The Dirtbag Dad

Car Talk

This may very well be my all time favorite item for which Tom and Ray Magliozzi (Click and Clack of Car Talk) requested the answer to the weekly puzzler  be sent in upon:

"And if you know the answer… write it on the hood of a Subaru Outback 86 with four Nokia Hakapolita snow tires and Thule car rack system and pre-installed Free Tibet and I’m Pro Sheep and I vote bumpers stickers…"

I have seen this very car on many occassions. :-)

Two of the funniest, smartest, and most down to earth people I've ever known.  New England at its very best.

Holiday Eating Strategies 2013

A short funny post from Brendan Leonard:

    It's Time to Gain That Holiday Weight Again

I think we all can relate to this on some level!

Happy Holidays!

Scheduling Gymnastics: Week Long Edition

I recently posted about a wild Saturday morning (Scheduling Gymnastics).

I just took a look at my past week and thought, "How do I do it?"  My wife and I ask each other this question at least a couple of times a week. How do we do it?  If you know, please tell us.  It would be most helpful.

Behold (you can click the image to display it full size):

A couple of notes:

• Most importantly, it may appear that Jade is turning 47.  This is an outright falsehood.  My Contacts app makes you put a year in for birthdays, so I just picked my wife's birth year.  In reality, Jade's birthday is a closely guarded state secret. Even the NSA has no clue. I am guessing she is at least 10 to 15 years younger.
• The monkey wrench this week was, all while Jennifer was in NYC for work, that Audrey got stung by a bee on her foot (this could be a 10 part blog post in itself). This happened on Monday. The bee sting and subsequently swelling foot added multiple doctor visits in addition to already scheduled orthodontist appointments for both she and Colin.