Category Archives: Parenting

Old school networking

Posted on September 3, 2009 by pfb_admin

So, I’m setting up a DMZ box for my MagicJack, with which my WRT54G wireless router doesn’t play nicely. It’s not easy to spare a box. I don’t exactly have a lot of usable computers lying around. Normally, I migrate … Continue reading →

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I want a Trans Am

Posted on August 27, 2009 by pfb_admin

Our daughter is obsessed with Trans Ams this week. A day-care friend’s father owns a Trans Am, and must be very proud of it. His pride lives on in his son, and has passed to our 2-year-old daughter who asked … Continue reading →

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2 nuks takeaway 1 nuk is…

Posted on August 26, 2009 by pfb_admin

1 nuk! Dawn read an article stating that 2-year-olds are able to begin learning math. (I thought “Yikes! Should we even attempt this?”) We’ve been having so much fun counting, that I tried some basic math. And our daughter is … Continue reading →

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Birds put grass in grapes

Posted on June 16, 2009 by pfb_admin

We just returned from a very successful camping trip- the first of many, I’m sure. We camped overnight at Kohler-Andrae State Park. Our girl practiced riding her “speedy big bike” around the campground with Dawn and me. She loved the … Continue reading →

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What Class Are You?

Posted on June 11, 2009 by pfb_admin

D&D Home Page – What Class Are You? – Build A Character – D&D CompendiumThese pills work by expanding the blood course with the viagra 100 mg body it incorporates an extraordinarily positive effect on the heart. There has long … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day

Posted on May 25, 2009 by pfb_admin

What a fantastic Memorial Day weekend! We celebrated Grandpa’s birthday, saw a parade, went to the Milwaukee County Zoo, caught up with some friends, saw Star Trek, and spent a lot of time working in the yard. The first phase … Continue reading →

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A Big, Big Bouquet

Posted on May 13, 2009 by pfb_admin

It’s only after you have kids that you truly realize how wrong your plans can go. The depths of wrongness are, well, deep. But sometimes when you hit rock-bottom in the Sea of Very Wrong, you look around and realize … Continue reading →

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The Movie Theater

Posted on April 26, 2009 by pfb_admin

Today, we took our 2-year-old to the movies for the first time. The Disney film “Earth” was playing, G-rated, and it seemed a very appropriate introduction to the world of movie theaters. Both Dawn and I enjoy movies in the … Continue reading →

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I do not want mice on my chin!

Posted on March 31, 2009 by pfb_admin

We left the Perk Place during a rainy cloudburst. Dawn strapped our fussing and fighting 2-year-old into her carseat, struggling and straining as rain washed over her back. Returning valiantly from the battlefield of the back seat, she pronounced, “That … Continue reading →

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I’m having a problem with a monster in my bed

Posted on February 13, 2009 by pfb_admin

I arrived home at 9:00pm after a Scout meeting. Our two-year-old was in bed, but not sleeping. She was waiting for Daddy! So I performed our bedtime ritual, but she was still restless. I grabbed a pillow from my bed, … Continue reading →

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