I’m a true CCCC.

CCCC – Chocolate Chip Cookie Connoisseur. As some of you may know, I’ve always been a fan of chocolate chip cookie. Just about any mall,  restaurant, coffee shop, or cafe that sells cookies can count me as one of their clients. Some are obviously better than others. Starbucks cookies –…

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WWF

Question: WWFD: What Would Foochi Do? Answer: WWF: World Wrestling Federation. I’m not really sure what his stage name and costume would look like…  Maybe a rabid squirrel with a cape?  (Obviously given those cheeks and that drool.)  But, I do know what his signature moves would be (written from…

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Bathroom Update

Progress on the bathroom is moving along nicely. Demolition came and went…we’ll save you the gory details. Needless to say, of all my summers spent working with concrete I’ve never hated Portland Cement so much in my life. Walls were insulated, drywall was hung, texture and paint went up. Now…

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CEO of CIO

James is CEO of CIO.  Chief Executive Officer of Cry-It-Out.  The theory goes that after 3 to 4 nights of crying, babies stop whaling and sleep through the night.  The theory fails to mention that CIO must be reimplemented after every cold, change in routine, or ethereal dental milestone. Today…

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Clavos

Jakey’s nails are dangerous.  His dad likes to call them his “clavos” or “nails” in Spanish.  Not the soft pearly nails that protect your delicate fingers.  Nails like the sharp steel daggers people use to hold wood together.  One day Teacher Linda C. showed me bloody scratches on her neck. …

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Bathoom Remodel

As some of you know we have purchased a new home in the Shasta – Hanchett neighborhood of San Jose. One of the first projects to tackle before moving in is the bathroom. It was a difficult decision because the bathroom did have some very cool features. And vintage tile…

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