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The Call I’ve Been Dreading Just Came In
Posted on December 19, 2007 - Filed Under Fatherhood | Leave a Comment
Ring, Ring
Hello?
It’s Z
Hi Kitten. What’s up?
I’m just calling to let you know I won’t be coming over this weekend.
[sigh] Why not?
Because I’m going shopping with Mommy and A. Christmas shopping.
Okay…
Alright. Luv you.
Bye.
Click
Sure Christmas vacation starts tomorrow afternoon, so there’s no school Friday. Sure I’ve got the legal right to see her for 3 1/2 days each week she’s not in school. Sure Saturday morning breakfast with Z is my favorite time each week, and she’s well aware that its the…
Cancelling The Christmas Trip
Posted on December 17, 2007 - Filed Under Fatherhood, Road Trippin', Travel | Leave a Comment
It took me six months to plan it, three months to pay for it and less than a week to cancel it entirely, losing about $650 in the process. Here was the itinerary:
- 12/26 - Early morning pickup of Z, heading up to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo for a day of wild rides and coaster fun followed by an evening of watching Z ooh and ahh over the Holiday in the Park decor and the World’s Largest Christmas Tree. The…
Z’s First eBay Selling Experience
Posted on December 13, 2007 - Filed Under Fatherhood, eBay | Leave a Comment
A couple months back X decided to do some Spring Cleaning (yeah, it was autumn, but this is California 
) so I decided to help clear the clutter by offering to help Z sell a bunch of her stuff on eBay. When Z and I first got back together a couple years back I asked what she enjoyed doing and she replied: scrapbooking. So, we purchased I went shopping for rubber stamps, paper punches, decorative edgers, and general scrapbooking supplies.…
Single Rider Sickness At Six Flags Magic Mountain
Posted on November 29, 2007 - Filed Under Ride Reports, Road Trippin', Travel | Leave a Comment
Sunday, 5:15am - beep, Beep, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP WHACK!
5:24am - beep, Beep, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP WHACK!
5:33am - beep, Beep, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP WHACK!
5:42am - beep, Beep, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP groan, click
I finally crawled out of bed, splashed some water on my face, and headed off for my solo day at Six Flags Magic Mountain. I had to get up early because it’s a fairly long drive from Morgan Hill (just South of San Francisco) to Valencia (just North of Los Angeles),…
When Parenting Gets Tough
Posted on November 24, 2007 - Filed Under Fatherhood, Road Trippin' | Leave a Comment
Z and I have had a deal for a little over a month now that in order for her to receive the benefits of all the cool trips and “toys” in the future she would have to earn them. This is because she was becoming spoiled in the literal sense: she honestly felt that she deserved all of the things she was getting simply because she continued to breathe. That’s what she’s essentially been taught for the last 11 years,…
Don’t Just Lay Your Head Anywhere
Posted on November 13, 2007 - Filed Under Fatherhood, Shopping | Leave a Comment
With yesterday being Veteran’s Day, Z was out of school. I, of course, still had to work, so it became a “Take Your Daughter To Work Day” for us instead of our typical fun weekend. Since so much of my workday is actually spent sitting in my room typing away on my computer (as I’m doing right now ), Z was stationed on the spare couch in my room which also doubles as her bed when she’s with me. With…
