Critter’s Krib

I’m just getting around to having a few minutes to catch up on things. This weekend has pretty much flown by. Talon’s birthday was this past Friday. We had his party yesterday at Monkey Joe’s, and as always he and his friends had a great time.

We all walked into MJ’s wearing shorts and T-shirts on a bright, sunny day. When we left two hours later it was pouring down rain and about 10-15 degrees colder.

Talon received some great gifts for his birthday.. plenty of stuff to keep him us busy with

anyway… thanks to all that came out for his party…

I really don’t have anything exciting or even slightly positive to say. But since it has been ages since I have updated, I thought I would at least attempt something.

Well… it’s been over half an hour since I started writing this.. and I have nothing. I will leave you with a picture of Talon that always makes me smile. Maybe it will do the same for you.

Another alleged potential disaster averted. I pulled into the gas station the other night on my way to a meeting, and every pump was occupied. After a few minutes, I was able to pull up and start to fill up. I don’t think I have ever been at a pump that ran so slow. After (I kid you not) 10 minutes I hadn’t even managed to get 10 gallons into the truck. I gave up and left. There was absolutely no way in hell I could sit there and wait for the truck to fill up completely. Besides that gas station is friggin over-priced. Eggs were just about totally sold out at the grocery store. I don’t get that. I thought the idea was to stock up on things that can be eaten without power.

Here Jimmy, suck down this raw egg. No it’s good, I swear. Oh yeah? Well Rocky did it and he’s super strong. Do it now!

Talon’s school has been delayed 2 hours. Nobody mentions whether the buses are still running. Idiots.

I was going to grow my hair out. I lasted a week. I am weak.

Guitar Hero III Rocks. Add me: 433914994183. I do still suck though. Patience, I will get better.

I noticed this morning that the white (yes white, not gray) hairs in my beard are all longer than the other beard hairs. Maybe the regular beard hairs will get jealous, and overpower the white ones and beat them into non-existence. Not that I care too much, I would totally dye it all white if I could. That would be cool.

That’s all I got.

And just to prove it, let me show you a picture of the new silverware I purchased this weekend. Yes, that is correct folks, purchasing silverware was a highlight of my weekend.

You may clicken on the image to purchase your own set and bring happiness and patheticness to your day as I have done mine.

Go me!

Actually, I was quite excited to pack up the old silverware we were using. It was thin and easily bent. I know… still sad *shrug*

Talon did get the chance to have his first go at a rock climbing wall this weekend. He seemed pretty nervous at first, but once he got started, I think he liked it. He probably would have enjoyed it more, except that he was eager to go swimming.

Oh and this one’s for free. Here’s a nice little tip for your pancakes.

Add Oatmeal, chocolate syrup, and a few chocolate chips to your pancake batter to flavor them and give them a little extra boost!

They taste soooo good!

Sounds all computerish and elitish, right? Bah, I wish.

Talon’s cough has really intensified this past weekend. We both tend to easily get bronchitis, so I took him to the doctors this morning. He’s clear for bronchitis, but they believe he’s slightly asthmatic. And that it is rearing it’s ugly head due to the change in temperatures. His cough is absolutely horrible, but at least that is his only symptom. Our doc prescribed an inhaler for him, and a round of antibiotics should anything flare up over the Thanksgiving holiday.

He’s overly enthused about his inhaler. He should be doing a puff during school towards the end of the day, but I’m not sure he’s old enough to treat it serious enough. Plus, I am not sure how the school handles medications and such. I figure a puff just before he gets on the bus and as soon as he gets off the bus and he should be good to go.

Ah well, we are off to pickup Phoenix shortly. He’s been sick, as well. Hopefully he is feeling better.

I feel old…. but happy.

Talon has his outfit (he’s Optimus Prime), and I have mine. We are ready!

This is exactly how I feel. It has been a very, very long weekend. Both boys have kept me on my toes. It is time to crash.

(photo from Flickr)

That my son will never be an acclaimed artist, or even a gifted doodler, for that matter. It also appears he might be slightly confused with the proper function of genitalia.

Talon watches Nickelodeon /all/ the time. As far as he is concerned the television only has channel 43. When he gets the chance he visits ‘Nicktropolis‘. It’s a flash based site that allows kids to play games, create rooms, have virtual pets, and more… It also allows kids to chat with each other on the different screens. Today someone popped up a chat with Talon.

them: Hi, how are you?

Tal: Good. how are you?

them: Good. I am a 14-year old with no social life.

Talon left the chat after that, and I didn’t give it much thought at the time.

On the way home, it popped into my head, and the person’s phrasing struck me as odd. It just didn’t seem like something a 14-year old would say. Who knows… I could be wrong, but with all the wack-jobs out there you never really know. And it wouldn’t surprise me in the least for some creepy pedophile to hang out on a site like that.

*shrug*