Daddy – Daughter Day Update Three

Unbelievable.

She went down for a nap at 1:00pm and got up at 3:30. We got her changed, had some juice and went outside.

Then it was 6pm, and we went inside for dinner of rainbow colored trix yogurt, hotdogs and cheetos (ahhhh, those were the days). Then, it was back outside and across the street to the in-laws until 8:15, and finally p.j.’s and bed.

I am astounded at Lauren’s ability to socialize and at her cousin Jack’s ability to captivate her. Hours go by in minutes when they are playing together.

I am thankful every day that I live so close to them.

And now, it’s cold beers and Egged steaks and the usual friday of bullshitting.

Ahhhhh…good times.

Peace out, everybody.

Daddy – Daughter Day Update Two

The morning was relatively uneventful, with the exception of me running up and down the stairs logging into servers at work finding out why backups failed and configuring Treo handhelds. Some vacation.

The upside is that the frequent trips on the stairs helped my sinuses…a little. Christ, how I hate sinus infections.

Anywho, a little after ten, we’d been laying around doing a whole lot of nothing, so I decided that Lauren and Mr. Mom were going to the Mall. Hooray for us.

We got there, played around the coin fountain near Galyans, and headed for the food court, where we promptly got in the elevator and rode round trip floor to ceiling for about half an hour.

Then, when my “shit it’s hot in this elevator” had about hit its zenith, we got out and saw aunt Heather and her friend Miss Mandy. From then on, it was a whirlwind of activity.

We went to stride rite and bought the under four version of the little black dress: white leather tennis shoes. You can’t go wrong and you can’t go without them. She’s now wearing a 7.5, by the way.

A quick change in the family bathrooms and Lauren was a ton lighter and ready to go again.

Then, it was off to the Disney store where Mandy wanted to buy Lauren anything and everything. I said no more to Mandy than I did my daughter. We then headed to Galyans where I promptly stole my baby a balloon and we shopped for shoes and clothes. Actually, Heather and Mandy shopped. Lauren hid in the clothing racks.

Finally, it was the food court for Chik-fil-a nuggets, fries and a sprite, followed by “any cookie Lauren wants.” (Thanks Mandy). Lauren picked the double stuffed, icing filled double chocolate thingy, and proceeded to pull it in half and eat the icing.

Mandy looked at us quizically, but that’s just Lauren.

In the car, home at 12:30 and a nap at 1:oopm. Hopefully I’ve done my job and she’s worn out and ready for a nap. I know I’m ready for some X-Box casino games and a little NASCAR column writing.

More to follow after naptime.

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Daddy – Daughter Day Update One

So, the day started quietly enough. Lauren got up about 8am (which is late for her) and we were all ready to go. We had the usual discussion about which bee-bee (pacifier…don’t ask) was coming downstairs.

We had gotten her weaned down to a couple, but now she’s got about 14, and if you try to screw with her by taking one and thinking she won’t notice, you’d be wrong. She quickly takes inventory and says “where my new blue bee-bee go?”

See? You can’t win. So I figure, she isn’t going to kindergarten with them, so what do I care?

By the way, why do we still use that big German word for “the year before first grade?” I mean, haven’t we gotten to the point where we can say “grade zero” or something? It’s bugged me for a while, but not as bad as montessori. I hate that word. I know it’s foreign secret code for “smart kid grade zero,” but it still irritates me.

Anywho, we came down for juice and a vitamin (Scooby Doo one-a-days, if you must know), and made a breakfast of toasted bagels. My bagel had peanut butter, and hers was slathered with cream cheese. But not before her daily pat of butter consumption. Don’t ask again.

We sat down to the breakfast table with her watching “Higglytown Heroes” and me reading “Retreat, Hell!” by WEB Griffin. She then asked me to read to her, which I did. She seemed to really enjoy two chapters about the Korean Conflict.

Currently, she is on the sofa, covered with her blanket, stuffed piggy by her side, watching “Oswald,” the show about an octopus who has the voice of Fred Savage from the Wonder Years. I’m sure it pays and all, but still…it’s a long way from Austin Powers and “moley-moley-moley-moley” to this.

I’m hoping to pawn her off on Molly’s sister for an hour so I can get a haircut this morning. We’ll see how it goes.

More to follow…