couldn’t get out.  I Read More …