The childrens are growing up very fast. I'm extremely thankful for them.
I'm also thankful for my wife, friends, new babies, family, the Colts, action figures, Smallville and Glee.
This year's been a little rough as far as finances go, so I'm a bit unthankful for that, but I know shit could be much worse.
I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving traditions with Allyson, Max, and Flipper (Ben sounds like a dolphin when he laughs and he's obviously faster than lightning).
Happy Thanksgiving folks! And a happy day to those of you who do not celebrate Thanksgiving.
It's me Corky. Sorry I've been away for so long... Just with the kids catching everything under the sun, the new NFL season, new TV shows like Glee, and as always the dishes, I let the log get away from me for a couple of weeks.
I've got a lot of stuff I want to do with the log and eventually I would like to marry it to some of my other Internet stomping grounds and persona's but first I have a decent amount of house cleaning to do.
Other than that, life is busy and good. Hope to be back on track with the log soon and looking forward to hearing from you, and not just on Touched By An Angel!
Lots to do this morning! Dishes need to be washed, Laundry needs to be laundered, Corky needs to wash behind his ears and under his arms, and the house needs to be set up by 8:00 AM so that Max will have a house to tear apart. The garbage also needs to go out to curb this morning cause Monday is garbage pick up day.
Somewhere around 8:05 Max watches a Baby Einstein or Sesame Street DVD that he mandatorily (Corky word) has to insert into DVD player. Sometimes I watch and other times I take advantage and do a load of dishes or what not.
By 8:45 at the absolute latest breakfast needs to be prepared. Good thing the kid loves cereal and yogurt or I'd really be up Shit's Creek. Recently Max has taken a liking to eggs but I'm not ready to commit to using the burner before 12:00 PM. Fuck that noise.
There's also the Ever Lovin' Unpredictable Hazel-Eyed Benjamin Clark to factor in. You never know when he's going to decide it's time to eat or when he'll need a mandatory diaper change. The best I can hope for these days is a nice healthy feeding between 7:00 and 8:00 AM or after 9:00 AM. Somedays I win and other days I don't win.
By 9:00 or 9:30 AM Allyson gets up and takes over. She has similar experiences with the kids during my rest period. There's Lunch, shopping, snacks, feedings, feedings, diaper changes and more feedings before Corky's rest period comes to a grinding halt at 5:00 PM.
Then from 5:00 to 8:30 PM we tag team the kids and we still don't stand a chance. From time to time Allyson or I will sneak off and sit down in front of the computer during Evening Doubles, but we always seem to thwart each other pretty quickly.
By 8:30, Good Night, I Love You books are read, diapers are changed, children are bathed, and Max is in bed.
From 8:30 to 10:30 we try to squeeze in a warm dinner, but most of the time Ben mandatorily wakes up for an after dinner, dinner feeding. Usually right around the time we put our food on our plates. From 10:30 till 5 or so I go to work. In August Allyson will start working again. That's when things will get really interesting. I can't really speak for Allyson, but I'm ready for another KID!!!
It is now 7:30 AM and Max is awake. This changes EVERYTHING! ____________________________________________________________
willSix interposes: This is the only way to read children's books.
The Summer's off to a pretty nice start despite the heat and ridiculous thunder storms. It's been a long time since I was a Summer person but it looks like I'm back!
Obviously my kids have a lot to do with it and I think the economy may be playing a part too. I hear a lot of people are interested inspending time outside again and backyards seem to be really big this year. I've been eyeballing some pretty sweet patio furniture myself lately. I also have a vision of a really nice wooden swing set for the boys.
The other night my wife and I were sitting out back and I saw a lightning bug that triggered an emotional response from me. All sorts of really fond memories of Summertime came flooding back into my brain, like Summers down at the Jersey Shore, camping, fishing, playing war with the neighborhood kids etc. Really good American Summertime shit.
Of course there are a few minor issues... It seems that I only own one pair of shorts and two bathing suits. I have absolutely no idea what people are wearing from June to September these days, but I'm fairly confident that I'll figure it out.
I should also mention that Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince comes out in a couple of weeks. I've already started the Pot-a-thon in preparation for what will be the biggest Summer movie of the year. Corky personally guarantees it! Pretty bold prediction if you ask me. _________________________________________________
It's amazing how much stuff I forgot about infants, and Ben's very cool older brother Max isn't even two yet!
Makes me wonder how much other crap I've simply forgotten or buried in the back of my head...
I think we're starting to get the hang of having two kids though. The craziest part is that they seem to be on the same exact schedule. When it's time for one to eat, it's time for the other to eat. When it's time to change Ben's diaper, it's time to change Max's diaper. Crazy shit.
But the biggest surprise to me is how much more garbage there is. Every time I turn around I'm taking out another fucking bag of garbage. I should probably call the garbage company and tell them to bring me a second complimentary can, cause we're going to need it.
How's Max doing? Max is great. He seems to really like having a little brother. Sure he likes to steal Ben's pacifier and bottle from time to time, but who doesn't?
The childrens are growing up very fast. I'm extremely thankful for them. 
