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Countdown to Baby: 19 days
A few of you have sent in suggestions for a boy's name. We are still looking for more names so please send us your suggestions! You can do so by replying to this email.
My kids often love playing together. Usually it involves a game of chase around the apartment where 19-month-old Milo starts out chasing after his 4-year-old sister Neva. She runs as fast as she can so that after a few laps, she's hot on his tail. This always surprises him. Milo then runs into the bedroom and they finish up by jumping on the beds.
In a way, I hate this game. I suppose I should count my blessings and watch my children enjoying each other's company instead of taunting one another. But, really, can't they do this during the day and not when I'm trying to get them ready for bed?!
Happy sweeping,
Kathleen Gunther
Editor, ContestHound.com
Friday, January 30, 2004
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
A-Door-Able ...
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Countdown to Baby: 21 days
We still need more boy's names. Please send us your suggestions!
There once was a time, not too long ago, when if we stood in our living room we could see clear to the other end of the apartment. I could speak to my wife Kathleen and get an answer regardless of where in our apartment I happened to be. And if both my hands were full with whatever I was carrying, I could easily navigate to any room without having to put anything down. Those days are now gone.
My 19-month-old son Milo has taken to closing doors. In fact, he closes every door in our home and not just once or twice, but all day long. He spends a considerable amount of time opening and closing doors, sometimes 10 minutes on a single door.
Which leads me to wonder if this behavior indicates anything. Could it foreshadow his future career: a prison guard or even a prisoner. Maybe he'll be a doorman at some fancy hotel in some far off city. Perhaps he is destined to become a locksmith. Yeah, that's probably it. It pays well, I don't think it's overly stressful and he'll never be stuck when he forgets his keys.
Happy sweeping,
Bob Gunther
Webmaster, ContestHound.com
Countdown to Baby: 21 days
We still need more boy's names. Please send us your suggestions!
There once was a time, not too long ago, when if we stood in our living room we could see clear to the other end of the apartment. I could speak to my wife Kathleen and get an answer regardless of where in our apartment I happened to be. And if both my hands were full with whatever I was carrying, I could easily navigate to any room without having to put anything down. Those days are now gone.
My 19-month-old son Milo has taken to closing doors. In fact, he closes every door in our home and not just once or twice, but all day long. He spends a considerable amount of time opening and closing doors, sometimes 10 minutes on a single door.
Which leads me to wonder if this behavior indicates anything. Could it foreshadow his future career: a prison guard or even a prisoner. Maybe he'll be a doorman at some fancy hotel in some far off city. Perhaps he is destined to become a locksmith. Yeah, that's probably it. It pays well, I don't think it's overly stressful and he'll never be stuck when he forgets his keys.
Happy sweeping,
Bob Gunther
Webmaster, ContestHound.com
Friday, January 23, 2004
Honestly Speaking ...
Hello Everyone.
A few days ago, my 4-year-old daughter Neva and I were talking about what to have for dinner. She told me she wanted macaroni and cheese. No surprise there; she'd eat it every day if she could. However, since she might have that for lunch at Jill's, her babysitter, the following day, I suggested we have something else.
Neva was quite agreeable and went on to tell me that: "You're macaroni and cheese is better than Jill's." Okay, so it comes out of a box and she could probably make it herself, it's still nice to be complimented.
Then she continued: "But Jill's hot dogs are better than yours... She doesn't even burn them!"
Happy sweeping,
Kathleen Gunther
Editor, ContestHound.com
A few days ago, my 4-year-old daughter Neva and I were talking about what to have for dinner. She told me she wanted macaroni and cheese. No surprise there; she'd eat it every day if she could. However, since she might have that for lunch at Jill's, her babysitter, the following day, I suggested we have something else.
Neva was quite agreeable and went on to tell me that: "You're macaroni and cheese is better than Jill's." Okay, so it comes out of a box and she could probably make it herself, it's still nice to be complimented.
Then she continued: "But Jill's hot dogs are better than yours... She doesn't even burn them!"
Happy sweeping,
Kathleen Gunther
Editor, ContestHound.com
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Clone Sweet Clone?
Hello Everyone.
My daughter Neva was playing this afternoon with her stuffed toys. They were all lined up against the bookshelf and she was sitting in front of them reading a book.
"These are my huns," she explained, using the term she reserves for "children". "There are one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight girls and one, two, three, four boys!" The one in the backpack is the "brand new baby!"
"Wow!" I exclaimed, "that's a lot of kids."
"Yes, and this one's the dad," she said pointing to the one in the backpack.
"I thought you said that was the baby," I queried.
"Well, our first dad died, so we're growing a new one."
Hmmm... I guess we have a geneticist in the making!
Happy sweeping,
Kathleen Gunther
Editor, ContestHound.com
My daughter Neva was playing this afternoon with her stuffed toys. They were all lined up against the bookshelf and she was sitting in front of them reading a book.
"These are my huns," she explained, using the term she reserves for "children". "There are one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight girls and one, two, three, four boys!" The one in the backpack is the "brand new baby!"
"Wow!" I exclaimed, "that's a lot of kids."
"Yes, and this one's the dad," she said pointing to the one in the backpack.
"I thought you said that was the baby," I queried.
"Well, our first dad died, so we're growing a new one."
Hmmm... I guess we have a geneticist in the making!
Happy sweeping,
Kathleen Gunther
Editor, ContestHound.com
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Countdown to Baby ...
Hello Everyone.
I may have said this when my wife was pregnant with our son Milo, but honestly, I had no idea that I married a hippie. Just as she did with the birth of Milo, Kathleen has again opted to have a home birth. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but we only live 2 blocks from the hospital; the same hospital, I might add, where our 4-year-old daughter Neva was born.
We have the same midwife that we had for both Neva and Milo and we have the doula, who was there for Milo's birth, lined up as well. My mother-in-law will also be there and a close friend will help out with the kids and whatever else.
Our neighbors will be taking our dining room furniture so that I can move the bed into the newly vacant room. Kathleen feels it's the most comfortable room in our apartment, atmospherically speaking. It is warmer, larger and gets better light during the day.
So it seems that we are prepared. With the exception of any unforeseen complications, the latest and probably last addition to our family is set to arrive sometime around February 18, 2004 in our dining room.
Happy sweeping,
Bob Gunther
Webmaster, ContestHound.com
I may have said this when my wife was pregnant with our son Milo, but honestly, I had no idea that I married a hippie. Just as she did with the birth of Milo, Kathleen has again opted to have a home birth. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but we only live 2 blocks from the hospital; the same hospital, I might add, where our 4-year-old daughter Neva was born.
We have the same midwife that we had for both Neva and Milo and we have the doula, who was there for Milo's birth, lined up as well. My mother-in-law will also be there and a close friend will help out with the kids and whatever else.
Our neighbors will be taking our dining room furniture so that I can move the bed into the newly vacant room. Kathleen feels it's the most comfortable room in our apartment, atmospherically speaking. It is warmer, larger and gets better light during the day.
So it seems that we are prepared. With the exception of any unforeseen complications, the latest and probably last addition to our family is set to arrive sometime around February 18, 2004 in our dining room.
Happy sweeping,
Bob Gunther
Webmaster, ContestHound.com
Monday, January 19, 2004
We Are Back ...
Hello Everyone.
Well after almost a month's absence, we are back with the newsletter. It began back at Christmas, when every one of us in the ContestHound.com household was sick. Kathleen had a terrible cold, made worse by the fact she's pregnant and can't take anything for her cold. Myself, I had some nasty virus as did my 4-year-old daughter Neva and poor Milo, he came down with pneumonia. It wasn't until New Year's Eve that we were feeling better.
And with the New Year came new legislation in regards to the distribution of email. I am nothing even remotely close to being a lawyer so I had decided to discontinue the newsletter. But over the past few weeks, as I thought it over, I came to the realization that this newsletter is a legitimate publication and you, my subscribers, have voluntarily signed up to be kept up-to-date on contests and the goings on in our crazy household. And with that, I changed my mind.
So, here we are again.
Happy sweeping,
Bob Gunther
Webmaster, ContestHound.com
Well after almost a month's absence, we are back with the newsletter. It began back at Christmas, when every one of us in the ContestHound.com household was sick. Kathleen had a terrible cold, made worse by the fact she's pregnant and can't take anything for her cold. Myself, I had some nasty virus as did my 4-year-old daughter Neva and poor Milo, he came down with pneumonia. It wasn't until New Year's Eve that we were feeling better.
And with the New Year came new legislation in regards to the distribution of email. I am nothing even remotely close to being a lawyer so I had decided to discontinue the newsletter. But over the past few weeks, as I thought it over, I came to the realization that this newsletter is a legitimate publication and you, my subscribers, have voluntarily signed up to be kept up-to-date on contests and the goings on in our crazy household. And with that, I changed my mind.
So, here we are again.
Happy sweeping,
Bob Gunther
Webmaster, ContestHound.com
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