I miss 24. I do not want to have to wait another year to watch Jack Bauer save the world yet again. In the meantime, I guess I’ll have to bide my time by downloading the CTU ringtone for my not-yet-purchased iPhone while watching this funny viral spoof video of the ‘24′ 1994 pilot:
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This is not family friendly, but I remember watching this on MAD TV years ago. If you’ve ever watched The Godfather, you’ll enjoy this. You can order this and other spoofs at Space Bass Films. Happy Holidays!
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Tags: [Rudolph, The Godfather, Space Bass Films, Corky Quakenbush]
Many of you know that my favorite car is a Porsche 911. Back in the day, I used to own a Volkswagen Corrado, considered the “poor man’s Porsche” because it was the sportiest car Volkswagen ever offered and it included a spoiler that raised and lowered depending on how fast you were driving.
Well, for those of you in the Christmas spirit, I offer the following gift idea. It’s likely the only Porsche I’ll even own.
Is this how your day goes, moms? It certainly does at our home.
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Tags: [Women of Faith, motherhood, parenting]
My wife recently called me “corny” - a personality trait that must be inherited. For every 10 jokes I crack, maybe 2 are genuinely funny. The other 8 don’t hit the mark. I’m not sure what happened to my quest to always be cool, or at least think I am cool. I also vowed I would always be a cool Dad. Reality hasn’t caught up to the dream.
Here’s the latest confirmation that I am not hip…
Throughout high school and college I pursued “coolness” by listening to obscure bands - the crazier the band name the better. One of those bands, the Goo Goo Dolls, had a song called “Slide” which I really enjoyed. Below is the video.
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You know you’re uncool when a song you like has been altered and the band appears with Elmo on Sesame Street. Below is the Sesame Street version. If you only have time to watch a little, pay attention to Elmo dancing during the last 10 seconds or so of the song - pretty funny.
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I was listening to XM Radio for Kids on our DirecTV just before they played the song “Funky as a Diaper” by Uncle Jim. As the DJ introduced the song, he altered the Las Vegas branding “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” to come up with the title of this post. This resonated with me, in part, because I’ll be traveling to a conference in Las Vegas in the near future, and I’m taking L for a nice getaway.
The DJ’s quip also resonated with me because I have been having problems “keeping things in the diaper,” so to speak. A certain baby daughter has been waking up at night because she is wetting through her clothes. This happens when the diaper has not been fitted tightly enough. As the night progresses and the diaper fills, the top of the diaper begins to open up. Think of it as if the elastic on the top of your tube socks frays so they don’t stay up.
The last few nights have a been a bit better. I’ve been more conscious of fitting a tight diaper. This isn’t the whole issue, though. One of the girls woke up early this morning. I checked and she was dry. However, she drinks much more than her sister, so by morning her diaper is filled like a balloon. So, it’s the discomfort of being wet that wakes her.
Hopefully I can get this down pat. Fit the diaper tightly before bed. When one of the girls wakes earlier than normal, do a quick change and see if she’ll fall asleep again.
Here’s some recent pics of the girls decorating themselves. They are rather sick, so we had hoped they’d actually eat the oranges.
Well, now is the time for us to be on top of this baby-proofing thing. Breakables are kept out of reach (for the most part). We’ve put stupid plastic sticky things on furniture corners to prevent head bruising. Last week, however, I forgot to put up the baby gate, which led to a stairs “incident” - but that’s a story for another time.
One aspect of baby-proofing that I had not really thought about was protecting my dog from the girls’ antics. In particular, the girls love throwing their food during meal times. If you’ve seen pictures of the girls with food all over their faces, just be aware that more food usually lands in their chairs or on the floor. Well, for the most part, this has been a wonderfully symbiotic relationship, because the dog eats all of the food that the girls throw on the floor. There are two problems with this, however. One, the dog often ends up with food stuck in his coat. Mandarin oranges and mac-and-cheese often tend to stick in the dog’s hair. More troubling, however, has been when the girls throw their sippy cups onto the floor. Let’s just say that sometimes the cup hits the dog on the back.
So, below is my attempt to doggy-proof. Take the girls’ little toy thingie that stays on the high chair tray and hang the sippy cup right off of it. This has saved our dog from countless bumps and bruises. Unfortunately, he still has a colorful coat.
It’s been hard to keep up with all that has been going on in the Fay household. The girls are walking all over the place now, although they do walk like Bambi - a bit wobbly. However, walking is more of the norm now than crawling or cruising.
We experienced some wonderful moments recently now that the girls understand the concept of kissing. The girls now love to kiss Mom and Dad - and even more exciting - each other. If we hold the girls, Iz will keep leaning over to give Emmy kiss after kiss on the lips.
It’s these precious moments that can make my week.
On another note, the girls have been playing dress up with Mom. Who looks like our long lost Jamaican daughter?
The girls love chocolate, but what do they love more - eating it or using it as paint? Grandma Fay would be proud.
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