mike’s place

Welp, I’m rearranging things a bit around here. I still have a bunch of clean up, etc to do. Please bear with me. If you see anything weird, please leave me a comment.

Well Tux, it looks like your temperature is normal.

“Dr.” Larocque is checking in on her first patient. Makes a father proud. Photo taken January 09, 2005.

Accede to my demands, or the penguin gets it!

I think Tux is in trouble. Photo taken January 09, 2005.

Jeremy has an interesting post about work. Oh how true it is!

(Via Ensight - Jeremy C. Wright.)

Ok. I’ve got my recliner, Tux the penguin, and my remote. Hey Dad! Where’s my beer?

Apparently, Kathryn is getting ready for a serious TV-watching session. Photo taken January 09, 2005.

Hey! Whose idea was it to turn me into a prune?

45 minutes in the swimming pool have had quite the effect on Kathryn’s toes. Photo taken January 05, 2005.

Hey Mommy! This has been a lot of fun!

Apparently, Kathryn has really enjoyed her first time at the pool. Photo taken January 05, 2005.

I (blub) thought (glub) that (gasp) I’d (glurb) been (blub) dunked (gasp) enough (blurb) already (glurrrrrb)!

DJ is dunking Kathrn one more time, for good measure. Photo taken January 05, 2005.

You’re busted, Mommy!

In a follow up to the previous post, DJ’s been caught in the act. Photo taken January 05, 2005.

Mommy, let go of my toe!

DJ has a good hold of Kathryn’s toe. Photo taken January 05, 2005.

Kathryn is getting very close to walking completely on her own. Yesterday, she walked for over 10 steps on three occasions. She started by sitting on the bottom step of the stairs (going up to the second floor), stood up, and walked for 10 - 15 steps.

She also climbed to the third step for the [...]

This is just way too cool. A bunch of folks have created desktop screens from photos of what’s behind their computers, thus making them look like their screens are transparent. Be sure to view the slideshow. Via boing boing.

Now Mom, cut that out!

Mommy is giving Kathryn a raspberry to the belly. Photo taken January 05, 2005.

Ok, this swimming has been fun, but I think I want to get out of the pool now, ok?

It’s nearing the end of the 45 minute swimming lesson, and Kathryn is looking to get out of the pool. Photo taken January 05, 2005.

Well after hovering just above 200 pounds for the past two weeks - I’ve been sick for about that long - I’ve finally managed to drop below 200 pounds. This morning when I stepped on the scale, I measured in at a svelte 199.7 pounds. Ok, perhaps not svelte, but getting there. Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! [...]

I said “Blub, blub, blub! Blub, blub, blub!”

Kathryn is going into deeper and deeper waters. Photo taken January 05, 2005.

Blub, blub, blub! Blub, blub, blub!

It’s only Kathryn’s first swimming lesson, and already she’s being dunked. Way to go, sweetie! Photo taken January 05, 2005.

Hey, this is one big bathtub!

This is Kathryn’s first time in a swimming pool. This was a 6 week class at VRRI’s salt water pool. Photo taken January 05, 2005.

Aren’t I just precious?

Kathryn is sitting pretty at ‘Grandpa’ John and ‘Grandma’ Isabelle’s place. Photo taken January 01, 2005.

Pffffffffttttttttttttttt.

That just about sums it up for me as well. Photo taken January 01, 2005.