Alice (Katie’s grandmother) died this week. She was a feisty old woman. She would would have turned 100 this year. I remember so vividly he telling Ben at Christmas, "I’m a wrapper!!" and crossing her fingers in a gang sign. She told great stories like when the first car arrived in town. She spoke alot…
The three of them are doing great. Ethan is reading chapter books like The Hobbit! He is also doing 3rd grade math, like long multiplication. I taught him how to read a clock in one sitting. Jared is starting to read phonics books. Katie tells me the other parents think Jared is naturally gifted in…
Check out this: http://picasaweb.google.com/glenlipka Ok, so it would cost me for the storage. They have a really crappy deal in comparison to Flickr. But I am REALLY happy with the way Picasa integrates with it. I can add captions or fix red-eye and upload JUST that one single photo and the thumbnail would fix itself.…
All is going well. This page was helpful. I have a decent template. Although there are some little parts that I am unhappy with. Check out the first try: http://pictures.kokopop.com/2007/2007-01-01/index.html You know lately Powweb has been very slow. They have a new management team and I am getting annoyed. I want a new version of…
I got little sleep last night. Right before going to sleep, Katie said, "I think http://pictures.kokopop.com has a bad user experience." I tried to go to sleep, but couldn't. She was correct. It was limited. And making the albums was a pain in the ass. Plus their were features I wanted, but couldn't have. So…
Today is the shortest day of the year, Winter Solstice. It is the day when, for thousands of years, mankind has celebrated the end of darkness and the beginning of a new year. It is the day when we say, "From here on, we will get more sunshine". Our house is prepared. Big tree that…
The other eye went pink. I feel like Helen Gahagan Douglas. It's painful and itchy and blurry. So I am trying to be useful and am wrapping a few presents. Katie yelled at me when I tried to sort some laundry. Bad Glen, Bad! Watch this video. I know what I should give to Katie for Solstice.
My rotten children have given me pink eye. What a pain in the ass. I am going to the doctor today. I just hope that I have not infected anyone. This morning, I was getting Matt dressed. Here is the dialogue. Daddy: Come on, let's get your socks on.Matt: No, I caaaannnn't.Daddy; Yes, you can. …
This is an spell checked prognosis from Dan Lipka. (It needed alot of corrections!) Ok, assuming that the Jets win out (they play Miami and Oakland), there this is what the situation is: There are four team with the same 8-6 record (Jets, Cincy, Jacksonville and Denver). The Jets don't have a tie-breaker against any…
Katie and I watched the last DVD from Netflix of the TV Series "24 Season 1". 6 DVDs with 4 hours each. It was a 24 marathon. I really hate this show. It makes no sense. It’s Los Angeles and they can drive to work in 8 minutes??? I don’t think so. The whole thing made…
I had gotten so used to being reactive at Intuit. The phone would ring, the email would arrive, the meetings would be scheduled. I only had time to "work" in between these hectic moments. So much so, that I had to avoid some meetings (Like the dreaded PELT) to actually get some work done. Now,…
Yesterday, I went to get some bread. I said, "A two and a half pound sourdough, sliced please." Matthew was in my arms and pointed out his index finger high in the air and yelled, "SCUSE ME ONE MINUTE! SCUSE ME ON MINUTE!"The lady smiled at him and said, "Yes? Matt perked up and said,…
Ethan got his report card. Even though he is reading at a 2nd-3rd grade level he only got the equivalent of a B in reading. He wants to get better at Math. I have been working with him on multiplication using pen and paper. He seems to get the gist of it, but we shall…
Thanksgiving was a gala event at the Lipka house. Scott, Rachel, Jim and Penny were over. We had turkey and stuffing and lots of yummies. I am so stuffed. I must have eaten 40 lbs worth of food. Katie asked us all to make Haiku’s before dinner. You can read them on her blog. Yesterday,…