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It was another nice day today, but I did not spend much time outside because I had to work late. After I came home, ate dinner, and finished Sean’s homework, it was time for Ethan to go to bed.

My parents arrived safely this evening. They are staying just for a couple of days so they can pick out the options for their house, then they are flying back.

Double Night for Sean

Sean did a make up gym class today, then he did his karate class. That was enough to keep me busy, and I know Sean is sure tired now.

Sean continues to do well in his beginner boys class. Today, he swung from the high bar on the uneven bars. He was able to get to the bar by climbing up on a pad first. He came down the easy way, by dropping to the floor.

Karate class is more of a challenge to Sean. Everything he is learning is new, and I wonder if it is not overwhelming. He seems to be having a good time, though.

Super Bowl Sunday

We had plans to have people over for the Super Bowl, but they all fell through. So, today was just a typical Sunday. As usual, I spent the morning working in the yard, mostly pulling weeds (again). This afternoon, I did laundry and the bills.

We did have a nice dinner to start the Super Bowl. Cortney picked up some good quality T-bone steaks, and I cooked them on the grill. During dinner, I realized I had promised to take the kids to the park. So, I missed the beginning of the game. I did take my cell phone, and told Cortney to call me if a team scored a touchdown. We did not stay at the park too long, and I only missed one score. I wasn’t able to actually really relax and enjoy the football game until after the kids went to bed. At least the game was interesting until the end.

Garage Door Shopping

We went garage door shopping this evening, which was tough because neither Sean nor Ethan enjoy that kind of activity. We will be able to replace the double door, but purchasing a matching single door (we have a three door garage) is out of the question. We were able to get enough information so that I should be able to call in the order tomorrow morning.

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Tonight is Mom’s night out, so I had to put both kids to bed myself. The hard part is keeping Ethan up as late as possible, then feeding him a full bottle of milk, with the hope that he will sleep through the night. Sean had short shrift on the bedtime ritual of the alphabet, number counting and a story — since Ethan was hungry and ready to be fed. I did manage to give Ethan all his medicine and feed him, and he only cried for a short time after I put him in the crib. And finally, silence in the house. I have an entire hour to myself before it is my turn for bed.

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After dinner, I took Sean to the park closest to our house. In addition to the slides and swings, Sean had fun running up and down the hill next to the playground. He fell a couple of times while trying to run downhill at full speed, but the grass was soft enough to break his fall. His favorite activity is still “my turn to go down the slide” where we have a mock argument as to whos turn it is to go down the slide. Of course I obliged him, and we both had fun going down the slide.

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Cortney took Ethan to the doctor today. He has an ear infection and a sore throat. I was surprised to hear this, because Ethan has been relatively well behaved. In fact, during dinner, Ethan was “talking” up a storm with his shrieks and cooing. The doctor prescribed an anti-biotic for the ear infection. Cortney called it in, and I picked up on the way home. Well, after taking care of a small problem. The pharmacist thought the prescription was wrong, since it was for Ethan, not Sean; Ethan was not in the computer system. So I had to wait for the prescription to be filled. At least Ethan is now set for his next prescription.

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All the news articles are stating that Colin Powell made the case for war. After looking at the evidence presented, I think he made the case that inspections are useless. That leaves two choices: either leave Iraq alone, and hope they don’t use their weapons of mass destruction, or start the invasion. I know which choice I prefer.

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This article by the NYT does a good job of describing the engineering work behind an accident investigation. Which makes this article kind of silly, since just a few days ago, the leading theory for cause of the Columbia shuttle accident was the foam striking the left wing. I can’t tell if this is spin by NASA, or just the media looking for a story when there isn’t one.

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Sean learned a new trick today. If he climbs up onto the wicker chair, he can play with the light switch, play with the speaker knob, and even pull some of the framed pictures off the wall.