after 15 or so long years of being a pack a day smoker, Daddy has quit. 1 year after Grandma Barb fell victim to small-cell lung cancer, Daddy owns up to his promise to Grandma Barb to quit smoking. Better late than never. Below are pictures of the last two simultaneous cigarettes daddy smoked.
Daddy, like most men, likes fire. Moreover, daddy likes explosions. Daddy poured some lighter fluid over his bag of tobacco and his box of empty cigarette tubes (I rolled my own for the past 3 years or so), lit his last two cigaretters, lit the pile of paraphernalia, and tossed his lighter on the pile. About 3 minutes later, the fire exploded in spectacular fashion, even surprising Daddy. It blew half the garage to hell.
No more Mr marlboro man. I’m done with you. May you rot in the back of my mind as a memory of what once was. Here’s to marathons, stairs without being out of breath, being less smelly, and an overall longer life expectancy. If grandma barb could do it for over 10 years, if Grandpa Clark (not to mention Grandpa Don and Grandma Carole) can do it, so help me god, So can Jonathan and Justins father. Best of luck to me.
JMG, JPG
quitting smoking, smoking
Mr Justin is growing up so fast, he’s a totally different person every single day! Here’s some pictures over the last month or so since my last update. Laziness? No…of course not! Having absolutely no time to do anything? Yep, that’d be it! I have a ton of other pictures on both my and Morgan’s cell phones, I’ll get those up here tomorrow, moving the pictures from our phones is an incredible pain…
Infancy, JPG
growing up
On the menu:
Shrimp and cocktail sauce
Tortilla chips and fresh homemade guacamole
Crab stuffed mushrooms
Cranberry brie/bruschetta
Meatloaf
Maryland crab cakes
Potatoes au gratin
And for dessert:
hot chocolate lava cupcake….thingymajiggers!
Infancy, JPG
food
I haven’t updated in quite a while. Baby life is a busy life. Here are some various pictures from the past couple of weeks or so. Enjoy!
Infancy, JMG, JPG
carseat baby, daddy and baby, jonathan, jonathan feeding justin, justin, sleeping baby
Justin hates baths, they really, really, really make him mad! So when we think he’s not going to sleep very good at night, because he’s slept so much during the day, we declare it bath time and wear him out! He’s currently snoozing away with no signs of waking up any time soon. Yay sleep for everybody!
Infancy, JPG
bathtime, bedtime, double fisted
I got these from Morgans phone today, still not the ones we took and lost on the real camera, but better than nothing!
Birth, JPG
big brother, Hospital, justin
Taken around January 5th and 6th 2009, Justin is all smiles…sometimes.
Infancy, JPG
baby steps, smiles
Being off work for 2 weeks after Justin was born meant that I got to assume the position of “Lead night-shift captain” in the Republic Army of Justin’s Sleep Schedule. Sometimes Justin would not be sleeping, eating, or both simultaneously, and then he and I would hang out and have great conversations and debates about politics, religion, and the polar ice caps.
Infancy, JPG
These pictures were taken between 12/29/2008 and 12/31/2008. Yes, New Years Eve was our first night home with Justin. It sure was a blast!
Birth, JPG
Burrito Baby, Hospital, New Baby
Recent Comments