Do you serve crabs here?

So I caught crabs on V.D. (Vet's Day). Lots of them. So many in fact, that I played Santa Crabs and gave a bunch of people crabs when I got back. Man, that's some good meat. I think I might go back tomorrow too. I stayed down at Ft.Stevens in Hammond, OR. with my coaching buddies Pat and Bob. The first night I slept with Pat and while laying in bed, the following conversation may or may not have actually happened:

Pat- "Mamma Mia was a tough one to sit through."

Andy - "Oh man, I hated that movie! Just when you think you're going to get some dialogue, here comes another song!"

Pat - "And Pierce Brosnan can't sing."

(. . . long pause . . .)

Andy - "I love The Sound of Music. . ."

Nothing like a little "guy-time" to purge the system.

This is really sweet. About 12:45 AM last night, Dash crawled into my bed - which is no small feat now that I have a brand new twin that my buddy Brent gifted me. Anyway, I asked him why he was in here and if anything was wrong and he said, "No, I wanna sleep with you." He has slept with me at times before, when my bed was bigger, but he never makes a midnight bed swap. Then he snuggles up to me and says, "Daddy hold my hand." So I did, and that's how we fell asleep. I woke up about an hour later because he had successfully taken over the bed so I moved to the floor.

Reveal and Reciprocate

As the King Blogger of this site, I feel it important that you Blogees know whom you serve here. Some things you may not know about me:

1. I love a good Creme Soda, but I don't like soda pop in general - but I always have some at home.

2. Maybe it's not too suprising, but if it's got cheese in it (real or artificial), I'm probably going to eat it. Same for sausage too.

3. Crabbing is my new favorite past-time. I'm going next week.

4. Before I had decided to become a teacher, I wanted to work at a zoo or SeaWorld. No lie.

5. Dash hasn't responded well to the couple times I've spanked him, but if I tell him to go to his room he will - even if he's in mid-temper-tantrum. It's hilarious really, but I'm thankful.

6. In my life, I've had a bunch of different creatures for pets: fish, frogs, snakes, salemanders, dogs, cats, praying mantis and I've been close to getting a skink and a bird. I think it's a very boy-ish thing to do. I'll even grab creatures outside around the house just so I can show Kaed or Dash.

7. I've never bungie jumped, but I have jumped off bridges.

8. I've never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music.

9. I love that my 2 favorite shows from my childhood have been remade into movies - GIJoe and A-team.

10. I got told I look like Dane Cook again for the 2nd time in 2 weeks. I guess he's sort of funny (Employee of the Month cracked me up a bit) so I didn't take offense. So if you're keeping track at home, since I've been a teacher, I've been compared to Dane Cook, John Cusak, Johnny Depp (?) and Ray freaking Liotta (!). And one Latino student asked me if I was Latino. I said, "Of course."

The other day Dash was playing Halo on the xbox. Yes, he's actually playing it. Not very well, but he can move the guy around and shoot the gun near where the aliens are. Anyway, he was so locked into the game that he didn't get up to go to the bathroom so he peed his pants. When asked why, he said that he wanted to play. He'd rather pee himself than stop playing his game! Should I be concerned or proud? That, my friends, is dedication.

All Hallow's Eve.... 2009

This year for Halloween, Kaed was BumbleBee (from Transformers) and Dash was Yoda (from StarWars) - or YoDash as I like to call him. Good costumes this year!

We also did a bit o' Jack-o-lantern carving as well. Kaed gave me a picture of how he wanted his to look and I carved it for him. He did get to scoop out the guts of the pumkins though - and he loved it. Dash was sick when we did this so his punkin reflected it. It's too bad we get like 3 trick-or-treaters because our carvings are nice.

Yet another sign that Dash is Andy's kid... He picks his fingernails. Constantly. In my life, I can honestly say I've NEVER done 2 things that you may find odd - especially at age 32: I've never ironed a shirt/pant, and I've never once used fingernail clippers (for my fingers anyway). I've always picked my fingernails off as long as I can remember. Not chew though - that'd be gross. Gramma Gloria and Mom can vouch. I still do it. Some of you may find this to be a little gross or annoying, but for me it's quite convenient. Don't worry, I throw them away. There are few things worse than stepping on a finger/toe nail! Awck! (I just gagged) At least I'm responsible about it. And now Dash does it. I don't necessarily like the fact he is doing this, but I can't exactly be bummed about it either.

Quick, what's the best Halloween candy? Answer: anything that is regular or Super size! "Fun" size is neither fun nor is it NOT a complete rip-off. Discuss.... (if you just docked me points because I used a double-negative then you're a nerd Dad and you need to let it go) And it's too bad we live in a day where home-made carmel'd apples and popcorn balls have to get tossed. I always like those.

Now, what is the WORST Halloween candy? For me it's a cold BigHunk bar. The worst. Not because of it's taste, but because it's nearly impossible to eat when it's cold! It's to the point now where if I see a BigHunk (anywhere) I get enraged. You'd think I'd love them since they named it after me . . . At least a Bit-o-Honey are bite size so you can suck on them for a minute.

I confess, I have an unhealthy addiction . . . to McDonald's french fries. I need help. Seriously. It hasn't affected my weight (yet) but I fear what my BP might be. I'm lovin' it - a little too much.

Speaking of nerds, this is my costume this year. Can you guess what I am? . . . That's right, I'm a Binomial Product! Or a Factored Trinomial - whatever you prefer. I just walk around saying, "Hi, I'm Bi." Got some funny looks... Thanks again for the shirt, whichever brother got it for me! (click on the picture to see it's details)

See you guys later. I'm off to hunt for a #2 (that's code for a QP with C meal at the golden arches).

The Force is strong with this one.
Coolest straw ever. The boys were dying with laughter! Me too...