Guest Blogger

Editor’s Note: Matt is guest blogging tonight.

Amber has been very busy recently and she asked me to jump in with something tonight. In keeping with the theme of the blog, the girls have played in the water most of the weekend. We have a larger inflatable pool and a smaller one with a slide, so they made the most of the hot, sunny weekend. They both have a very nice tan, whereas Dad is more of a light red. I wanted to take it a step further and bring Mario out to play in the pool with us, but I got vetoed.

Amber is better at remembering specific things that the girls do and say, but I have noticed a couple of trends recently. Pumpkin Pie is a lot like her Dad…A LOT! Recently, she has shown an increasing penchant for falling down…slipping down the steps, stumbling over the rug in the living room, etc. Bless her heart, she comes by it honest. Sweet Pea, on the other hand, is Amber’s “Mini-Me”…never met a stranger, independent and outspoken. The fun thing is when Mom or Dad try to deal out the discipline and she digs her heels in refuses to budge. As parents, we have to stand firm, but when she gets something in her head she will stick to it to the end of time. Again, she comes by it honest.

In other news, inflatable objects have been in grave danger in and around our house this weekend. One of our inflatable pools went down early on and we had to go out and get another. Then on Saturday evening I noticed that my driver side rear tire was low, so I aired it up with the intention of taking it to get patched on Monday. When I got up this morning to check the tire, I found that the tire was low, but the front tire on the same side was completely flat! New tires were needed by the end of Summer anyway, so we just took it and got 4 new tires. My wife has a knack for flattening tires by picking up nails, screws, glass, even a metal coathanger (true story)! Needless to say she is relishing in my recent tire woes. However, she put most of the wear on these tires before she got her new vehicle so I contend that the damage was done and the weekends events were inevitable.

I know this has been a little long and I appreciate you sticking with me. Amber will return soon with more quotes and funny stories. She will be proud that today’s entry contains no politics, sports, or PS3 conversation.