Who says it has to be difficult? Chapter 2

With all the discussions about JJ's day today, it's obviously time for another edition of "Parenting - Who says it has to be difficult?"


Last Friday night, Big Guy and Mama Mia got to keep Tate while JJ went to see one of her friends (I think she said her name was Margarita Knight?). This provided Big Guy yet another opportunity to share more Parenting tips with all the moms out there.

Tip 1: When faced with a fussy child, the first thing you need to do is feed them.

Bonus Tip: Pay no attention to the "brain freeze" faces.. they love it!

After dinner, you need to show them where their diapers are in case they need to change them

And before bed of course, you need to give them a bath.

Tip 2: If you use the kitchen sink, you can bathe them while you put up the dinner dishes!

Bonus Tip: DON'T use the side with the garbage disposal!

After the bath, it's off to bed. Big Guy finds that if you wedge their heads between the cushions on the sofa while you watch TV, they will soon drift off.

Tip 3: After the bath, if you put them back in the same outfit they had on, you save money and laundry time!!

Bonus Tip: DON"T try Tip 3 with diapers! Trust me on this one moms!

Early Saturday morning, JJ and Mama Mia went to Arlington for a craft fair which left Big Guy totally in charge! This gave him the opportunity to train Tate how to use Mama Mia's extension arm "grabber":

After a minimum of training, it was off to the pantry to get the Cheerios off the top shelf

Tip 4: Letting them get their own milk out of the refrigerator requires additional training

Finally, as for going to the Kimbell, Big Guy thinks this picture sums up all the culture Tate needs right now!

"Get this Big Guy, she actually thought she could outfox me into going to the Kimbell"

Politics, sex, and religion

Three subjects to avoid at a cocktail party (or blog) lest you want to start an argument, so Big Guy created a separate blog for posts on those topics!

I chose "Al Bore" for my "persona" at the alternate site and named it

A Convenient Truth

I hope you get the idea. I don't know how often there will be posts to the site (or this site for that matter) but figured I might need another blog (at least until the election is over in November) where I didn't need to worry too much about "Political Correctness".

Check it out for my first post (which I shamelessly stole from an email I got today from my sister (i.e. JJ, Nan, and Middle Daughter's aunt) so how bad can it be?

Vacation's OVER

For those of you who had the summer off for trips to Mexico, parties, and wild living in general (Nan) , Big Guy wants to leave a little reminder of what awaits you in

LESS THAN 3 WEEKS!!

I'm sure the educators out there spotted him immediately but the rest of us might take a little longer to find the teacher's "favorite" in this picture.