Big Bad Gus And The Family Blog

I am not a baker.  I don’t bake….. or do I?  Lately, I want to bake.  I want to bake cookies and bars and cakes and pies and even casseroles.   I want to blog about baking, even.  My love for cooking has increased 10 fold the last year or two!  Where is it coming from?  [...]

I sure do.  One of my New Year’s “attempts” was to start researching and getting ready for this year’s election.   Well, it keeps getting lower on the list (as do many other things!).   Anyway, if you are like me and want to make things a little simpler visit www.votehelp.org.   It asks you simple questions on [...]

Gus also started to cough last Saturday.  It started out dry and infrequent, but that all changed!   Last night, for the first time, I noticed a little bit of cracking/wheezing.  So, we went back to the doc today.   The ear infections have returned in both ears, though they are not too bad (but still infected) [...]

Well, we have been sick this week.  Seems we picked up a bug and it got to all of us!   Gus is doing well, I am recovering and Dad is still sick, as he got it last.   :(   Wish us a speedy recovery!   We need it.   We also need some good going outside weather.  Gus is [...]

Today I finally took my SPHR Exam (I had to reschedule because I was soo sick in December)  and I passed!   It’s a pretty big deal for HR Pros, so I am very very proud of myself!  :) 

Today we went to Mila’s 1st birthday party and had lots of fun with our homies (as Che would say).  :)   Happy first birthday Mila!  We hope you had a wonderful day and hope to see you Wednesday.  We would post pics, but mommy forgot her dang camera!! 

I’ve known for some time that Ricki Lake was a natural childbirth advocate.  How I knew?  Not for sure.   Well, this movie must be a lot better than her talk show.   Sorry, had to throw that in.  :)   I read some reviews  on her documentary, The Business of Being Born,  today and am looking forward to seeing it as soon [...]

Today we had a playdate with the Bradley Bunch over at Gale and Che’s new house.   Here are some fun pics.  Above is Mac discovering Che’s TMX doll.  Those things are a bit much, but funny!  Here is Ansel on Che’s inchworm.  A normal pic of Gman. Che on his super cool playset.  The boys had [...]

Alrighty, so this used to be our bar.  Now it is toy storage for you-know-who.   Oh, how things change.  I must say that Charlie hardly grumbled at all when getting rid of his beer glass collection.  I, too, only grumbled mildy when going through all of the serving pieces that I never use.   Now, we [...]

This morning we had oatmeal.  It is our usual oatmeal-quick oats with unsweetened applesauce and cinnamon.  As you can see, he loves it.  Though he is much more picky these days, he still has his favorites that work most of the time!  :)