HOT Dogs

So, I recently learned something.

The hot dogs at K-Mart are not worth eating. Last week, Eli hadn't had dinner yet and we were running errands. I was also hungry so we got hot dogs. K-Mart has one of these little cafe things where they have slushies, nachos, and hot dogs. From what I could tell they had been under the heat lamp at least 4-6 days, so long in fact, that instead of being plump and juicy, they were shriveled and leathery. It was more like Dog Jerky than Hot Dog. Which brings us to the meat: I don't know what goes into a hot dog, I prefer not to know. As long as it is juicy and tasty, I
don't care if it is pork, beef, or chicken skin. This hot dog however, had a grainy texture that was either sawdust, or dog meat.

You are probably blaming me for where I got the food. Well, you would be right. I mean if you want a steak you don't go to McDonald's, if you want Shrimp you don't go to Wendy's, and if you want good food, you don't go to Taco Bell.

Well, as any connoisseur of hot dogs knows, the best ones come from the most questionable places: street vendors, sporting events, and Wienerschnitzel. K-mart falls into that category. If any hot dog has the potential, it is the questionable rotisserie, recycled grease, and underpaid employee at K-Mart.

I gambled, I lost.

Eli Lost too... as the contents of his stomach ended up in his bed the next morning.

Stay tuned for a helpful homemaking tip: remove the hot dog chunks before putting sheets in the washer. They do not dissolve like I thought they would and Bridget did not appreciate my "help" when she had to pick them out later.

Eli's Bed

I got Eli up from his nap.

He was happy to see me.

He showed me a wet spot on the bed.

He then informed me it "rained" on his bed.

Yeah... I need to go change the sheets.

Update

The night shift.

I have no Idea when I am supposed to eat. Working nights means my day starts at 10pm and ends at 7am. So I sleep from 8a. the problem is my body jerks awake at noon and tells me to wake up. The frustrating thing is that dinner is now at 7 am, and breakfast at 1pm. Well, Eggs and toast at Noon seems wierd, steak at 7 am seems odd too.

Cold cereal can be eaten at any time, but isn't really filling or lasting so if I don't eat a decent meal at 7am, I wake up hungry. Then I don't know when to eat my meal before work. As a result, I eat 5 meals perday and still seem hungry. Does anyone have any Ideas of a good meal that can be eaten at any time of the day? (steak and eggs, waffles, cold cereal are all I could come up with)

In other news, Bridget, Eli and Dora all come home today! wahoo!

No more lonely house!
Christmas music is on the Radio!
I got the decorations down!
I put the decorations from thanksgiving away!
I have 7 months left of residency!
I finished "the invisible man," "Treasure Island," and "Dr Jekly and Mr Hyde." and am starting on "David Copperfield"
I bought a motorcycle and will post pictures soon
I miss my wife.

Empty House

Similar to hearing the waves in a sea shell, if you listen to a house when the kids are gone, you can still hear crying.

Bridget and the kids are in Houston for Thanksgiving, I am working. Last night I slept alone with all the doors open and I swear Eli and Dora cried all night. Kind of creepy. I even got up once to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

I miss you honey

And the kids too.

announcement

So, I went to the gym yesterday and the treadmill kicked me off after an hour. I restarted it and ran another mile. I ran 8 miles yesterday and felt like I could have kept going. Bridget ran 6 miles the day before so I obviously had to out do that. But it got me thinking...

How hard can a marathon be? 8 miles is just under 1/3 of the total distance and it didn't really bother me too much. I haven't even trained, but I am in shape.

So I did a google search and found a marathon on a Saturday in a place that I actually think would be fun.

So in December of 2010 I am going to run in the Baton Rouge Louisiana Marathon. 26.2 miles. I have a year to train (WAY more than enough time).

Anyone want to join? You get a T-Shirt!

today's damage

So here is the tally for the day. I have gone through:

one excedrin

two aleve

four tylenol

one pizza

Finding Nemo

Horton Hears a Who (one and a half times)

two bottles of chocolate milk (one spilled)

one package of gerber bananas

6 baby bottles

6 diapers

the car museum

K-Mart

one package of balloons (best purchase ever)

Here is what I learned:

If you put your baby in a size 5 diaper, you can go longer in between changes without risking over filling.

Two-year-olds never tire of chasing balloons over the house.

After about three consecutive balloons I become Light headed.

Filling up balloons makes headaches worse.

Nap time makes dada's headache better.

Mom's do not get paid enough.

Miss you honey, only 24 more hours!

6:54AM

Bridget is in NYC for a conference. I am watching the kids on my days off.

It is 6:54am.

Already I have cleaned up an entire bottle of Eli's chocolate milk. Apparently I wasn't doing it right so he took the cap off and dumped all 12 ounces on the table/chair/floor.

While he was doing that the baby fell and hit her head on the coffee table.

While I was calming her down and cleaning him up, Dora spit up.

As I was cleaning that up, Eli got into the freezer and pulled out baking soda and dumped it all over the floor.

While I was cleaning that up, Dora fell...

I think I am done cleaning till the Kids go down for a nap...

Eli is currently running around the house with his hands out like an airplane with a Turkey decoration in one hand and the ballpopper in the other.

Dora is crying now.

I miss my wife.