Blog Anniversary

Tomorrow the 27th marks the one year debut of this blog. As an homage I'm reprinting some quotes from my first day of blogging.

Good morning. Maybe a couple comments at the computer in the morning will become my ritual......Last night our daughter performed her first "one-person" show in our living room. She's 2 1/2 and it almost brought tears to my wife's eyes...... What happened to me today? How can I make my life seem more appealing to the blogging masses?.....Eating, now there is something I'm good at......I can't believe that I ever thought a MiniVan would be cool......It's a whole new life a strange and wonderful life and I'm loving it.

One year and still going strong! It was my goal from the beginning to make it to a year. I've done it and I think I've set up a routine that will be hard to break and that's what I wanted.

Keep on blogging on Tony C.

Super Dad!!

I'm off to music class with the two girls. Every week I get compliments from the other parents like:
"It's so great you give your wife a break."
"You've got it all under control."
"You're doing a great job!"

So far I've been very lucky with the girls when in class. The compliments are very much undeserved but they feel great and I soak 'em up with out a problem. I've probably just jinxed myself, Z is starting to squirm.

MSN Money - Luxuries you can live without -- and should

Thought this was both funny and kind of true.

MSN Money - Luxuries you can live without -- and should

Needle in a haystack.

This blog is specific to my fellow Oregon readers/parents.
So far this is the most comprehensive site I've found regarding Portland Public Schools. It takes forever to check out all the schools but it seems that a lot of information is linked from this one page. Enjoy.

http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/reports.aspx

Change the district selection to Portland SD 1J and all our schools will be there.

It's all the same.

The bowling alley. What a wonderful place. I've been to many bowling alley's in many a state and they are all the same. As soon as you step in that door you could be anywhere in America. They all seem to be in the same condition not rundown but not well kept. Even the front desk seems to always be in the same spot. The strangest sameness is the people. A bowling alley seems to primarily draw a certain type of person. There is something comforting about going to a place like this. It's a place where we all can feel at home. Maybe that goes to far but the familiarity is comforting.

Yawn.....

When I do get a moment the first thought in my head is "I'm so tired." The sad thing is this is what I'm thinking when I'm busy too.

Why does a morning shower feel so good?
"What make an ocean wave wave?" (That one is for the Mass born readers)
Why do we hang on to so much stuff?

I just started a course at work called "Voluntary Simplicity" it meets once a week at lunch and it hosted by the North West Earth Institute (www.nwei.org). I think it's going to help me do some big purging.

The kid is up.
Over and out.

I'm still here.

No time to blog.
What a shame.
Just want the droves of fans to know I'm still here and I'll be getting back to it as soon as possible.

Peace!

Sleeping children

Both kids fast asleep and the best I can come up with is this: "Quick go write about nothing in you silly little blog." I guess I should give my blog more credit. The writing is a form of stress relief or relaxation. Unfortunately our computer screen died and I've plugged in our 7 year old screen that had been sitting in the basement and the picture is horrible. I can hardly read a thing and my eyes are starting to bother me from the strain. Why can't I do a horizontal shift on this screen! Hitting the side of it doesn't see to help. This is screen is worthless.

Big football bash going down today. Can't wait to chow down on some wings!! Go Patriots!!!

No Routine.

I used to have some sort of a routine in the mornings. Now it's gone. With the addition of the Z and her still crazy sleep schedule I can't establish a routine, yet. So when I do have a moment to blog, this is what happens: emptiness, nothingness. Z has been steadily making progress in the smile department, which is great. Yesterday the CEO said she almost managed a laugh. It's so amazing to see a person come in to being. I love being a Dad but I just need more sleep.