The Harmelings

I just got my new Flip Mino HD and couldn’t wait to test it out…. couldn’t even wait till we left the pharmacy. So I tortured my poor pneumoniatic boy and made him sing. Jack Flips for Rudolph from Courtney Harmeling on Vimeo.”

Incredibles!, originally uploaded by charmeling. Jack at his second dentist visit. Obviously a great job for daddy since mommy is never that calm at the dentist.

Are father-son matching outfits cool?, originally uploaded by charmeling. Probably not. Funny? Yes!

Hot tub sunday, originally uploaded by charmeling. Is it warm? Is it cold? Is it winter? Or no? Viking soren and jack waiting oh so patiently for the hot tub to warm up…

Last week, I dowloaded the first Jane’s Addiction show that I ever attended – May 1, 1989 at Montezuma Hall at SDSU. 1,000 people, SRO. Power went out prematurely, so Perry shouted “Jane Says” while Stephen played the congo drums. (The recording unfortunately missed that part.) I thought I had all the bootlegs…and then I [...]

Commercial: ‘women’s basketball championship’ Jack: ‘women’s basketball championship?!?!? What are they talking about? Womens can’t play basketball!’ – DJ

Mary: Jack, what does spooky mean? Jack: dark, not pretty, kinda scary. . . Mary: is it a bad word? Jack: No. Idiot is a bad word.

It’s Valentine Week (no, not Valentines Day – the actual day is usually quite anticlimactic)! But I kinda like the week – the reds and pinks, the idea of celebrating love, sending little notes, and the candy…who doesn’t love candy?!?!  I want to find a tradition, to show the special love for my boys on [...]

I get out a rawhide for them each – and they take them and run in different directions: Leni hops up and horks it out of my hand. Then she runs to the pool table and horks is down. I use the word hork because that is the sound she made as she inhaled it, [...]

So last week I went to a medical doctor for a consultation and physical diagnosis, which eventually I received. But in casual conversation the dr said something, exactly, like this: “…when my wife blah-blah-blah, and she is just like you, type A personality…” Wait, WHAT? I didnt come for a psychological analysis, what the hell? [...]