18 Days Until Due Date
Tue, 6/01/09 – 19:14 | One Comment

For Christmas I tried to put together a special surprise for Jennifer and the kids, including our little girl who has not yet arrived.
After consulting with our friend Captain Jeff, who does all of the …

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Unexpected Package
Posted 01/6/09 by Greg | 3 Comments | 424 views

So a few minutes ago I’m in the kitchen, working on show prep for today and tomorrow, when I heard a truck in the driveway.

It was a UPS truck, and yet we haven’t ordered anything.

I was thinking it was probably a book or DVD or something sent to us for The Catholics Next Door, but then the driver got off the truck with a pretty large box.

My first thought was that perhaps either Jennifer or I had ordered something for Christmas, and completed forgot we did, and it was just now showing up.

I took it inside, opened it up, and was totally confused to find a package of newborn diapers.

The invoice slip was hidden in the bottom of the box.  Apparently a good priest friend of ours must have been listening to the show the other day when we said we were still in denial about getting ready for the baby and it was too funny of an opportunity to pass up.

Here’s what the note said:

I hope this helps on the Diaper front!  Happy New Year and Merry Christmas!  Peace, Fr. Bill Kessler

Diapers from a priest.  Never thought I’d see the day.

You rock, Fr. Bill!

19 Days Until Due Date
Posted 01/5/09 by Greg | 9 Comments | 866 views
19 Days Until Due Date

Jennifer and Greg at 38 weeks pregnant:

And just to prove that he’s not really THAT fat, here’s Greg when he’s not shoving his stomach out (but still, this is enough to get him started …

20 Days Until Due Date
Posted 01/4/09 by Greg | One Comment | 510 views
20 Days Until Due Date

We’ve reached the weird phase of this pregnancy where we’re pretty much talking about the baby constantly and what still needs to be done to get ready for the birth.
So in preparation, I thought it …

Happy New Year 2009!
Posted 01/1/09 by Greg | One Comment | 475 views
Happy New Year 2009!

Happy New Year from our family to yours!
We had a nice, laid back evening hanging out with our friends Mac and Katherine (hosts of Catholic in a Small Town Podcast).
Three of the kids …

Illegal Gun Sales
Posted 12/28/08 by Greg | 2 Comments | 732 views
Illegal Gun Sales

This is one of those instances where, as parents, we don’t know whether to be proud or horrified.
As many people know, Sam has an uncanny ability to make various things out of paper and tape. …

Blokus
Posted 12/27/08 by Greg | 2 Comments | 364 views
Blokus

One of the many board games we got for the family for Christmas is Blokus. It’s sort of like a Tetris board game for up to four players.
One thing I’ve learned from …

Pink Eye!
Posted 12/22/08 by Greg | One Comment | 660 views
Pink Eye!

After apparently dodging the bullet of an eye infection the other day, this morning Tommy woke up with goopy junk in his eye that looked much worse than mine felt this past Saturday.
I wasted …

Christmas Vacation: Day One
Posted 12/20/08 by Greg | 8 Comments | 1,153 views
Christmas Vacation: Day One

We started our very first vacation since starting our radio show back in September.
Even though we only started broadcasting then, we spent most of August getting ready, and before that, we were totally swept …

If We Were In New York We’d Be Guilty, Too.
Posted 12/19/08 by Greg | 4 Comments | 634 views
If We Were In New York We’d Be Guilty, Too.

I gotta say, we have an awesome crew for The Catholics Next Door, our show on The Catholic Channel.
With today being our last show until the day after Christmas, we’re all in a festive mood, …

I’ve Seen 116 Out of 239 Movies
Posted 12/13/08 by Greg | 32 Comments | 822 views

I guess I’m a loser.
Our friend Erika Anderson, she of former Georgia Bulletin staff writer fame, posted this over on Facebook (you can find me there, as well as Jennifer). I thought it was …

Live Eggnog Tasting on CND
Posted 12/13/08 by Jennifer | 12 Comments | 624 views
Live Eggnog Tasting on CND

Once I made the discovery that Greg never had eggnog, I knew I had to take advantage of this opportunity. What a perfect time to taste it live on the air.  I made sure he …