LEFTOVERS IN BBEEEEEEEEEEDDDDD!

You'll notice that both Mrs. H and I are in the picture. So, who might be taking the picture?

Clicking on the image to see the larger-than-life version might allow you to see that the expression on my face isn't one of pure surprise . . .

"Put the camera down, NOW!"

Cartoons and Legos

Have you ever wondered about what living with a house full of girls does to the only male of the house? I have. I'm already sure I know more about Hello Kitty than most guys, and am adding knowledge of other foreign cartoon characters as well. These include Pocoyo, Kai-Lan, and Pokemon at the moment. What happens when I have two girls?

For those of you who wish to test your knowledge on the above characters, can you name the countries of origin for each without resorting to web searches?

I've also been getting pretty good with pop beads. However, I'm trying fight back. Kid H and I spent a lot of time a few weekends ago working on building a Sikorsky Skycrane Lego set (which I'm proud to say I knew by name when I saw the box on the shelf), complete with a working winch. It's a pretty close model of the original, and both Kid H and I are enjoying playing with it. We're going to try for the plane or boat next, but need to find one of the pieces of the rotor first. It's probably under a sofa.

Rainy days

"Summer" in Boston this year has mainly consisted of rain. I don't mind it, since it's relaxing, and keeps me from feeling like I'm missing out on doing something inside during the day while I'm working. However Kid H doesn't feel the same way. She's bored.

So, what to do? How about take some crazy pictures? Good idea! Here are the results:

Legacy and an announcement

It's funny to be only in your 30s and already thinking about your legacy, but I find myself doing that already. Actually, this sort of thinking really started in earnest earlier this week after a doctor's appointment when we found out that . . .

Mrs. H will be having a baby girl in December!

Kid H is looking forward to it, as are we. Mrs. H is doing great, and looks fantastic. She's doing so much better than the last time around. There are going to be a lot of changes connected to having another baby in terms of how life works for us, but we are trusting the Lord to help us through these changes, as he has with all the other seemingly large ones previously.

I also need to apologize to those of you who follow this blog closely. I've been rather preoccupied with some other projects recently, so haven't posted as regularly as I should have. For those who are interested, my excuses are as follow:

• July is the Tour de France. If it's on, I'm watching it, period. Every night.
• Mrs. H is pregnant, and I'm filling the Hausmeister role more than ever.
• Work's been challenging, but I can now install WSS or MOSS 2007 with Kerberos and PerformancePoint Server, on both Windows Server 2005 and 2008 platforms as well as setting up the SPNs, service accounts, and databases. If you could follow all that, I feel bad for you.
• I'm getting peed on a lot. Kid H comes out to get a snuggle at night, I go in and fall asleep. The next thing I know, I'm laying in a quarter inch puddle of fresh, hot . . . well you know.
• Speaking of sleeping arrangements, we have a two bedroom apartment, and I don't sleep in either. I'll be on the sofa till December, I think.
• I'm trying to read all the books on the Fog Creek management internship booklist. So far, I'm halfway through the first one. I know. Congratulate me now.

So, to make up for my lapses, I'll try to post a few posts that cover what we've been up to since the last post to keep you up-to-date. Until then . . .