Monthly Archives: April 2009

Who, me?

Cooper has a somewhat crazy obsession with the little purple half-round located in the right compartment of the pen organizer.
It’s this little “toy” i got as a prize for playing some arcade games with my nieces years ago. This “toy” is actually just a half-round piece of rubber that is hollow on the concave side....

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Wanna play?

Several times a day, while i am working at the computer, Cooper will come into the office and try to convince me to play “soccer” with him in the hallway. Which just now reminds me, i used to do the same thing to my dad when i was young—we also played soccer in our small...

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Nine days, 14 hours, and 3 minutes to go . . .

This weekend i was all set to mow the grass weeds, but the yard was still so soggy from last week’s rains that i had to leave it for another day (which won’t be soon, i am guessing, since it is raining again right now.)
Instead, i moved the (to be reinstalled after the house-painting the...

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Can I go out and play now?

I was just now walking down the hall toward my office and happened to look over to see Cooper sitting on the bed in the front guest bedroom, intently looking at something outside. Those are his buddies from next door he is watching—they are 3-year-old fraternal twins who love playing “hide-and-seek” and “tag” with Cooper...

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Visions of Spring

This is one of Cooper’s favorite spots when i am working. I’ve left a space between my desk and the window so he can sit and look outside to make sure the birds and squirrels in his yard are behaving. When he’s tired he will rest his head on the sill and almost fall asleep.
I...

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