Dye Hard... boiled eggs

It is impossible to dye Easter eggs and only get color on just the egg. We can shoot a rocket to the moon, we can create a bomb that will wipe out a large city, and we can create a burrito that you can cook and eat in under two minutes (careful, it's hot!), but we cannot create an egg dying kit that will keep the dye off your fingers, out of your mouth, and confined to only the shell of an egg. And who thought up this tradition anyway? Was Jesus dying eggs at the last supper? What in the world does a bunny need with chicken eggs? Who in their right mind would hide a boiled egg. You better hope you find that thing, because it will stink like crazy a few weeks from now. Why does Virg get a chocolate bunny and Daddy doesn't? Do all of Virg's eggs have to look better then Daddies? Why did Virg get to dye more eggs them me?

This will be the coolest egg yet!

Don't worry Daddy, we'll say you made this one.

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Ikea

First of all, don't even start with the whole "Oh why don't men ever read the directions?" Virg and Daddy don't need directions. A dresser is just a fancy box. We can put together a fancy box without some piece of paper telling us what to do! And second, Ikea directions don't even have words, so it's impossible to "read" them. It's just a bunch of pictures with arrows pointing from hex screw 'C' to board 'G'. And we don't need anyone telling us we can't use some extra glue and nails even though they are not pictured anywhere in the directions. It basically looks just like it did in the store... basically.

Daddy, I think this piece is on backwards, and upside down.

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The Virg-uper Bowl

What do Homer Simpson, Fred Flintstone, and The Big Lebowski all have in common with Virg. That's right, they are all sharp dressers! On an unrelated topic, Virg went bowling last weekend to celebrate his super awesome cool cousin's birthday. Virg was, without a doubt, the best bowler under three feet. Did he get a strike? Well of course he did. He took to the game like a moose to water, where the moose is Virg and the water is the game of bowling. So... very well.

I'll get a strike this time because this ball is totally Orange.

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A white carnation

What is the significance of a single white carnation? Virg has pondered this question for Valentine's Day. There are many things people say they would get for the person they love. Some would say: "I love you so much, I'll give you the moon", but the moon is for everyone to enjoy. Others would say: "I love you so much, I'll give you an expensive jewel", but jewels can be lost or stolen. But all these things are only symbols for the love we so urgently want to share with the person we love. Love can not be displayed, put in a box, or lost. Every other gift we give pales in comparison to the love it represents. The white carnation is a simple, humble, and precious symbol of the love that we will never be able to completely express to the Love of our Life.

I love you Mommy!

Air Force Virg

Virg and Daddy went to the Boeing Museum of Flight last weekend. The whole time we were reenacting scenes from Top Gun. At first, Daddy was Maveric and Virg was Goose, but then Daddy remembered that Goose died or something. So then, Daddy was Maveric and Virg was Iceman, but then Daddy remembered that those two didn't get along very well. So then, Virg was Maveric and Daddy was Charlie, but Daddy didn't really like playing the female role. So then we started doing scenes from Air Force One. Virg was Harrison Ford as the president and Daddy was Mork from Ork. Daddy doesn't really remember that movie too well.

Daddy, I think that security officer would like us to get out of his plane.

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The cutting edge of technology... on clearance.

Virg was happy to hear that Daddy is going back to work next week. To get ready for the new job, Daddy got the best laptop money can buy... or rather, the best laptop that Daddy's money can buy. It's a V-Tech Nitro for ages 5 and up. It's got an overwhelming 80 programs, so Virg will be spending most of his weekend helping Daddy ramp up. As long as the job doesn't require anything more complicated than counting jumping carrots or learning the alphabet in Spanish, things should work out just great!

And you hit this button if you want the bunny to dance.

Get a haircut you hippie

Once Virg's hair was cut, his super powers were gone. He was then chained to the gumball machines at the front of the Kid Cuts store. But Virg cried out to God to give him the strength to exact his revenge on the hair stylists. With a surge of renewed power Virg toppled the gumball machines sending tasty candy everywhere for all to enjoy. Of course, this happened a few weeks ago and Daddy doesn't have the best memory. History isn't an exact science. But Virg did get a haircut.

OK. So now I'm a hippie with a haircut. Now what?

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