Posts Tagged “Ciaranisms”
“Mummies are the original zombies. Just wrapped up in toilet paper.” – Ciárán This year was somewhat excruciating with regards to getting the kids costumed up for Halloween. August knew what he wanted, thankfully. He plans on being the 9th Doctor from “Doctor Who” which didn’t take much. We purchased an appropriate Sonic Screwdriver, August…
This year it was Ciárán’s turn to attend Cub Scout Day Camp. With August already having crossed over into Boy Scouts he couldn’t participate – he will be participating in his own adventures. Also this year is the first time I helped out. After registering and checking in the activity was within our group to…
Yes, I know this is actually Sunday, but there wasn’t a heck of a lot going on last week until Friday. And then things just got… busy. Ciárán celebrated turning 8 on Tuesday. Friday morning we had a family photo shoot over at Manguson Park. Friday afternoon Ciárán had a birthday party, which is…
While we were on vacation in Oregon Ciárán came downstairs one morning. It was early enough that people weren’t really up yet for the day. “Is Xavier down here?” “No, he isn’t. Why?” “He’s not in his bed. I thought he was kidnapped.”
I had previously blogged about Ciárán’s reluctance to go back to a movie theater after having a horrible experience back in 2011. A year and a half ago he tried to overcome his fear and it did not go well. Since then more movies have come and gone and Ciárán has not shown any interest…
Ciárán has turned into a reading machine. First grade has been very good to him. He has steadily improved his ability and actively enjoys reading – something you simply can not teach. Over the last couple of weeks he blasted through the last few of the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid books. Then in two…
I will freely admit to “Mr. Moonlight” being one of my least favorite Beatles tracks. Recorded for the band’s fourth album it feels very much like filler. Credited to Roy Lee Johnson, the Beatles performed the song for a while – appearing on the Live At The Star Club album (the version I prefer to…
We were driving home from an errand (dropping August and Dela off somewhere, not important). Suddenly I hear Ciaran from the back exclaim, “Pancakes are like heaven. If you don’t serve a good pancake, you don’t serve good food.”
Ciaran is getting new glasses soon. My wife’s health benefits allow for this to happen on a regular basis, and with 5 of the 7 in the family using corrective lenses, that’s a big deal. He first got glasses 2 years ago and had to have them replaced 6 months after that. I don’t remember…
What a heck of a ride it’s been so far. You are the most particular of our kids with your own peculiarities that seem… I don’t know… we’ve always referred to you as an 80 year old, even from birth. You are the youngest curmudgeon we have ever met and so self-confident, so sure of…