“Z pick up your blocks!’ - ”Why Daddy?”
“Z eat your dinner!” - ”Why Mummy?”
“Z hold my hand as we cross the street.” - ”Why, why why?”
Almost American
Feb 202012
Feb 172012
Well, while I’ve been slacking off this last week my father has been busy on his blog over a C&A’s Wild Images.
I’ll blame my absence from blogging on a reported case of Whooping Cough (Pertussis) in the Office. It a poor excuse, but since I’d been feeling under the weather last week I wanted to take every opportunity Z afforded me to rest. I eventually dragged myself to test out my new Doctor but that’s a whole other post. I did get some antibiotics and a couple of injections just in case the reported Pertussis turn out to be an actual case – I don’t need to bring anything highly infectious home to Mrs Almost American and Z. Turns out it wasn’t Whooping Cough at all and I am unfortunately have is a sinus infection! Continue reading »
Feb 162012
“Fore!” the warning shouted during a golf game when it appears possible that a golf ball may hit other players or spectators, is not yet in Z’s volcabularly. Luckily he has picked up and uses the expression “stand back, mummy and daddy, stand back”, just before he swings the club.
Here’s some useless information: The term fore, which means “ahead” actually originated as early as 1881 and is cited as either originating from the military where artillerymen would warn infantry in front over overhead shells, or from the game of golf itself, where a caddie, known as the fore-caddie as they would be out in front of players to pin point where the ball landed, would be warned to look out for an errant shot play the player. Since Z’s shots are pretty much all errant, and looking fore, aft, or any other direction wouldn’t necessarily help you avoid being hit, we’ve limited him to soft golf balls only. Continue reading »
Feb 082012
Finally I’ve gotten through the worst of my cold and my sinuses are starting to clear up. I wish I could say the same for Mrs Almost American, who now seems to be going into the worst of it. Luckily Z has escaped this round of illness – so far! Since I’ve got to feeling better I thought I’d write a little more than I have the past two nights, and so I wish to talk about pub quizzes. Continue reading »
Feb 072012
Yet another day feeling under the weather. Speaking of weather; snow has blanketed the United Kingdom, but here in Bakersfield its in the 70′s (24.4 degrees Celsius) so Z was outside making his first ever mud pies. Enjoy the video! Continue reading »
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