Saturday, August 30, 2008
Ayden at the Dentist!
What a funny experience this was. As for some background information, the "A-Train" had two cavities that had to be filled. They gave us a pill to give him about 20 min before we were to go to the dentist, which would knock him out. So Karen carved out the innards of a tootsie roll and put the powder of the pill in the crevice of the tootsie roll.Six minutes later, while we were driving to the dentist, "G-Money" was out. Just to make sure he was alive I started talking about Star Wars and he would all of a sudden say "Star Wars." Unfortunately we knew we didn't have much time before the pill would wear off, so I stepped on the gas.Arriving at the dentist, Ayden was still out cold like a victim of the great Cassius Clay aka Mohammad Ali. We breathed a sigh of relieve fully believing that he would stay out for the duration of the task at hand. Little did we know what was to happen. A member of the dental team, whose name shall remain unspoken due to legal issues, demanded that Ayden lay on the unnerving dental chair as opposed to Karen's lap. Immediately we were sceptical of this move, for we knew it would pose an issue.We were right. As soon as his back and head hit that chair he woke up like a man with a prostate problem, wide awake and looking for revenge. We knew we were doomed, for the Little Man has expressed his displeasure with going to the dentist. All was lost, or was it...Shortly after Mr. Man regained his composure, he took on that chair fully awake. It was Rocky's mountain, it was Harry's Voltamort, it was Calista Flockhart's anorexia. He took on that enemy, and he won.While watching Spongebob Squarepants and engulfing the laughing gas with every breath, Champ drifted off into a world of fantasy and goodness. In the words of his mother "He was so freaking hilarious, he was so out of it." Descriptive words for such a monumental moment. In his father's words, "It took him five seconds to say one word, such as Rrrrreeeeeemmmmmeeeeemmmmmmbbbbbbbbeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrr..." Also agreed upon by both parents, "it was the funniest thing we had ever seen." Luckily they have blessed us with visual aides to go to with the words of description, for which we are grateful.After his feet once again hit the surface of the floor, nexto to the drooling, he began walking like he had just done circles for 20 minutes. The kid couldn't walk a straight line if you gave him a ruler. Needless to say his walking for the next hour was limited for fear of accident.After the task at hand was completed, Ayden was treated to a prize from Target. From a plethora of childish supplies(toys), he went with the Star Wars light saber. I commend him for his choice as this could supply many hours of enjoyment.I do need to state one wound which was sustained from this fearful journey. As we all know the aftermath of the numbing effect of Novocain, the lips turn to a state of flimsiness and establish a pain free form. Unfortunately Ayden loved to gnaw on his flimsy lower lip as he could feel no pain. Today he feels the pain of the fight he fought yesterday.
Random Rubbish
Well you talk about a dark horse with McCain. It will be interesting to see where this goes. I can see him picking Sarah Palin to try and get the female vote, but he has to put away that inexperienced bash on Obama now. From what I have read she has taken on the Republican party a time or two in regards to Alaska and oil. It was a risk, and one I feel won't pay off. I still would have gone for Lieberman to get more of that independent vote. The die hard right will always vote for the Republican nominee.
Even if Obama gets in there I feel he will make some positive changes. I watched his speech at the Democratic Convention and I felt like I was watching a modern day JFK. Unfortunately the common theme of a politician is to talk about what you want to accomplish, yet there is so much red tape with congress and federal laws that many things take forever to happen. Either way I will take the establishment of checks and balances over the dominance and power of authoritarian rule. I definitely don't consider myself a Machiavellian.
Anyway, yesterday was pretty funny. Ayden had to go to the dentist to get some fillings. At first we tried to drug him, which he definitely went to sleep, but woke up before any work could be done. Finally he took it like a champ and allowed Dr. Tidwell to give him the gas. Probably the funniest thing I have ever seen. Kid was as loopy as a slinky and hitting up the entertainment of Sponge Bob Squarepants. I hope this doesn't lead to a life of doing shrooms and hitting the chronic. I believe Karen is going to post some pics, if she hasn't already. Much thanks to Dr. T for getting the job done, and to Ayden for manning up to the task at hand.
So here's the thought of the day. If you were a bird why would you live in the poor neighborhoods? I mean if I had free reign of the air, I would definitely hit up nice areas like Traverse Mountain or go chill in that river by the La Calle. Not Rose Park. A thought to gnaw on for your Labor Day weekend. Isn't that puzzling, we call it Labor Day, yet we get the day off? I don't know much about the origin of Labor Day, but why would we celebrate Laboring with a day off? Having the ability to Labor should be a blessing and not something that needs to have a holiday from. Something else to gnaw on.
Well enough gnawing. I will sign off for now. Time to get hit up some yogurt and one of those Fiber bars. Those things aren't bad, but man o man do they give you some major gas. Every time a silent but violent gets thrown into the mix I chuckle and wait for the reaction from other people. Everyone has done it. Don't give me that rubbish that you haven't. You know you enjoy it when you let one rip right before you exit the elevator and realize that 4 or 5 people are going to experience the taste of your aftermath as they get on to get to their destination. Perhaps I am easily amused.
Hope all is well.
Even if Obama gets in there I feel he will make some positive changes. I watched his speech at the Democratic Convention and I felt like I was watching a modern day JFK. Unfortunately the common theme of a politician is to talk about what you want to accomplish, yet there is so much red tape with congress and federal laws that many things take forever to happen. Either way I will take the establishment of checks and balances over the dominance and power of authoritarian rule. I definitely don't consider myself a Machiavellian.
Anyway, yesterday was pretty funny. Ayden had to go to the dentist to get some fillings. At first we tried to drug him, which he definitely went to sleep, but woke up before any work could be done. Finally he took it like a champ and allowed Dr. Tidwell to give him the gas. Probably the funniest thing I have ever seen. Kid was as loopy as a slinky and hitting up the entertainment of Sponge Bob Squarepants. I hope this doesn't lead to a life of doing shrooms and hitting the chronic. I believe Karen is going to post some pics, if she hasn't already. Much thanks to Dr. T for getting the job done, and to Ayden for manning up to the task at hand.
So here's the thought of the day. If you were a bird why would you live in the poor neighborhoods? I mean if I had free reign of the air, I would definitely hit up nice areas like Traverse Mountain or go chill in that river by the La Calle. Not Rose Park. A thought to gnaw on for your Labor Day weekend. Isn't that puzzling, we call it Labor Day, yet we get the day off? I don't know much about the origin of Labor Day, but why would we celebrate Laboring with a day off? Having the ability to Labor should be a blessing and not something that needs to have a holiday from. Something else to gnaw on.
Well enough gnawing. I will sign off for now. Time to get hit up some yogurt and one of those Fiber bars. Those things aren't bad, but man o man do they give you some major gas. Every time a silent but violent gets thrown into the mix I chuckle and wait for the reaction from other people. Everyone has done it. Don't give me that rubbish that you haven't. You know you enjoy it when you let one rip right before you exit the elevator and realize that 4 or 5 people are going to experience the taste of your aftermath as they get on to get to their destination. Perhaps I am easily amused.
Hope all is well.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Off to the land of the wings!!!!
We all went home to Buffalo NY to see my family in July! It was so good to see my family, it was almost 18 months, way too long. It was great for the kids to spend some time and get to know their Grandparents,Uncle,Aunt and Cousin a little better!
We had a great time! We of course had some buffalo wings and I was happy to finally have a good pizza and sub. We went to the Hill Cumorah Pageant and all the Church sites. But my favorite was just sitting on the porch with my Mom!
We had a great time! We of course had some buffalo wings and I was happy to finally have a good pizza and sub. We went to the Hill Cumorah Pageant and all the Church sites. But my favorite was just sitting on the porch with my Mom!
THE BEGINNING...
Well I figure it's about time we catch up with the family and start our blog. It's like a journal on Steroids. It's nice to get that opportunity to slow life down and realize exactly what's going on. Anything to help seize the moment can't be a bad thing. I do have to warn you that I have been listening to a lot of Styx lately so this could get a bit crazy.
I have to admit life is great right now. Busy, stressful, yet I definitely can't complain. Although I did make the mistake of flipping the channel to the Democratic Convention that was going on in Denver. Nothing against the left, after all I did attend the University of Utah for a stint, but unfortunately Melissa Etheridge was singing a patriotic number. I fear I am going to wake up in a cold sweat shortly after I hit REM sleep. The only thing worse than Melissa Etheridge would have to be Macy Gray.
Staying on the topic of politics, Rumor has it that McCain should announce his running mate on Friday(Aug 29th). If I were a betting man I would go for Romney, however I do see the dark horse being Lieberman. This would put those strict right conservatives praying for 2012. It's their fault for pushing for Huckabee. I wouldn't mind Lieberman, however I would love to see what Romney could do with this economy.
Well I apologize for all of the politics talk. Sad thing is I could go on for hours, but I'm sure you would rather hear about Ayden's progression of going "potty" and how he reminds me that "hell" is a bad word. For the record he is now wiping his own bum and hell is still a bad word. I just found that out.
Anyway, like I said life is great. I registered for my last semester at BYU, which starts next week. It has been a long and tedious trek, for which I apologize to my wife Karen. I do want her to know that I appreciate her support through all of it. I've got nothing but love for my wife and kids and I hope they know that. It will be nice to move on with life and focus on a career.
Well I will depart for now, but I hope to make this a regular posting so buckle up. I hope some people get some enjoyment out of it, but I have to admit it's more of an opportunity for me to slow a busy life down and try to appreciate more the beauty of life as I now engage.
Until then, don't you go changing and remember "Never take a wooden nickel from a man with a banana in his pocket." I still have no idea what the hell that means Michael. Ooops, bad word.
I have to admit life is great right now. Busy, stressful, yet I definitely can't complain. Although I did make the mistake of flipping the channel to the Democratic Convention that was going on in Denver. Nothing against the left, after all I did attend the University of Utah for a stint, but unfortunately Melissa Etheridge was singing a patriotic number. I fear I am going to wake up in a cold sweat shortly after I hit REM sleep. The only thing worse than Melissa Etheridge would have to be Macy Gray.
Staying on the topic of politics, Rumor has it that McCain should announce his running mate on Friday(Aug 29th). If I were a betting man I would go for Romney, however I do see the dark horse being Lieberman. This would put those strict right conservatives praying for 2012. It's their fault for pushing for Huckabee. I wouldn't mind Lieberman, however I would love to see what Romney could do with this economy.
Well I apologize for all of the politics talk. Sad thing is I could go on for hours, but I'm sure you would rather hear about Ayden's progression of going "potty" and how he reminds me that "hell" is a bad word. For the record he is now wiping his own bum and hell is still a bad word. I just found that out.
Anyway, like I said life is great. I registered for my last semester at BYU, which starts next week. It has been a long and tedious trek, for which I apologize to my wife Karen. I do want her to know that I appreciate her support through all of it. I've got nothing but love for my wife and kids and I hope they know that. It will be nice to move on with life and focus on a career.
Well I will depart for now, but I hope to make this a regular posting so buckle up. I hope some people get some enjoyment out of it, but I have to admit it's more of an opportunity for me to slow a busy life down and try to appreciate more the beauty of life as I now engage.
Until then, don't you go changing and remember "Never take a wooden nickel from a man with a banana in his pocket." I still have no idea what the hell that means Michael. Ooops, bad word.
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