Katie and I just finished watching Dan In Real Life. We liked the movie very much. It was a little formulaic, but the direction, acting and writing were good enough to overcome the formula. The story had a big family on a yearly reunion as the backdrop. It reminded me alot of my own family…
The boys and I attended the Markers Faire last weekend. We first went in the morning and then had to leave for little league practice. Then we biked back without Matthew to spend time before Katie had to go to the Opera. Both times, we forgot the camera. Ugh! How lame are we. Here are…
Matthew asks, “Is today opposite day?” I answered, “If it was opposite day, I would have to answer NO, which is the opposite of the truth. If it was not opposite day, I would just say the truth and answer NO. So my answer to you is, No, it is not opposite day.” He blinks…
Ethan is learning a poem for talent show and is so coachable on it. I love it. Apparently, he gets his own email in his classroom. He responded to Katie from his classroom. dear Mom, I love you more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UMMMM o yeah I’ put on sunscreen.Mom I want to play with big kids to challenge…
The Jets have made some great free agency moves. My general philosophy is that a team lives and dies on the line. O-line got improved with Alan Faneca. I expect D’Brick and Mangold to improve dramatically with Faneca in between them. They need his veteran presence. This will lead to Thomas Jones (RB) to having…
Anyone interested in getting the flu? Well, come on down! You are the next contestant in, “The Virus is Right”! First it was Jared, then it was Katie, now its Matthew. All with high fevers and flu-like symptoms. Cough and fatigue mostly. I am trying to avoid getting too close to any of them. It’s…
I was discussing with Katie about Ethan and how he is so hard on himself. He is nearly a perfectionist and works really hard. I am so proud of him. However, he has incredibly low self-esteem. I wonder where he gets this from? (cough!Katie!cough!) I need to instill in him some of the Lipka confidence. …
Matthew is going to the potty by himself these days. He still needs help wiping his butt though. The other night, we hear his regular yoddle, “Mooooommmm, I’m Dooooonnnnne!” I went in to help him. The first thing he does is hand me a whisk. He says, “Thank you daddy, I don’t need this anymore.…
At dinner, Jared likes to pick a “theme” that we can talk about. I asked the family, “What was your favorite present ever?” Jared looked at me and thought. Finally, he said, “George Washington!” It took me a minute to get it. Matthew had the Croup this weekend. Katie felt compelled to bring him to…
Marketo is starting to launch into beta, bringing on a few customers at a time. It’s a stressful time for all as there is so much left to do and so many details. I really appreciate how good Katie was at this sort of thing. Keeping track of a million details. She kicks ass. Meanwhile,…
Katie and I were in bed talking after a long day. The door was not shut all the way, just most of the way. We had a light on and were chatting. I heard the pitter-patter of little footsteps (Matthew) come down the hall. I mentioned it to Katie. The funny thing was that he…
First of all, I love these two photos. The look on their faces is priceless. Here is the family on Halloween. Picasa has been doing well for us in the last year. The only drawback has been the lack of “collections”. Collections have recently been added to Flickr. The lack of this feature was the…
Ethan’s teacher, Mr. Fidner has this posted on the classroom wall. He also has pictures of inspirational people like John Lennon and Ghandi. I like Mr. Fidner. I consider myself a crazy one. Here’s to the crazy ones.The misfits.The rebels.The troublemakers.The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.They’re not fond…
Warning: This post may make you sick. First Daniel, Lindy and Molly had a horrible time getting a flight to the west coast. Then when they finally got on a plane (last one of the night), molly threw up on Daniel’s lap during the landing. He wasn’t even allowed to get up to clean off…