If you were alarmed upon reading that title, thinking Maija is pregnant, you are correct!
HA! I lied.
But to set the record straight, we have decided that the only thing stopping us from having children now is financial instability. We are both quite eager to put forth a family, so once I get me a serious cash-flowin’ job, and we pay off some debt, then you’ll know what to expect. Incidentally, if you’d particularly like to see us have children now, we figure $50k would be enough to pay off the various banks and international governments that hound us, and get us ready for the youngens.
Anyway. Parent skills! While washing and drying the dishes, my wife doing the former, I the latter, we discussed parent skills. Dishwashing and drying is of course a most venerable one, but we hit upon driving. We both distinctly remember holding our parents in the highest esteem for their driving abilities.
Things like:
- Knowing when the yellow line was double, so you weren’t allowed to pass. How could anyone be so observant?
- Being able to read all the road signs from a useful distance. How could anyone really read that fast?
- Remembering to use the blinker EVERY time they turned a corner.
A veritable treasure trove of skills. Not unlike wife skills. I think this conversation came up because of a video I saw today of a 7 year old driving a pickup truck, getting chased by The Man.
While you’re pondering these things, go and listen to Eighties, by Yilmaz. Simply genius.
man how do you find all those crazy things to link? And how come you didn’t get one for “the Man”
Jonny you’re gonna be an awesome dad-I know it. You’re learning from the best. Hey remember that vision you had at the F5 retreat a million years ago? Something about peanut butter and pancakes.
Ok I know my memory’s wierd…
Dude, you had me flippin there for a moment, I was like waoh - something in the water the other set of newly weds from September Preggers too! Woah,
Was thinkin’ of you both today :0)
Just wanted to say hi and drop us an e-mail - then we can chat properly :0)
Gillian
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Awww….You guys do dishes together…?? ummm, i guess that is normal and necessary, eh? Watev. So yes, money can be an issue! You both rock you know!! I’m gonna love it when you got little puddles of fun blobbin around!!
And that video is creapy…
B1
Which international governments are you able to pay off with only 50k? Last time I tried that with Senegal, they wanted double.
Hello you two
What;s all this about a missing wedding ring, I pray that you will find it quick. We had a great holiday in Gisborne and have booked a unit for you guys for next January. Please let me know if we have to have a cot and highchair available
Love you guys
You’re bad. Soooo bad. If it wasn’t for the fact that we all know differently I would say you were going to Hell. The Hell in a handbasket! You think it’s funny do ya…causing us to have ’sharp intakes of breathe’ (or is that breath? I’m never quite sure) For causing us to have the dropping of the stomach sensation. For causing us to think…”Oh my God. No God. Surely not.” And then running around the room waving one’s arms in the air and screaming at the same time. (Memories of ‘Home Alone’) Babies indeed. Have you heard the saying…there’s a time and a place? Well…this isn’t the time nor the place. (And besides….YOU WILL NOT…I REPEAT….YOU WILL NOT BRING THE DESIGNATION OF GRANDAD OR GRANPA TO MY DOOR BEFORE MY 50TH YEAR! GOT THAT? MMMMMMMMMMM?
LOL……Yeeeeeeeeeeeeees, ya gotta laugh, otherwise you cry!
Love ya, love ya…The Dad xxoo