There are times when I look at my son and say, “STOP DOING THAT!” ‘That’, of course, is usually something involving torturing his sister. Of course, she tortures him as well, usually through made up songs. Since Laureen’s birthday is coming up, last night, Jacob called a meeting of the family-not-Laureen in his room. He …
Category Archives: Jacob
How I spent my summer, by Jacob
Actually, I’ll tell Jacob’s tale of travels afar. Some background: my dad works for American Airlines. This allows us some prvileges that come with being related to an employee of an airline, namely flying “cheaply”. I always have to qualify it when I talk about it, because while the employee and his immediate family get …
Jacob, School, and Reversing the Field
This note comes courtesy of Laureen: Ok-looks like homeschooling is officially on hold. Seems like Mrs. Fuller is dearly beloved by all the staff, and judging by the number of older kids who stopped by to say hello to her at meet-the-teacher tonight, her students love her, too. Jacob’s class has 15 girls, 7 boys, …
Scenes from the Day
My children are chicken-fried nuts. Jacob is chaotic at times, but underneath that boy who’s running around screaming and pretending to be a robot is a very keen mind. Exemplar gratis: we used to own a hammock. It’s strings have long since rotted away, but we did keep the hammock stand, a set of tubes …
New Photos
I’ve added some photos from May, June, and July, including a picture of the cocoonie as Jacob calls it. May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 This set contains the cocoonie, stylishly disguised as a sumo outfit.
Cocooning.
Jacob’s been a little bit odd lately. I’m not sure what it is, but he’s had a moment of either sheer brilliance or lunacy. Laureen found a dress at the thrift store which essentially looks like a shift. It’s copper colored, sleveless, etc. Jacob likes to get in through the neck hole and work his …
Under Where?
I’m starting to think the time you feel most out of sorts is when you’re wearing underwear that doesn’t work for you. It’s either that it’s too small, or too big, or it bunches up, or… This is coming from a guy. I only have one undergarment. I have a hard time imagining the struggles …
CT Scans, IVs, and Wisdom
On Saturday, June 1, I was driving back home from the airport. Jessie was in the van, asleep as usual when we go to drop Jacob off for a visit with the grandparents. I had just turned onto the toll road to head back home, when in my left temple, I felt the sensation of …
Jacob’s Pre-School Graduation and Jessie’s Third Birthday Pics
Pics now available! Jacob’s Graduation Jessie’s Third Birthday Sorry it’s taken so long. Wanted to get the images.
5 Years
It was shortly after 2 a.m. on this day five years ago when I placed a phone call to my mother-in-law and said to her that “Jacob Carl DeWayne Jones was born at 1:44 a.m. weighing 4.04 kg (8 lbs, 3 oz.), and he is perfect.” I don’t remember everything about that day. I’d taken …