Dec 28 2010

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCFCeJTEzNU


Dec 19 2010

Dinner with Santa

Cameron’s school invited Santa out to dinner with the class and their family.

Pizza and Santa – cool night.


Dec 19 2010

Tuckered toddler

We were treated to lunch by the boys Grandfather and we had a wonderful time.

The hike downtown took it’s toll on the little ones, though.  Nate just couldn’t make it on the return trip.


Dec 18 2010

Reflections

Working all week I rarely get to interact with the kids while they are lucid.  Mostly it’s after a long day (for them and me) and we are cranky, tired, and I fall into the buffer role between them and Mic.  She has had them all day and is tired of them being, well…. kids.  So, I try (I swear I do try) to calm her down and intermediate between everyone.

Weekends I get to see them for their personalities.  Cam is falling into the ‘mother’ role.  I guess all older siblings do.  Telling the younger one what to do – and mostly what not to do.

I think the most enjoyment I get is seeing their reflections of us.  What I mean by that is – Nate has my scowl.  When I tell him to pick up a toy he tilts his head down and furrows his brow – I can’t help but smile – I know where he got that from 😉

Cameron, in exasperation at whatever Nate was doing, let out a big sigh and calmly stated ‘You are getting on my last nerve’.  I’m glad I was in the kitchen at the time – because my laughter wouldn’t help.  Totally Mic in that one.


Dec 18 2010

Heat!! Oh, glorious heat!

The blower exhaust fan seized on the furnace so for stupid “safety reasons” it wouldn’t turn on.
After a bit of ingenuity I had it up and running again – at least for the night.

Mic called our local Green Comfort Heating and Air – and the guy was awesome enough to drop of a new motor last evening.  I had it installed and everything was toasty once again.

Now… I know what you are thinking… I got it working by bypassing the safety circuit or shorting the exhaust vacuum sensor switch or something else that would cause us to sleep peacefully in carbon monoxide induced slumber, but I am not that adventurous.  I actually got out my trusty can of white grease and dunked the whole damned motor in it.

Hey – it ran for another 12 hours at least 😉


Dec 16 2010

Furnace dead….

Cold house.  🙁

Boo.


Dec 7 2010

And then there were three…


Nov 21 2010

Dad.. please turn up the heat!



Nov 17 2010

Not too much longer..


Nov 14 2010

Nate’s electrical burn

While Mic and I were cleaning, we set the boys up in the living room with the electronic babysitter (in their case – Gummie Bears).  While I was in my office (3 feet away heh heh), Nate decided to touch the plug for the living room lamp.  Before I knew it, there was a nice blue flash and the lights went out on the fish tank.

I was expecting a scream or yell or some sort of reaction from Nate – but nothing.  I jumped up and ran to him – when I saw he was just sitting there staring at me – I blasted him.  If he was okay – he was in trouble!  I’ve told them how many times not to play with wires?!!??

A snatched him up and headed towards the kitchen.  Michelle was doing some dishes when I dumped him on the counter to check him over for burns.  The back of his left hand, right above his wrist had a flash burn with a nice charcoal steak of black.  It appeared to be simply a proximity flash burn so I didn’t worry all too much.  I scolded him and his brother to remind them how dangerous wires can be.

Michelle doesn’t know how to treat electrical burns and she has seen the same electrical safety videos as I during our hydro/cabling training.  If there is an entry wound – look for an exit wound and determine if the electrical path crossed the heart.  If it did – you are in trouble.  Either way – if there is an exit wound, you are in for a bad time.

We stripped him down to make sure – nothing.  Just a localized surface burn probably not even a conductive burn at all.  Still not knowing how to treat an electrical burn and not wanting to underact, we called tele-health.  They, of course, suggested we go to emerge.  So – we packed up and headed in.

They said that it wasn’t serious – just make sure no infection sets in and gauzed him up and sent us home with enough dressing for the next few days.

The best part?  He never cried.  No screams when it went ‘bang’.  He seemed more upset I yelled at him than anything.  The dude has no fear and no sense of pain.