The Adventures of J Man

My kids are great. (I know every parent thinks that about their kids, or they should anyway.) J Man loves videos. He especially likes Novi Ierusalim (see novij.com). He gets that from me. He also likes anything with buttons or switches. Unfortunately, I can't always keep him from pushing or flipping them because I do have to feed Pretty Girl sometime. Yeah, he likes to get up on the love seat, lean over as far as he can, and flip the switch to the fireplace. Well, Double-O-Daddy took care of that this week. He swapped out the face plate with a blank. Now the boy just looks at it and fondly thinks of days gone by.

The J lair is another issue. It was a bit of bad planning on my part to put the changing table under the light switch. Yep, rookie mistake. Of course I thought the worst of it was just keeping the boy in the right position while trying to change him. Nope. One night when the J Man had captured a pretty nasty super villain (that's my story, and I'm sticking to it), he decided to flip the switch while I was in the middle of doing the paperwork for incarceration. Yep, I had two legs in one hand, a full confession statement in the other, and no light. Oy!

He was really cute the other day though. For some reason, he likes to be startled and he likes to be chased. Well, I had him up in the ball room (a room that is empty except for balls and a few other toys so it's is safe for the J Man to throw, kick, and play), and I decided to tire him out a little. As I began to chase him with my characteristic "Gonna Getcha Hand" (outstretched arm and wiggling fingers), he squealed with glee, threw his arms above his head, and ran for the safety of the closet. Unfortunately though, he wasn't looking where he was going and smacked right into the back of the closet. His arms were still above his head and it looked just like a cartoon. He seemed OK (he was still giggling), so I laughed. I just couldn't help it.

These kids bring me so much joy. I wish I could post pictures, but Double-O-Daddy said no. (I suppose it's a national security issue.) But take it from me, they are cute!