Manly Monday

So while the girls were at BSF, Peyton and I ate some cuties and watched Yo Gabba Gabba with Peyton's new Blue Yoshi!
Peyton said the best part of his day was playing Mario and Luigi.

Random song of the night: Heroes by David Bowie.

Taking forever.

New Year

What will the new year bring? So far there are quasi commitments for losing weight, fixing my work schedule, and reading more. My biggest commitment is reading through the Bible in a year with the help of YouVersion. So we will see how it goes.

Random song of the blog: Sway by Bic Runga. Is it a prediction on my quasi commitments?

Zombie's don't take pictures.

Do You See What I see?

The "ink blot". Perhaps you have seen these only in movies, they are after all part of a projective psychological test used to draw out psychopathology, or maybe these tools of a fading psychology are a metaphor of life today. We are bombarded with post-modern messages of "everything is relative" and "there is no absolute truth" and while I'm not writing to debate these arguments of trivialities; I have to respect the fact that other people see things differently.

At first glance I see two men balled up in shame while angels watch over them and demons laugh in their faces. Do you see what I see? Perhaps my self in this moment as I'm writing sees this because it is a projection of something in me. Yesterday, maybe I would have seen something different. Tomorrow I probably will see something different. Maybe instead of trying to figure out why some would see something else, or why I would see something else; I should live in the moment and recognize the truth in the moment.

Every have one of those days where the alarm on your phone you have set to wake up do laundry does not do its job? And then to make it better, when you come to consciousness two hours post alarm, your nose is bleeding.....?

Never Too Late

Never Too Late

lyrics

This world will never be

What I expected

And if I don't belong

Who would have guessed it

I will not leave alone

Everything that I own

To make you feel like it's not too late

It's never too late

Even if I say

It'll be alright

Still I hear you say

You want to end your life

Now and again we try

To just stay alive

Maybe we'll turn it all around

'Cause it's not too late

It's never too late

No one will ever see

This side reflected

And if there's something wrong

Who would have guessed it

And I have left alone

Everything that I own

To make you feel like

It's not too late

It's never too late

Even if I say

It'll be alright

Still I hear you say

You want to end your life

Now and again we try

To just stay alive

Maybe we'll turn it all around

'Cause it's not too late

It's never too late

The world we knew

Won't come back

The time we've lost

Can't get back

The life we had

Won't be ours again

This world will never be

What I expected

And if I don't belong

Even if I say

It'll be alright

Still I hear you say

You want to end your life

Now and again we try

To just stay alive

Maybe we'll turn it all around

'Cause it's not too late

It's never too late

Maybe we'll turn it all around

'Cause it's not too late

It's never too late (It's never too late)

It's not too late

It's never too late

Back from the dead.....

The best part about fall is the ability to drink hot beverages (e.g. coffee, tea, or hot chocolate) outside without that whole sauna feeling! Viva la Steamed Milk Beverages! Oh, and I am missing the hoodie i have on in the picture, so if you see it give me a jingle.

You are here.
The workers at the Germantown Festival just loved kids, we could tell by the

drool dried to their faces and empty ticket taking stares.
Ding dong the vine is dead.
Kenzie's one and only trip to FHU.
Kendra, Steve, and Kelly are a happy family.

Pics of Summer

Feel good song of the day....

"Vindicated"
Hope dangles on a string
Like slow spinning redemption
Winding in and winding out
The shine of it has caught my eye
And roped me in
So mesmerizing, so hypnotizing I am captivated
[Chorus]
I am Vindicated
I am selfish
I am wrong
I am right
I swear I'm right
I swear I knew it all along

And I am flawed
But I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself
So clearLike the diamond in your ring
Cut to mirror your intentions
Oversized and overwhelmed
The shine of which has caught my eye
And rendered me so isolated, so motivated
I am certain now that

[Chorus]

So turnUp the corners of your lips
Part them and feel my finger tips
Trace the moment, fall forever
Defense is paper thin
Just one touch and I'd be in
Too deep now to ever swim against the current
So let me slip away [3x]
So let me slip against the current
So let me slip away [4x]

[Chorus]

Slight hopeIt dangles on a stringLike slow spinning redemption...

Thought this was funny....

I'm not a big Seinfeld fan, but this was posted on one of the blogs I check regularly and thought it was funny.

Some Early Pregnancy Observations...

Because Laurel and I started dating a week after Mackenzie's first birthday I missed out on the entire pregnancy experience. So although, __(name to be determined)__ will be my second child I have an exciting nine months ahead of me. So I will try and keep my faithful readers, few though they are, updated on the things I experience. Here are a few things I've noticed thus far:
1. Congratulating people on their pregnancy is kind of weird. I understand wanting to share the excitement and the sentiment; however, it can also seem like people are congratulating you on having sex. (Though, I can say that sometimes I've felt like telling people I had great sex so they can congratulate me!)
2. Something is in the water of the HomeBuilder class.
3. I feel lucky that my wife is craving salad at this point instead of something gross. I'm sure some of you know of some strange cravings. A girl I worked with once ate Oreo cookies and ranch dressing when she was pregnant.

Well that is it for now, I had more in mind until I started writing them, guess I'll have to keep a pen with me.....

Move over stupid monkey.....

So my hatred (or firm disliking) of Curious George has been put on hold. In its place is Max And Ruby. Damn them. Mackenzie was afraid to go to sleep tonight because there were tarantulas on Max and Ruby today. And don't even get me started on the parental situation of that show. I think a one anonymous phone call to the Department of Family Services of Bunnyville would solve all of our problems.

I was arrested!

"Sean was arrested for digging a hole to Hell, which released numerous evil demons into public. he spent six long days in jail, wishing himself dead."

I'm bored and so I did this. Google the your name followed by "was arrested for" and see what comes up.

"Mackenzie was arrested for cocaine possession, ..."

"In 1960, after the Sharpeville massacre, both Rusty and Hilda were again arrested under the Emergency regulations."

"Laura was arrested for murdering Frank's son Damian, a crime she was innocent of. She was acquitted and the real killer turned out to be her lawyer Justus ..."

"Josh was arrested for Distribution of Marijuana with intent in Spring 2005"

"Adam was arrested for terrorizing the school and carrying an illegal weapon."

"Chelle arrested for dealing crack!!!!"

"Alex was arrested for allegedly embezzling two hundred and seventy-three thousand dollars from the post office."

Seems like some of these people have some explaining to do....

Instead of working on my paper....

I did go to the library and work on my paper some today. Tomorrow I am working all day at MINI, but my boss is on vacation and I'm hoping for an easy day and 9 hours to devote to my paper. I only hope I can stay focused since I work at an ADHD clinic! Bio-feedback here I come!

So tonight instead of working on my paper after church this is what I did:

YUM! After church we borrowed some coupons from the Campbells and head to TCBY where I got a Blueberry Cheesecake and gummy bear Shiver! The gummy bears are magical! Kenzie got a scoop of rocky road ice cream, and a comment Laurel had about sums that up, "how did she get it on her shoulder?" Laurel also got a shiver, but she went for a chocolate yogurt and Oreo with nuts; very tasty!

Oh, and before I go for the night: while I was reading Kenzie bedtime stories....

Kenzie: I thought we were going to read the one with the green bean?

Sean: The one with the green bean?...... Oh, do you mean Green Gables?

Kenzie: Yes, that one!

We recently finished The Secret Garden (my favorite quote from the book is, Collin--"I don't want to be queer"--that about sums it up) and have just started reading Anne of Green Gables. After Anne we have Little House in the Big Woods and then we are free to choose another book. I think I have one picked out one already by the author of Because of Winne Dixie called Tale of the Despereaux.

Instead of working on my paper....

So I have this paper due Friday, but instead of working on it this the other night I did this:

We bought "Kenzie" a slip-n-slide at Target, and I believe I had the most fun. Makes me remember the slip and slide my sister and I used to play on in our Grandma's backyard. I also remember we had a slip-n-slide game kid of like twister that was a lot of fun! Viva La Summer!

Just an Update

For anyone who knows the horrible car situation Laurel and I are in, God has answered some of our prayers. This works out very well, because they were answered how I was hoping they would be. After some of the Bible readings we've had, there some fear that God would say, I want you to struggle with this a little longer. But He is amazing and has taken mercy on us! Laurel and Kenzie are still asleep, but I think Laurel will be able to breath a bit easier today.
God Bless!

Even Hamsters Get Lonely

I was woken up today by Josh. Apparently he was lonely and wanted to sleep with Laurel and I. Why not, Mackenzie had tried it already (at 2:00am). So at 5:00am this morning I felt Josh snuggling next to my arm. I'm not sure he meant to wake me up because he ran from me when I tried to pet him/put him back in his cage. After chasing Josh around the bedroom he finally tried to hide in a pillow that had fallen on the floor, so I carried Josh in the pillow back to his bachelor pad. Realizing it was now 5:30 and I was going to get up soon anyway, I decided to stay awake...yum coffee!

Reef Blower!

I took a job working maintenance on campus for the summer and beyond. I feel kind of stupid because had I known I was going to take this road I could have started a week sooner. But I am happy and thankful for everyone who was praying for the job situation. The pay isn't great and I have to wear pants (as in no shorts) in the heat, but I am looking forward to working outside and maybe shedding a few pounds this summer. And who knows maybe I'll find out just how tan I can get (or red, I'm not sure).

This morning was my third day on the job and definately the most enjoyable. I walked outside and found Cecil at 7:00 and then waited until 8:00 for something to do. I was introduced to edging with a weed eater, not the easiest of tasks. But I lost no toes, so that's good. Right before I finished for the day I got to play with a leaf blower. If you have seen the SpongeBob episode "Reef Blower" you can imagine the fun I was having.