dad unmasked

…in no particular order.

1. My 2 daughters. They keep me in check and give me a reason to keep on going when life starts kicking my ass. They are my kryptonite.
2. My job. I am very fortunate to even have one again after being laid off.
3. My close friends that are there for me.
4. My family for being non-judgemental of me over the years.
5. Apple. My entire career has been inspired and shaped by this incredible company for the past 17 years.
6. My Mom for being able to maintain a good balance of being my parent and good friend.
7. My health thus far. So far good so good. Well according to my doc. *turns head and coughs*
8. Feeling free of any anger, hate or guilt that I might have felt over the years.
9. Beer. Because it’s SO good. That’s why.
10. Technology. Without it, you wouldn’t be reading this.

What are you thankful for?

S=The 8 year old  N=The 5 year old.

10. S: When is it Christmas again?

9. N: Daddy. Why is your hair turning grey? Are you an old man?

8. S: I don’t want THAT for dinner! I want spaghetti!

7. N: I have to go potty! (This is either when we first get in the truck or at a filthy place like Chuck E. Cheese or the flea market.)

6. S: I don’t want to go to the park! Parks are boring! Everything is boring! (Can’t WAIT for the teen years!)

5. N: Can we get another dog? Ours is old!

4. S: Why do ducks not have teeth? Why does that lady have a blue car? Why do stars shine? Why did the dinosaurs disappear? Why do you like the color green? Why do we burp? Why (insert anything here.) Thank goodness for Google.

3. S: Daddy, it’s 7 o’clock in the morning and it’s Sunday! Why are you still sleeping?

2. N & S: When are we going to get there? Oh my gosh!

1. N & S: Daddy, I’m full with dinner. Can I have dessert?

I’m sure there will be more in 2011.

Happy New Year

I find it fascinating to see the various similarities between my kids yet there are clearly many differences. I decided to ask them 5 questions just to see how truly different they were. Each of my daughter’s went to a “sound proof” booth as to not influence each other’s answers.

Q: What’s your favorite color and why?
S (7 years old): Purple. Because it’s kind of close to pink which used to be my favorite color.
N (4 years old): My favorite color is orange because I like oranges.

Q: If you were a superhero what would your powers be?
S: I could fly and see through walls and stuff.
N : Like Storm and I could fly and be pretty.

Q: If Santa were to bring you just one gift this Christmas, what would you want it to be?
S: A laptop! Duh!
N: It would be a baby doll that could eat and could drink and poop and pee and talk to me.

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up and why?
S: A teacher because it’s fun and you get to teach kids and decorate your classroom.
N: A doctor because I want to give people shots and check their hearts and that’s all.

Q: What’s your favorite thing about Daddy?
S: When you take us on fun trips and buy us cool stuff and say funny things.
N: I love him and he gives me lots of hugs and kisses when he goes to work.

Bonus Question: Who just farted?
S: Ewwwww Daddy! Was that you or Buddha (the dog)?
N: I think it was my bed because I was just jumping on it.

Happy Holidays!

My girls, S and N have been revising their Santa wish lists for at least 8 months now. Every time they see a new toy in a magazine or hear an insane commercial, something gets added or taken away from list. Last night, we found the “Official Santa Wish List” note pad and decided to finalize them once and for all.

N’s Wish List (the 4 year old)

1. “A baby doll that can talk, poop and pee.” Lovely.
2. A new scooter “because mine is old and busted!” It works just fine.
3. A new bike “because mine is a poopy baby diaper bike and it’s too small!” It is rather small but I’m not sure about the poopy diaper thing. ????
4. Matzi Girls – I have now idea what that is but it sounds expensive.
5. A laptop “because sissy wants one!” Figures.
6. Clothes “because I’m a fashion girl!” Make that drama girl.
7. Books “but not a lot of books because I already have a lot books.” Tell me something new.
8. A Christmas gift card to Target because “I love Target!”

S’s Wish List (the 7 year old)

1. A laptop “so I can play games and email my cousins.” I don’t think she’ll be getting an email address anytime soon. But we’ll see about the laptop.
2. Zhu Zhu Pets “because they are SO cute!” And they’re hard to find and expensive. Wait. Do they poop and pee?
3. New DS games “because I can’t find the other $372 worth of DS games that I lost.” Fail.
4. Littlest Pet Shop toys. So she can lose all of them like the rest.
5. EZ Bake Oven. Because there’s nothing like baking a cake with a 40W light bulb.
6. A guitar learning book “so I can learn to play the one I got last year.” Dust collector.
7. Barbie Doll’d Up Nails B-Nails Digital Nail Printer $180??? Ummm…no.

So that’s it. The lists are FINAL. I think.

Happy Holidays.