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Move over CN Tower and behold the CJ Tower. It is quite majestic, or should I say at least it was. In an unfortunate turn of events a Godzilla like toddler creature leveled it shortly after it’s grand opening ceremony.

I’m not the most religious person, but it drives me absolutely nuts to see kids wearing flip flops in church. That never would have be allowed when I was an altar boy.

One of our son’s favorite things to eat are pancakes, but the other day he wasn’t so interested in them so we tried something new. Unbeknownst to us they are more fun when you dip them into syrup, rather than have the syrup poured on top of them.

Do we really need the government to waste the money on mailing us a notice that we will be getting the census form in about a week? When I got mine in the mail yesterday it was all pretty clear what I needed to do, especially with the giant “Your response is required by law” stamp right on the front of it.

We’ve had our son’s toddler bed in place for a few weeks now and we’ve tried to get him acclimated to it so we can complete the transition. This past Friday he would go from playing with his blocks in the living room to laying down on his bed and informing me that he was “seeping”. Apparently, he does not realize that there is no talking during sleepy time.

Have you ever thought about your blog’s carbon footprint? Neither had I. Yesterday I put together a piece for a client that runs a green and sustainable living blog that details the “My blog is carbon neutral campaign”.

If you have an interest in participating, check out her post on carbon neutral blogging and write a post of your own about the program. For every blog that participates a tree will be planted in Plumas National Forest in Northern California.

And this week, I’ll leave you with a fond farewell to the late Peter Graves with this cinematic classic.

jrreed

As required by law, I am responding. This was rad. It looks like I picked the wrong week to give up drinking….
http://www.edathomedad.com/ edathomedad

I remember the day's of a hot stuffy church wearing my Sunday's best. I guess times change so do dress codes. We have been taking on the bedtime experiment with up and downs. We went from our kid sporting a toddler bed to know being in a full size bed. Working on a post about all the fun of bedtime.
http://robmonroe.blogspot.com/ RobMonroe

Hot damn you take the “random” part to the extreme – my head is spinning!

Abby loves to “play” sleep. She does it in every house we go to, even if we're there fro less than an hour. It's pretty bizarre!

Have a great day!
kathybrak

Corn fritters are awesome dipped in syrup too Happy RTT!
http://jugglingeric.blogspot.com Eric D. Bolton

The block building reminds me of a coldplay album.

Playing devil's advocate about the sandals/flip flops. Didn't Jesus and the disciples wear sandals??
http://LifeofaNewDad otter321

We had a guy named Victor in our Engineering Dynamics class. The teacher asked “What's the vector Victor?” Corny but relative and that is not an easy one to work into a real life discussion.
johncaveosborne

that was awesome. love the randomness. loved peter graves. and yeah, no question, we prefer to dip our pancakes IN the syrup, not pour it over them.
http://www.almightydad.com/ Keith Wilcox

I want my blog to leave the biggest footprint possible. Therefore I've converted my computer to run on coal.

I remember with fondness the days of huge towers with tiny little bases that could stand up to a ladybug landing on it .
http://www.pjmullen.com/ PJ Mullen

At least you still have sniffing glue.
http://www.pjmullen.com/ PJ Mullen

If you've got any tricks I'd love to hear them. Our son found a few more flaws in our defenses, so we still have some childproofing to do before he ends up locking himself in his closet overnight. This kid should work for the TSA.
http://www.pjmullen.com/ PJ Mullen

Just be happy you aren't in my head, it's a mess in there. The playing sleep thing cracks me up.
http://www.pjmullen.com/ PJ Mullen

Hmm…that does sound good.
http://www.pjmullen.com/ PJ Mullen

True, but these certainly were not the apostle's sandals. It might just be my Catholic School upbringing showing, but if they're going to go for the look, then they should go all the way – robes, sandals, beards, long flowing hair.
http://www.pjmullen.com/ PJ Mullen

Talk about the stars perfectly aligning. That's pretty funny.
http://www.pjmullen.com/ PJ Mullen

Interesting, before syrup became my enemy I would drown my pancakes for maximum absorption.
http://www.pjmullen.com/ PJ Mullen

Nice, you can multi-task! Hot smoke a pork shoulder while writing a blog post
jrreed

True that my friend. True that…
http://jugglingeric.blogspot.com Eric D. Bolton

Touche
http://www.momspective.com Julie From Momspective

You're brilliant. That title is brilliant. I'm going to have to do the toddler bed soon with my 2nd and he's nowhere near like his older brother. He's actually doing flips off the couch right now.
http://www.theunmom.com/ Keely

Close enough to asleep for me!

I knew that black blogs apparently waste less energy, but I didn't know they could leave a carbon footprint. Awesome. One more thing to feel guilty about.
Seattledad

Law abiding citizen here. Cool tower. Now you just need another one. A twin. And bummer about Peter Graves. Funny dude. RIP.
http://simplefather.com simplefather

Good luck with the toddler bed. Seems it's either an easy transition, or a nightmare.
http://www.mochadad.com/ Mocha Dad

I work at a conservative corporation and I saw a guy in the cafeteria wearing flip-flops with his slacks and button-down shirt.
Uncle Vinnie

Didn't Jesus wear flip-flops?
http://www.pjmullen.com/ PJ Mullen

Thank you, I have my moments. Little man is getting evicted from his crib in about six months, so I'm hoping he takes to it quickly.
http://www.pjmullen.com/ PJ Mullen

Thank you, I have my moments. Little man is getting evicted from his crib in about six months, so I'm hoping he takes to it quickly.
http://www.pjmullen.com/ PJ Mullen

I just added a bunch of Mission Impossible to my Netflix account, plus Airplane, of course.
http://www.pjmullen.com/ PJ Mullen

Unfortunately that's what we've heard. He has been interested in trying it and likes to play on it, so we shall see.
http://www.pjmullen.com/ PJ Mullen

That look always puzzles me too, makes me wonder if they have mirrors in their home.
http://www.pjmullen.com/ PJ Mullen

He wore sandals, and if you're going to pretend to be him, then you should really go all out. Scratchy robe, flowing locks of hair, a beard and some apostles.