Did you know that sometimes, like when your tooth comes out right at bedtime, the Tooth Fairy may not come until the next night? It's true. It seems that apparently the Tooth Fairy's schedule was already closed and she was off on her rounds by the time Katie's tooth came out so she won't be coming until tonight. You would think that in the Age of Information that the Tooth Fairy might have a Blackberry or something that her staff could send updates to.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
Breaking News
In a dental development only minutes old, I can report that the ever elusive Tooth Fairy will be making a stop in Budapest this evening.
The "My Internet Connection is Back Up" Post
January 4th saw the one year anniversary of our arrival in Budapest. I had planned on posting something to mark the occasion but now, three days later, who cares. We've been here a year, we really like it, hurray for us. I have some other stuff to talk about now.
Our internet connection has been down since Friday morning. When you rely on the internet for your news of EVERYTHING that happens outside of your house it's a pretty big inconvenience when it's not available for a length of time. Anna thinks that I am more annoyed that I have no one to call and yell at about the problem than I am about the actual issue. I thought about that for a while and have concluded that she is mostly wrong. While yelling at someone would definitely make me feel better, I'd still be pissed that it took 3+ days for the internet to come back on.
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As I was walking around the house this morning (OK I was sitting in front of the computer catching up on 3 days worth ofcomics news) and the house just felt different. Like something was missing. Then I realized. No one was biting my ankle going "Daddy. Daddy. DADDY!"
I haven't looked forward so much to the 1st day of school in...like...ever. As is my tradition after a long school break, I sat on my ass, surfed the internet, read my book and did absolutely no housework. OK I did vacuum and I have to make dinner in like 5 minutes but that's it. Best of all, it's Anna's turn to read the bedtime story and tuck the kids in.
The only challenge we had in getting the kids off to school today, other than the leftover ice from the freezing rain we had yesterday, was that my car wouldn't start. Anna and Katie did a great job over the weekend cleaning the inside of the car. But someone, and I'll name no names (OK, it was Anna), forgot to turn off the interior light after she was done. She totally redeemed herself by finding the jumper cables in our mess of a storage room. Some of you will say that she shouldn't have had to clean out my car in the first place. I agree with you. That was her choice. The state of cleanliness of the car bothers me not at all. She was the one who complained that she couldn't see out the windows, so it was really for herself that she did this.
Speaking of the freezing rain, it's always fun to get out and about after we have weather. The rule of thumb for Budapest roads is: If the road is a on a bus route, they are usually clear. The problem lies in that our house is about 1km past the last bus stop. And about 1/2 of that km is a steep hill. Once we get on to the main road it is smooth sailing to Katie's school and I turn off the main road to go up a semi steep hill. Lots of fun at the beginning and ends of our trip.
And since it's snowing right now, it should be "fun" going to school tomorrow. I think I need a drink.
As I was walking around the house this morning (OK I was sitting in front of the computer catching up on 3 days worth of
I haven't looked forward so much to the 1st day of school in...like...ever. As is my tradition after a long school break, I sat on my ass, surfed the internet, read my book and did absolutely no housework. OK I did vacuum and I have to make dinner in like 5 minutes but that's it. Best of all, it's Anna's turn to read the bedtime story and tuck the kids in.
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The only challenge we had in getting the kids off to school today, other than the leftover ice from the freezing rain we had yesterday, was that my car wouldn't start. Anna and Katie did a great job over the weekend cleaning the inside of the car. But someone, and I'll name no names (OK, it was Anna), forgot to turn off the interior light after she was done. She totally redeemed herself by finding the jumper cables in our mess of a storage room. Some of you will say that she shouldn't have had to clean out my car in the first place. I agree with you. That was her choice. The state of cleanliness of the car bothers me not at all. She was the one who complained that she couldn't see out the windows, so it was really for herself that she did this.
Speaking of the freezing rain, it's always fun to get out and about after we have weather. The rule of thumb for Budapest roads is: If the road is a on a bus route, they are usually clear. The problem lies in that our house is about 1km past the last bus stop. And about 1/2 of that km is a steep hill. Once we get on to the main road it is smooth sailing to Katie's school and I turn off the main road to go up a semi steep hill. Lots of fun at the beginning and ends of our trip.
And since it's snowing right now, it should be "fun" going to school tomorrow. I think I need a drink.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Skating
Anna & I took the kids Ice Skating yesterday. The West End City Center (aka the Mall of Car Troubles) has an ice rink on it's roof. Anna brought her skates but this time I wisely decided to keep my boots on. Having not skated in quite some time, it's hard enough to keep myself up much less while dragging/pushing a kid around the rink.
The kids had a good time flailing about. Anna & I did our best to help keep them upright.
More pictures on our Kodak Gallery Homepage. Not too many though since it's a tough job keeping your kid from cracking his/her head open. Also while I was taking some pictures of Anna skating, VJ sat on the ground a started eating some of the snow off the ice so I decided it would be better to pay attention to him.
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