Remember the two handsome young men pictured in this week’s Sun-Beams post? Obviously, the one on the right is Nathan; the one on the left is sweet Alec.
Alec’s mom, Christina, has been reading the blog for awhile and deduced that we must live somewhere near the coastal Alabama/Florida panhandle I-10 corridor. She and her family (including husband Wadey and son Luca) were planning a road trip that would take them along that I-10 corridor and she took a chance that we might want to meet up. We had breakfast at Cracker Barrel and visited for what was much too short a time, and the older kids played checkers out front (sorry, no photos of checkers).
UPDATE: Christina saw the post and sent me a photo!
It was awesome because Christina’s family is awesome (we commiserated over having to be the parent who tags along for the sleep study – how often will I ever have that opportunity???) and because I now have proof that there are real people out there in the wide wide world who read this blog. Who knew? 😉
Did y’all notice I called my Snippets post last week “Sun-Beams”? Because I didn’t notice it until a day and a half later, when I was working on the ACTUAL Sun-Beams, and no one told me…
The Christmas Jammies people have struck again. I find this one particularly entertaining seeing as how I am currently away with the two kids while Mr. Andi is home alone.
Mr. Andi and Nathan caught a big amberjack last weekend!
Well, not really. Mr. Andi caught it without Nathan’s help. But he’s mighty proud of Daddy’s catch, as you can see.
Finally… a dad that isn’t an idiot and is understood to be a valuable contribution to the parenting dynamic. I can’t be the only one who’s grown weary of the whole “goofball/idiot dad” persona that persists in entertainment, can I? Good job, Cheerios.
Sidebar comment for those of you who grew up in the 80s: the dad is very Ferris, don’t you think? I also love it for that.
Speaking of #5, the main reason I’m not a fan of Frozen is the way the men are portrayed in the movie. Hans is bad (for which nary a hint is given) and a lot of screen time is spent on Kristoff but in the end he’s basically irrelevant eye candy. I’m happy Disney did a sister/family love story, but did they really have to do it at the expense of the men?
That’s why I don’t like Frozen. Since you didn’t ask. 🙂
As I pulled out of the driveway yesterday, I snapped a quick photo of the Dr. Pepper in a glass bottle I was drinking – Mr. Andi gassed up the car and picked up that little happy for me (swoon!) But what made the photo (and the moment) even more awesome: the song that came on the radio – that you can see in the background – was Green Day’s “Wake Me Up When September Ends.”
I decided right then and there that it’s my new theme song for this Endless Summer.
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Have a great weekend!
This post was inspired by and is linked to Conversion Diary‘s 7 Quick Takes.
Isn’t Christmas Jammies the opposite of the Cheerios ad. Not that it isn’t true…
Ha! It sort of is, but in the case it’s self-deprecating humor so not quite the same.