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Differences of being a dad (#10)

2009-10-27T23:04:00Z

Getting a few minutes to yourself is a rarity.

Differences of being a dad (#9)

2009-10-10T18:40:00Z

Meals are centered around kids, and you are happy with that.

We bought a house

2009-09-23T22:42:00Z

We bought a house in Kenmore, WA a month ago.

Seems like a reasonable time to buy.

Being a home owner so far has been great. Primarily because we didn’t have to make a mortgage payment for September. And nothing’s broke so far.

Differences of being a dad (7)

2009-04-17T22:07:00Z

You realize that sometimes people cry for half an hour for no reason at all.

Differences of being a dad (8)

2009-04-17T22:07:00Z

You really appreciate drive through restaurants.

Differences of being a dad (6)

2009-04-16T00:58:00Z

Poop is not as disgusting as it used be.

Differences of being a dad (5)

2009-04-13T07:03:00Z

There’s a lot more goldfish crackers in the house.

Differences of being a dad (4)

2009-04-12T17:13:00Z

7:30 am is sleeping in.

Differences of being a dad (3)

2009-04-09T17:06:00Z

Each week needs to be planned out in advance.

Differences of being a dad (2)

2009-04-08T20:36:00Z

Getting ready to leave the house in the morning now takes at least thirty minutes. An hour if you need to shower and get yourself ready.

Differences of being a dad (1)

2009-04-08T14:47:00Z

Breakfast now takes forty minutes of preparation, feeding, and cleaning up. Instead of five minutes.

GroupieGuide gets famous

2009-02-16T22:20:00Z

I’ve been working on GroupieGuide for a while now, and it finally got some press! Read the article here.

Move complete

2009-02-13T16:19:00Z

Moved into an apartment. I like it. Jessa’s still getting used to it.

It was a massive downsizing, going from a four bedroom 1800 sq foot place with a garage to a two bedroom 800 square foot apartment was a bit of a shock. We had to get rid of a lot of crap—probably good for us.

I figure that the move will save us at least $12,000 a year, which means that before taxes, we can bring home $16,000 less a year and still be in the same place. That’s close to half of a teacher’s salary. That house was expensive.

Cat

2008-11-17T21:38:00Z

The cat hopped on my lap while I’m working on the computer.

Best cat ever.

Coffee

2008-11-09T14:25:00Z

I’m drinking a lot of coffee recently. I wonder how much is too much.

I’ve been frequenting a lot of non-starbucks places recently, and I think their drip coffee is better than sbux. I’m not a food snob by any means, but starbucks often tastes more bitter than other places.