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November 27, 2004

Ring a ding ding

At the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon (thanks to m-w.com for the spelling), I've got to say that it makes me cranky that my cell phone can't just ring like a cell phone. I don't like the "Cingular" sound that comes with it and the rest of the included "ringtones" are irritatingly uselsess.

I believe that people really like being able to customize their cell phone with cool ringtones. I get it. But what about us backwards people who just want their phone to ring like a phone? I'm all for freedom to choose. I gotta say though, the choices for ringtones suck.

I'm just sayin.

November 26, 2004

Chris' Christmas List

My lovely wife has been getting after me to get my Christmas list together. Here it is...

Books and Stuff from Amazon
The Lord of the Rings - Return of the King, Extended Edition DVD This will complete my collection of the LOTR Extended Edition movies.

Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1) by Neal Stephenson. $17.61

The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 2) by Neal Stephenson. $16.77

My Life by Bill Clinton. $21.00

Caesar's Palace Casino Style 100-Chip Poker Set $34.95

Geeky Toys
Powerbook Power Adapter. An extra power adapter for my notebook computer. $39.99

ROMP (Random Oscillating Magnetic Pendulum). A fun little desk item from our buddies at Think Geek. $14.99

iTunes Gift Certificate. A great way to buy music online. Legally.

Accessories for my newly acquired cell phone (Motorola V551)
Data Cable for Motorola V551. This cable will make Sync'ing my cell phone with the computer a lot easier and quicker. $21.66

Car charger. Handy car charger. $6.99

Cell Phone Holster. A cool belt clip for my phone.

Camera Phones are Cool!

Took Damon to Home Depot tonight and got this picture with my new camera phone. Kinda cool to always have a camera along for the ride.

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November 21, 2004

Dancing Baby

Damon and I went to the Kinship Center Adoption day celebration this afternoon for a little while. There were a bunch of fun things going on, including a guy doing charicatures. Here's the one he did of Damon:

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November 18, 2004

Damon's Christmas List

Damon's been going through the Sears catalog and browsing Amazon and other sites to come up with the following list

Floating Bath Toys

Clothing - 9 month sizes and 12 month sizes. He looks best in bright colors.

  • Sleepers
  • Onsies
  • Socks (12 month+)
  • Pants & Shirts

Baby Einstein DVDs (he already has Baby Mozart, Bach, Shakespere, Einstein and Santa)

From SpanishToys.com

Baby Sign Language DVDs
My Baby Can Talk™ - First Signs DVD

Books!
Mostly board books right now


More coming soon, stay tuned to this page.

Marnia's Christmas List

Marnia, being the organized one of the bunch has had her Christmas list done for a while. Here it is.

From Dressage Extensions:
#1578 Dressage Boot Tote in taupe or blue $53.95
#1558 Top Hat Box in taupe or blue $39.95


From Target:
DPCI #214 03 0056 Moret Fitted Tank Top size Medium in Black, Light Gray, or Navy $9.99


From Dover Saddlery or 800.989.1500:
6B-3971 Nuemann Tackified Glove in black size XS $36.90
6B-3371 Shadbelly Coat Bag in navy with gray trim $39.80
6B-5030 Monogram for above item: style C, to read MMM


From The Tack Room or (877) 353-4708:
HS Sprenger System 4 Stirrups with Offset Eye [11557] $189.99

From Target or similair:
Zippered CD travel case with 12-36 cd holding capacity
Spoon rest for stove top


From Best Buy
Skip Doctor DR Motorized Disc Repair System $49.99


From Amazon or similar:
Small Wonder, The Best American Short Stories 2001, Homeland and Other Stories, Another America, By Barbara Kingsolver

Running with Scissors: A Memoir, by Augusten Burroughs

Or gift card to Amazon or Barnes and Noble, etc.


From Hokana Quarter Horses or 940·686·5912:
catalog # Max_WP_Horse Maximizing Your Western Pleasure Horse Video $74.95


From Nordstrom’s:
Gift certificate—they have the best sport socks in the world!

November 17, 2004

Sitting Bull

Damon's new "trick" is that he sits up on his own without needing to be held. As with all of his new skills, he's pretty proud of this one. When he first started sitting on his own, he'd last for a few minutes then begin listing to one side or the other and eventually fall over. He would also do face plants as he leaned too far forward.

Over the past week he's gotten a lot more skilled at sitting and falls over a lot less often.

Here are some pics from the night last week when he decided to show off for his "cousins" Victoria and Natalie.

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November 15, 2004

So Ordered

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that from this day the minor shall, to all legal intents and purposes, be the child of the petitioners and, for the purpose of inheritance and all other legal incidents and consequences, the same as if born to them in wedlock;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the name of the child be, and is DAMON CHRISTOPHER HENRY.
Well folks, that's it. The adoption is 100% complete. We got a copy of the final court order in the mail today finally and officially finalizing Damon's adoption. Now all we gotta do is raise the baby. Something tells me that will be the more difficult of the two.

Just thought you'd like to know.

November 8, 2004

Little baby, Big baby, Grand baby

The Retrospective
First off, a little before and after. The picture on the left was taken when we were in Chicago when he was about a week old. The one on the right was taken a couple of weeks ago when we were going through his clothes to weed out the ones that he'd grown out of. It appears that he's grown a little.
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The surprise inspection
Last week my parents called to say that they were coming to visit for the weekend. While they were here, they snapped off a few (dozen) pics of the boy.

How can you not love this picture? (photo credit: the old guy)
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Here are the rest of the photos from the weekend...
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Lazy boy
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Shirtless boy
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That's all I've got for now.