Saturday night my 15 year old son was upset because he had played so much of the video game “Guitar Hero” that he now had a cheap-looking, plastic guitar where his previously handsome head should be. Okay, you know this could never happen, right? First of all, my son would not be upset by a [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Guitar Hero Blues
Posted in Deconstruction, tagged family, Guitar Hero, humor, teenagers, video games on March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
How to Fix a Leaking Shower
Posted in Deconstruction, How (Not) To Do Stuff, tagged fireplace, home improvement, How to, humor on March 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Or… Fight Water with Fire About a month ago we noticed that our master bathroom shower was leaking down into the basement. Confronting this semi-major catastrophe head on (as is our way), we strategically placed paper cups on the floor downstairs to catch the drips. Surprisingly, this wasn’t a permanent solution. Our kids kept knocking [...]
Puppy Love
Posted in Animal Farm, tagged animals, dogs, humor, love on March 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last October, my oldest son brought home a puppy. Could we keep him? Please?! No! We didn’t want a puppy. Puppies leave little “accidents” all over your house, chew up everything, and cost lots of money. Except the puppy looked like this: So, now we are the proud owners of a puppy named Graham Cracker. Only six months later, [...]
How to Sew a Patch on a Scout Uniform
Posted in How (Not) To Do Stuff, Surviving Scouts, tagged How to, humor, patches, scouts, sewing, uniforms on March 5, 2008 | Comments Off
Or: I Love to Sew. Really, I do. If you’ve ever had to sew a patch on a scout uniform, you know it can be difficult. Here are some simple steps to make the job quick and easy: Step 1.) Thread the sewing machine. Realize you can’t thread the sewing machine because, after searching through your 50 [...]
How to Lose Weight
Posted in How (Not) To Do Stuff, What's for Dinner, tagged chocolate, diet, food, How to, humor, weight loss on March 1, 2008 | Comments Off
…or Diet by Chocolate. Now that we’re well into another new year, have you become discouraged with your resolution to lose weight? Are you tired of gaining weight even though you have eaten so many carrots that the whites of your eyes have turned orange? Are you fed up with watching your teenage son eat [...]
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