To me: “The bad news is that you lost a 7 year old. The good news is that you won an 8 year old.” Happy belated birthday to Jude!
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Andy’s Quote of the Day
To me: “Sometimes I just don’t get your parenting style.”
Asher’s Quote of the Day
To me: “I love Daddy ‘cuz he married you.”
Jude’s Quote of the Day
Jude, when justifying why he just couldn’t master his multiplication facts said, “Part of my brain got cut it. It probably made me dumber.” It’s tough to see him struggle with something that would have never been difficult for him in his pre-tumor days. Interesting though that he’s still smart enough to know that what …
Kidarod
Today Jude had a busy day. Right after karate, Jude went to the 1st annual Kidarod, a 1 mile outdoor adventure run for kids between 7 and 17. It started with teams of kids, pulling an adult on a dog sled. For some reason I’m still not sure about, Jude ended up on the ground getting …
Jude’s Birthday Wish
Jude takes after Andy in coveting stuff. Â Jude wants everything. Â He likes to look online at amazon.com and target.com for stuff to buy with his non-existent money. Â His latest birthday wish has me shaking my head. Â He said he wants everyone to go together to get him a 3-D printer. Â He said, “Everyone wants a …
Sweet Sofia
We got the difficult news tonight that Levi’s best friend, Sofia, who was almost 6, passed away. We met little Sofia at Jill’s House in Indiana when she was 3. Like Jude, she was there to go to the IU Proton Therapy Center for brain radiation following a recurrence. She had brain tumors all over …
What they Want to Be When They Grow Up
Jude (7) – “the emperor of France” (like his ancestor Charlemagne — no kidding) Levi (5) – “a Scientist and a doctor” Asher (3) – “a Scientist who punches people in the face” (maybe I’ll have to get him into boxing so he can live out his dream in a manner that society would find …
Andy’s Quote of the Day
I was trying to bring the vacuum cleaner up the stairs, but Andy was sitting in the middle of the stairs leading to the dark upstairs. He was annoyed at my passing. He was sitting there with a laptop and his Nexus and said, all irritated, “I’m trying to get the hall lights working!” Yep, …
Jude’s Quote of the Day
He and Levi were fawning over the new dishwasher. Jude snapped, “Levi, we can’t both do ‘ooooooooooooohs.’ You do ‘oooooooooooohs’ and I do ‘aaaaaaaaaaaaaahs.’”