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we have a hero in the house

Journal Entry: Thu Jun 22, 2006, 3:59 PM
so the other day, my son starts pushing my daughter around. maybe that's okay in your house, but in our house, that's a no-no. but still, he's pretty insistent about it, even when his mother asks him what the problem is, like he's protecting some random spot on the carpet that he's declared is his (weirder things happen with two-year olds, as i'm sure you know). while my wife watches, after he manages to get his sister to not enter his "territory," the little guy runs to the bathroom, grabs some toilet paper, runs back, and kills a bee that had been walking along on the carpet, unnoticed by anyone else. he wraps it all up in the toilet paper, runs off, and drops it in the trash.

just like that.

he's two years old and has already picked up on the fact that, in our family, the girls are terrified by bugs (they are, though my wife can usually keep her wits about her long enough to kill anything that might threaten the children...she is getting a lot better, bless her soul) and the boys (i.e., daddy, and now him) kill the bugs.

i could hardly believe the story until i saw a virtual repeat just yesterday when they were both sitting on the porch, drawing with sidewalk chalk, when my daughter comes running in the house screaming about a tiny spider, the smallest she's ever seen (she says), out on the porch. i follow her to the porch so she can show me where it is and, as she points, my son sees this spider (it really is the smallest i've ever seen) zipping along the ground and, without moving from where he is sitting, starts attacking it with the chalk in his hands. two or three swipes of the chalk and it disappears, smashed and smeared into the line of chalk left behind by the attack. he looks at his chalk, satisfied that it is dead, and goes right back to drawing without a single word.

it's nice to know that my girls are being looked after while i'm at work.

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  • Current Age: thirty-1
  • Current Residence: Manhattan, KS (the Little Apple)
  • Interests: Juggling (actual objects, not tasks), reading, photography, family
  • Favourite movie: The Incredibles
  • Favourite band or musician: (recent) Jarabe de Palo, Yo La Tengo, Badly Drawn Boy, Pink Martini (always) TMBG, BnL
  • Favourite genre of music: Indie, Alternative...anything melodious
  • Favourite poet or writer: Douglas Adams, JK Rowling
  • Favourite photographer: Ansel Adams
  • Operating System: Win XP SP2
  • MP3 player of choice: my 3G, 15GB iPod, lovingly christened "Mk II"
  • Favourite gaming platform: the "my kids have every gaming system imaginable, do you want their ps one for free?" kind
  • Favourite cartoon character: Calvin & Hobbes
  • Personal Quote: "No other success can compensate for failure in the home." -David O. McKay
  • Tools of the Trade: Nikon 3100, the GIMP, and more than my share of luck & timing

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~MartheMa:iconMartheMa: Aug 19, 2006, 1:42:29 AM
Thank you so much for the fav :)

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~rwwingsfan19:iconrwwingsfan19: Aug 16, 2006, 9:30:15 AM
thank you so much for the :+fav:

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i really appreciate it

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~4ball:icon4ball: Aug 1, 2006, 11:56:49 AM
thanks, and thanks =D

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~CollegexDropouts:iconCollegexDropouts: Jul 31, 2006, 6:44:18 PM
aww you're a dad? congrats!!!

nice gallery.

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~4ball:icon4ball: Jul 31, 2006, 9:43:06 AM
you're welcome an equally large bunch =D

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~4ball:icon4ball: Jul 31, 2006, 9:31:31 AM
you're very welcome =D

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"Don't interrupt--you know the squirrels are my friends"
=detail24:icondetail24: Jul 29, 2006, 12:23:18 AM
thanks a bunch for the fav :)

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~Momoow:iconMomoow: Jul 28, 2006, 1:19:39 PM
thank you so much for the watch! :hug:
~schoolbookdepository:iconschoolbookdepository: Jul 27, 2006, 6:04:59 AM
Thanks very much for the fav :)
~ahhelga:iconahhelga: Jul 17, 2006, 9:58:57 PM
And I'm glad that's what you do. :)

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~schoolbookdepository:iconschoolbookdepository: Jul 17, 2006, 2:29:56 PM
Thanks very much for the faves Rik:)
~4ball:icon4ball: Jul 17, 2006, 9:26:57 AM
hey, i try to add just a little bit of meaning to everyone's life that i come in contact with. it's what i do, you know?

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~DokuHaku:iconDokuHaku: Jul 15, 2006, 12:40:50 AM
Thanks for fav+ ! Your pictures are delightful. What a fun story about the great bug killer! Thanks!

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~ahhelga:iconahhelga: Jul 15, 2006, 12:08:49 AM
That comment you left me may've been the most meaningful comment I have ever gotten. :D

Thank you so much. You deserve a watch for your greatness.

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~Misssch:iconMisssch: Jul 14, 2006, 2:40:19 PM
Thank you for the fave on Foter :heart:

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~ahhelga:iconahhelga: Jul 12, 2006, 7:22:48 PM
Hey there Neighbor! :wave:

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aka Pauline

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~PGTheGreat13:iconPGTheGreat13: Jul 10, 2006, 11:00:43 AM
You have really lovely photography here. :D

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~schoolbookdepository:iconschoolbookdepository: Jul 8, 2006, 3:35:35 AM
Thanks very much for the fav:) :)
~schoolbookdepository:iconschoolbookdepository: Jul 1, 2006, 4:21:33 PM
Thanks for another couple of faves:):)
=sundreaming:iconsundreaming: Jun 24, 2006, 6:32:21 AM
Thank you so much for the fav =)

have a great weekend :sun:

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