tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36631042974489248782012-02-16T10:06:46.653-08:00It doesn't get any better than this.Allen L.noreply@blogger.comBlogger1201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-3936398965988571372011-01-29T17:28:00.000-08:002011-01-29T17:35:43.920-08:00

How would you react if the nurse in your newborn son's ICU told you upon arrival that morning that your baby boy's heart rate had dropped to a point so low that it was abnormally slow two times during the night and that each time the event lasted about 3 seconds before self-correcting?Right?Now, what would you say if they followed that up with, "But for all we know that happens to a lot of

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-23726534094677631002011-01-29T05:46:00.001-08:002011-01-29T05:46:34.069-08:00

Here's an interesting theory that was posited by a nurse and then by me to a doctor who in turn denied the entire concept:When I was holding Zack on the day of the episodes he proceeded to fart in my hand with the duration and gusto of an old jewish man in a retirement home after a dinner of Canters' Mish Mosh and a Fresser. We laughed about this and were amazed at how long this went on for.Later

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-45020423102608170552011-01-28T20:07:00.000-08:002011-01-28T20:08:11.044-08:00

Here's an interesting theory that was posited by a nurse and then by me to a doctor who in turn denied the entire concept:When I was holding Zack on the day of the episodes he proceeded to fart in my hand with the duration and gusto of an old jewish man in a retirement home after a dinner of Canters' Mish Mosh and a Fresser. We laughed about this and were amazed at how long this went on for.Later

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-70555227681723710632011-01-27T18:40:00.001-08:002011-01-27T18:40:28.208-08:00

When I went to see Zack today he looked like a burn victim in an Iraq War Movie. His hands were covered and bandaged to protect him from pulling out the IV (s).The doctors were very apprehensive about keeping him on IV fluids because he's not a preemie, he CAN eat. It's very important that he learn to eat food on his own and his mom has been pumping for that very reason. So, they gave him about

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-85975401429343869722011-01-27T18:14:00.000-08:002011-01-27T18:40:03.964-08:00

I debated with myself whether to write this and then I realized that I had documented Liz's death for the world, Zoe's gestation, the early parts of her life, and the entire in vitro process as podcast . We also announced Zack's birth on facebook, so it would do him a disservice not to continue the reporting. I don't believe in "God". I'm an atheist. I believe that when we die, we die and our

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-73602829215217207742011-01-24T18:23:00.000-08:002011-01-24T18:25:14.941-08:00

For anyone not on facebook or out of the loop today:

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I know I said I won't be posting here but wtf. Here ya go. Some vid of your favorite twerp having a blast on her birthday.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-12466295936306746942010-04-03T08:58:00.001-07:002010-04-03T08:59:01.169-07:00

New Pix! Where are they?Here on Facebook. Come check em out.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-87040267848888939692010-03-17T16:10:00.000-07:002010-03-17T16:12:48.709-07:00

But it't not here!Beth already posted it on Facebook. Which you should join.And I've posted it on my personal blog. Click Here.Stop by. And leave a comment. I'm trying to figure all that out.Ciao!

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-40275236345442329632010-02-21T20:09:00.000-08:002010-02-21T20:12:27.742-08:00

But you can't see it here.I'm considering moving the blog to my personal site. www.allenlulu.comAt the top you will see a link called "A Lulu's Blog". Click on there and you can see whatever articles I publish. The best way to stay abreast is to set up some feed. There is an RSS subscription button to the right but I'm not sure how that works. I use Google Reader. There are tons of other RSS

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-72293069733579431202010-02-17T23:27:00.001-08:002010-02-17T23:29:44.363-08:00

A quick vid that Beth captured the other day at the Santa Monica pier.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-75699976742397617232010-02-02T07:09:00.000-08:002010-02-02T07:13:02.710-08:00

Our friend, Autumn, is a photographer and wanted to emulate some pictures she had seen in a magazine for her portfolio.She asked Beth id she and Zoe would mind being the guinea pigs.Here are those shots.Just beautiful.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-46537670601194503612010-01-18T18:15:00.000-08:002010-01-18T18:34:40.432-08:00

I know, 2 videos in 2 days. New toys, you know?

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-596990158885174502010-01-17T12:06:00.000-08:002010-01-17T12:23:47.438-08:00

Beth got a flip to grab video of Zoe on the fly.So, Zoe spent the morning practicing for her American Idol auditions.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-55367080489705365432009-11-13T07:59:00.000-08:002009-11-13T08:10:49.785-08:00

Yesterday was Beth's birthday so we took advantage of Disney's "Free on your birthday" special and took Zoe, who is also still free, since she's under 3. Holy crow. She was a trooper. Only took a little rest in the afternoon for about 45 mins and had her only meltdown wayyyy after her bedtime.She approached every character she could on the streets, talked them up, hugged them, it was a blast.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-4478518476572441942009-10-23T21:12:00.000-07:002009-10-23T21:14:28.238-07:00

Duh. I mean, Dora! (Her idol)

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-15703816953736502482009-09-03T20:07:00.000-07:002009-09-03T20:37:59.139-07:00

It's been a long time. I could go on and on about how there's been no change and things are just same old same old, but it wouldn't be true.The truth is (and I don't say this to engender any sympathy or commentary, it just is what it is) that I was taken to task by a family member for posting so much through electronic media about Zoe.I never felt that this person was right in the assessment and

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-45377393045126104852009-08-17T12:54:00.001-07:002009-08-17T12:57:48.083-07:00

August 16th, 2009."Mommy! That's where the french fries live!"

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-36256430622533077422009-07-15T04:24:00.001-07:002009-07-15T04:33:06.777-07:00

It's been a long summer for the Lulus and it just seems like it's gonna keep going.Three weekends ago Adriana and Dave treated us to extra tickets to a Dodger game. I barely saw any of it, chasing the great Ziggy Zag around the stadium. She insisted on running, at break neck speed through the concourse.Two weekends ago we drove the entire kit up to Sonoma in the new van. Thank god for DVD players

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-62934594525926917932009-06-04T18:16:00.000-07:002009-06-04T18:30:52.238-07:00

Hi, gang. Sorry, not too much to report. Well, there is but I am loathe to sit down and write all about Zoe's new pre-school.I really should, though. They dig her there.In the meantime, Beth's phone got a new update which included a video camera application. So I took some video and sent it to myself and uploaded it all for you.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-31339539195558116932009-05-05T00:14:00.001-07:002009-05-05T00:32:10.952-07:00

Zoe shot her first commercial today. They had three other kids that they shot for the same bit and I just don't think that Zozo made the cut. (I don't think she was the first choice, is what I mean). But, she had a blast. Made us proud. This is Beth and Zoe near the process trailer (the vehicle that carries the car that Zoe was in). Zoe loved the process vehicle. And she loves her mom. This might

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-27532067440250013092009-04-29T17:10:00.000-07:002009-04-29T19:43:14.522-07:00

Zoe at the first call for State Farm.For those of you who don't follow our doings on Facebook here's the skinny:I got a call last week that Zoe had an audition for State Farm Insurance. I took her to the session and actually, for the first time, got to see what my daughter is like "in the room". She's a pro. Doesn't need me anywhere to charm the casting director.All she had to do was sit in a

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-83244707272614951172009-04-12T23:11:00.000-07:002009-04-12T23:24:57.288-07:00

A little over a year ago I was tearing my hair out. Beth was knee deep in studying and, for all intents and purposes, I had become a defacto nanny-dad. Now, this is fine, I'm not complaining, except that it was killing me. ;) I love Zoe. But I also love going to the gym, auditioning, having coffee, lunch with friends...it's been 20 years of establishing a lifestyle like mine and to turn it into,

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-24596413256589330402009-04-12T23:03:00.001-07:002009-04-12T23:11:33.852-07:00

We're two years in now. I think some of the energy to post here got knocked out of me. After all, 2 is HARD.Here's some pictures and I implore you to come to Facebook where I post pics a little more regularly.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-63342177197242888912009-01-25T19:53:00.000-08:002009-01-25T19:59:12.863-08:00

I have GOT to get better at this. After all, I'm supposed to be documenting my child's life.Well, today was a milestone. At the birthday party for a friend I was snapping pics like a madman. Some of them can be found here: Facebook PicsBut this one moment I trained the cam on Zoe and I told her to "Smile!".This was the reaction.One of those moments that you don't realize you will want to remember

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-68969142345601461462008-12-30T23:16:00.000-08:002008-12-30T23:25:06.137-08:00

Okay. The terrible twos are in full gear. Zoe is a ditto machine. A recorder. A sponge.We made the mistake of letting her see some Christmas movies, figuring, "Hell, it's X-Mas, it's special time, let her watch Frosty, fer god's sake!"Wow. What a can of worms that opened.Zoe is addicted to Frosty as I may have mentioned before.She wakes up and talks about "Fossy Sno-men."Then she points to the

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-71496176861082099152008-12-30T23:03:00.000-08:002008-12-30T23:16:47.799-08:00

I know this is ridiculous and every parent is amazed at every little thing their kid does but, heck, it's been so long since I was part of a toddler's experience that I am giddy every time there is something new. And I am getting dangerously close to that time when it's all new and alien. (I was only intermittently in Liz's life from the time she was 2.5 til she was almost 5. It was a long time

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-57507495848750651622008-12-29T07:49:00.000-08:002008-12-29T21:46:13.316-08:00

I haven't written much lately, I know. It's not that there hasn't been anything going on, there have been holiday parties and celebrations and dinners and events ad nauseam.And it isn't that I post pretty regularly to facebook (seriously, people, get on facebook, it's sooooo much easier to keep up with people and self blogging is a dying...um...art)All that said, the reason I haven't posted too

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-84815188901511637332008-12-07T12:13:00.000-08:002008-12-07T12:33:48.080-08:00

Yes, we did it. We introduced Zo Zo to the mythical figure and uber-lie that is Santa. To the Grove we went where Santa's house is ginormous, fake snow falls from the sky and miniskirted rockette type dancers ride the trolly and shake it to Holiday tunage.We get the video of the experience but I am not uploading it here right now.If you want to see the short flick, come on over to Facebook, add

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-68981416383123256542008-11-25T17:55:00.000-08:002008-11-25T18:19:55.634-08:00

I guess I should just shut down this blog, right? I mean, I spend much more time informing the world of Zoe's doings on Facebook. But I keep this because, well, it's a blog and that means its a place to talk about whatever I want, in this case, in relation to having a daughter that is blowing my mind.Why?Because she is 19 months and can count to three. She can also count to 10 if you accept the

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-635813610635657852008-11-08T14:18:00.001-08:002008-11-08T14:18:33.800-08:00

Liz Loved Green Day. It wasn't forced upon her, she just heard it, dug it and started dancing.I've been wondering what kind of music Zoe would like. After all, we play EVERYTHING in this house.You name it, it gets played.There is one kind of music that she dances to every single time it's on.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-16420804920833272952008-10-23T06:04:00.001-07:002008-10-23T06:04:28.810-07:00

Posted with LifeCast

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-81306549324903529442008-10-20T16:52:00.000-07:002008-10-20T17:00:36.275-07:00

In eleven days Zoe will get her first taste of a real bona-fide kid's holiday. Before Santa comes in the dead of night. Before ChanaClaus spins the dreidel. Before She gets stuffed on Nana's Broccoli casserole. Before all that is the great dusk walk of toddlers for candy.Up til 3 weeks ago we were all set to send her out as Boo from Monster's Inc. She looks JUST like Boo. We even got a bunch of

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-39997442604068737102008-10-07T09:54:00.001-07:002008-10-07T09:54:45.025-07:00

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-31830682364121696562008-09-29T19:33:00.000-07:002008-09-29T19:35:42.762-07:00

Zoe was caught reading. Well, reading her "Adopt-a-Hulk" book.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-15658960178233614762008-09-27T19:42:00.001-07:002008-09-27T19:42:16.732-07:00

Need anything be said?

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-70828785609311261902008-09-07T17:10:00.001-07:002008-09-07T17:10:32.693-07:00

Zoe's friend, Sadie, turned two and had a party. Songs. Food. And a face painter. Once Zoe got her arm tattoo she begged for more. All in due time, goth girl. All in due time.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-22138325937253292312008-09-07T14:51:00.000-07:002008-09-07T14:52:11.278-07:00

Zoe loves stickers.Zoe loves to say "No-o-o!"Zoe loves to eat peas.She loves to sit on the counter while I cook.She loves to dance.She loves balloons. But nothing seems to fascinated her as much as the Sarah Palin issue of Time Magazine.God help me.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-47795202077151813312008-09-05T17:11:00.001-07:002008-09-05T17:11:52.407-07:00

Beth made chocolate chip cookies this afternoon. Zoe got ONE and went kookoo dancing in place bananas. So much for the sugar free baby. Ah, screw it! Bring on the chocolate, right, Zozo??

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-65784664405296580252008-09-01T17:25:00.001-07:002008-09-01T17:25:06.065-07:00

As the terrible twos take full swing and the tantrums really take hold I thought this book seemed eerily prescient and apropos

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-45912213957581033402008-08-30T11:11:00.001-07:002008-08-30T11:11:16.950-07:00

The tribute to ZoZo. Thanks to Iden for the design and to Emily @ Purple Panther for the work. Nearly painless, and exceptionally priced.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-8393543125861545452008-08-29T23:19:00.000-07:002008-08-29T23:21:37.129-07:00

Sitting in the chair @ purple panther getting the Zoe Logo tattoo done. Hard to type while emily is poking my skin with needles but it'll be worth it. Update: The original blogging of this was done on my iPhone while I was in the chair. That is Emily actually doing the work. She was great. The tat looks fantastic. The colors, the size, everything. Best way I could think to celebrate ZoZo and how

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-71538671087806527652008-08-27T17:16:00.001-07:002008-08-27T17:16:47.829-07:00

Zoe was crazy awesome at the audition, winning over everyone and behaving like a dream child. So we all celebrated with an early dinner at Ford's Filling Station. (Harrison Ford's Son's place)

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-5245540037940289572008-08-26T19:19:00.001-07:002008-08-26T19:19:36.603-07:00

At Amy's Playhouse in Pasadena

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-11544306463818349612008-08-07T20:07:00.000-07:002008-08-07T20:30:18.511-07:00

Pediatrician day was this week. Chicken Pox shot. Holy crap in a bucket! No pain, nothing. It was like she didn't even know that she got the shot at all. Just sat there. Amazing what they can do these days........We learned a couple of things about the midget this week. First off, she is a stimFreak. (I use the term Pain Whore but that's kind of inappropriate for your toddler. However, the doc

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-38528721498071648872008-08-01T17:27:00.001-07:002008-08-01T17:34:27.757-07:00

Zoe has a ton of nicknames.All of them are actually used. Daily. Some of them make sense. Many don't.If you have one that you would like to add, let me know.Here are the nicks:Zoe Mina (Said together and fast)ZoZo (Commonly used for Zoes)Zoester (sadly, this one has stuck. Said incorrectly it's a herpe. So, punch the O.)Zobag (Probably the most offensive and only used by me)Zoeyoey (A favorite of

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-48928363035021619332008-07-28T17:58:00.000-07:002008-07-28T18:16:51.224-07:00

As summer vacation comes to an end we decided to finish it off with a sojourn to Venice Beach. Not to watch the freaks, but, rather, to actually hang on the shore, dip in the water and eat at C&O Pasta Trattoria.How did Zoe fare at the ocean?Undaunted. Fearless. Danger girl.She also has a predilection toward Surfer dudes and skater boys. Things don't look that good for dad in about 14 years, do

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-53054851326222630672008-07-26T11:24:00.000-07:002008-07-26T11:53:22.959-07:00

We got home about 24 hours ago. It was a great week. And I would love to really blog the hell out of the trip, but I am pretty tired and bloated and sated and sleepy.You will have to be satisfied with some pictures and perhaps I will tell you more about it later.The Gang's All Here.The view from our porch.Josh and the vista.Hanging in the cabin.It's not summer til you skip some stones.Fishing at

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-11029428125554517142008-07-08T21:21:00.000-07:002008-07-08T21:36:30.069-07:00

I got Rock Band for the Wii.It's not as good as the version for XBOX but I don't have an XBOX and I can't justify the expense to my wife who, for some reason, thinks that the Wii is more family friendly even though there is no chance that we will let Zoe play on it for......oh, forget it. We got Rock Band for the Wii.I like to play the drums. Zoe, it seems, likes the drums as well. I was trying

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-78062080727739342332008-06-28T15:12:00.000-07:002008-06-28T15:20:17.682-07:00

Beth took Zoe out for the afternoon while the workers are painting the house. SOMEONE has to stay for them in case there is anything they need or a problem or something. (Not to sit around and play Rock Band all day....NOOOOOOOO....that wouldn't be cool. ;) )Anyways. Off to Griffith Park where there is an old timey carousel and a toddler train and, well, a park. It's a nice place to visit IF your

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-51693908844677242232008-06-28T14:55:00.001-07:002008-06-28T15:04:17.033-07:00

Remember this?Well, now it looks like this:That's better, no?Kind of beachy, no? It's hot and I still have to do something about the grass. But, for the time being, lovely. Already had someone inquire about renting it. Too bad there's already someone in there.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-59435827036262921972008-06-27T14:19:00.000-07:002008-06-27T18:52:43.219-07:00

Oy.We are finally getting the guest house painted.It's been a long time coming, but the change is gonna come.Beth's dad and her nephews, Tommy and Aaron are coming out in a few weeks to do the back yard. Decking, grass, drip system, trees, a little oasis in the back.It seems a shame to have to stare at this the whole time.Here is the front. The look of desiccation. The guest house is about 90

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-30446984123423783612008-06-19T21:21:00.000-07:002008-06-19T21:39:47.156-07:00

One of the games we like to play with Zoe is "where is?"Where is your nose? She touches her nose.Where is your hair? She reaches up to her head.Where is Huck? Where is Mom? Where is...... you get it.Today I tried something we hadn't done before. "Zo? Where is Zoe?"Long pause while she stares blankly at us. The eyes working, something going on in her head...and then...She touches her cheek!So, Zoe

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-20957055854752211822008-06-10T21:56:00.000-07:002008-06-10T21:58:21.193-07:00

Why do I think this is just the beginning?

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-23278027145310195222008-05-26T08:35:00.001-07:002008-05-26T08:35:01.279-07:00

A little animatic about a little girl and the magical place called The Strawberry Festival!

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-82400184717898568502008-05-25T22:14:00.000-07:002008-05-25T22:36:01.024-07:00

I really have no idea who reads this. If anybody reads this besides the one or two who, thankfully, comment. I don't know if anyone cares or if I am pissing into the wind.I am just going to keep plugging along and if you're out there, hope you enjoy watching my daughter grow up.I don't consider myself a photographer. I know nothing about exposure or ISO's. I like to think that I, occasionally,

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-88388945141782391762008-05-21T15:09:00.000-07:002008-05-21T15:26:13.470-07:00

After a year of magical elph shots and crappy cell phone pix today I bought meself a presento. My birthday is in one week and I was lucky enough to get a little bit of found cashola.So I got an entry level Nikon SLR. And immediately got home and sought out Zoe for some candids.Here's some new ZoShots.For no reason except that she's damned cute.No captions necessary.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-91018952168364753332008-05-19T15:37:00.001-07:002008-05-19T15:37:38.424-07:00

Yes, Zoe has learned how to make our coffee. Precocious, isn't she? In fact, if we want to distract her from something in the morning we now have "help Daddy make his coffee" in our arsenal of shiny objects.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-48149125870070371902008-05-16T15:25:00.001-07:002008-05-16T15:26:02.503-07:00

You know me, Mr. Early Adopter. So, when this new app came out, I had to try it. We only used a couple pics. I will get something more interesting in the future.enjoy.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-80392162862288447262008-05-14T14:13:00.001-07:002008-05-14T14:13:01.824-07:00

Oh, those wacky japanese. To quote my friend Kristen, "Why don't we have this here?"

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-13641851207248748542008-05-10T06:29:00.001-07:002008-05-10T06:29:40.861-07:00

I have, on many occasions, extolled the virtues of Noggin's "Jack's Big Music Show" program. It contains a huge variety of musical forms and it's completely adult friendly and tolerable.It's also crack for toddlers.Zoe has been ambling around the living room this morning, generally crying over absolutely nothing. I can't keep my eyes open, since she has been crying to get up since 5.Time to feed

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-52225468898233473992008-05-05T11:24:00.000-07:002008-05-05T11:36:39.217-07:00

Sitting here in a coffee shop, readying myself for an audition I found a couple minutes to update the blog. So much has been happening and yet I haven't written. (Bad dad!)So, you know that Zoe is walking. Yes. She toddles like an alcoholic epileptic and crashes on her padded bottom. It's a site, but she just gets right up and starts again.The terrible twos (which are really about the second year

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-77366304934121192842008-04-16T18:05:00.000-07:002008-04-16T18:15:34.081-07:00

So, there's no doubt that we think Zoe is amazing. And why the hell not? After all, we're white and according to Stuff White People Like it's to be expected, right?Well, thanks in no small part to her nanny, Michelle, Zoe has begun to walk. I think Beth and I sort of figured she would be early on this, given that she has been TRYING to stand up since she was 2.5 months. But, once she figured out

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-42886088488936756302008-04-03T05:48:00.001-07:002008-04-03T05:51:47.799-07:00

The birthday festivities continue. Look at that smile. It's fun now. Wait til we start the drills. The left hand will be the bane of your existence, sweetie, but play you will. Whether you like it or not.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-7445046814870252712008-04-02T13:43:00.001-07:002008-04-02T13:43:56.000-07:00

Shooting down in Texas I was completely surprised by a scheme to help me celebrate ZoZo's first Birthday!There's cake and presents and, well, one touched, happy father

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-24659749148561680132008-04-01T20:54:00.000-07:002008-04-01T21:05:21.115-07:00

Zoe turns a Year today. April 2nd. Wow.I know I haven't written much here. Truth is, so much has been going on I just plain got lazy with it.So, here's the skinny: It looks like Zo's an inch or two away from walking. Seriously. She's holding on to the back of her train and using it as walker. Her new nanny, Michelle, has been encouraging this. Oh, yeah! We got Zo a Nanny. So Beth could get

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-62947962091579247512008-02-29T17:17:00.000-08:002008-02-29T17:22:03.022-08:00

It's been a while since we posted some video so, indulge us, please. Zoe likes to 'read'. She looks at the pictures and the words and babbles. We guess it's because she know that when you read, you talk, because that's what we do when we read to her.Interestingly, she has picked up on the whole Right to Left thing. Anyway, here's Zoe the Reader.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-2751211176632732872008-02-23T10:43:00.000-08:002008-02-23T11:26:33.213-08:00

I had written this long and, I must say, interesting post, then I accidentally deleted it. So, screw that. Your loss. Trust me, it was pithy, funny, smart and erudite as well as tasty and obsequious.Mama Lee is out fer a visitin'. Zozo is in heaven. The full on, full time play has resulted in 2 hour naps during the day. Just like when Nana was here. Ah, the bliss of a child sleeping.We are back

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-79469740910889673102008-02-15T08:45:00.000-08:002008-02-15T08:49:18.218-08:00

Not so much about Valentine's Day as it is about Zoe at a restaurant. I had just gotten back from Vancouver and we decided to go out and have a little celebratory anniversary dinner.We love this restaurant but COMPLETELY forgot about the three magic boxes (televisions) they have.Zoe could and would not remove her gaze from said box.On the plus side, she ate and loved zucchini and pasta.Happy

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-11725930663879658522008-02-08T19:12:00.000-08:002008-02-08T19:43:33.161-08:00

Zoe cracks up. So much better than tickling. Sorry about the quality.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-69482907042446321452008-02-05T12:52:00.000-08:002008-02-05T12:53:52.735-08:00

So today we go to the polls. Since it is the first time that a black man or a woman WILL be the democratic nominee in our nation's history, we wanted to document it for Zo.She was awesome. We were the confused morons who couldn't figure out what booth we were supposed to be in. I'm glad it wasn't a curtained booth because I really wanted to get pics of Zo. Beth took the best ones. Here she is.She

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-54270544147247712712008-02-05T12:44:00.000-08:002008-02-05T12:51:20.099-08:00

So today we go to the polls. Since it is the first time that a black man or a woman WILL be the democratic nominee in our nation's history, we wanted to document it for Zo.Here she is.She voted. Did you?

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-40232860959882536602008-01-29T11:03:00.001-08:002008-01-29T11:42:11.089-08:00

A couple weeks back Beth and I took Zoe and Huckleberry to Griffith Park for a picnic and a day out as a family. We decided to out the Zobee in a swing and see how she likes it. She LOVED it. Now, the video below might not show how happy she was but that's because I am lying. No. It's because she, as is her wont, was just taking it all in. Trust me. She was happy to be there. Swing video at the

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-63445363848994245802008-01-25T15:24:00.000-08:002008-01-25T15:39:21.314-08:00

God bless Nana. First it was "Hi!". Zoe started saying that with Nana's encouragement.Then it was waving. Or, actually, opening and closing her hands in response.Now it's crawling. Zoe got excited by the cat and Huck's disgusting, saliva drenched toy and decided, "I need that!". And off she went. It all started, literally, ten minutes before this video. So, here we are, our world has officially

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-29293491170078336402008-01-25T11:14:00.000-08:002008-01-25T11:42:03.204-08:00

Yay! Nana's here! Playing with Zo, encouraging, feeding, it's awesome.What a treat. One of the things that I have been wanting is for Zo and Evelyn to spend as much time together as possible. I want Zoe to bond to her great-grandmother as much as she can, so this is a great thing for her. And us. beth gets to go to school all day and I get to recuperate.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-83435577814212432882008-01-24T22:12:00.000-08:002008-01-24T22:56:03.355-08:00

First off, I just want to be clear that this forum, this blog (what a horrible word) is something I do to keep people who are interested in Zoe's life up to date. It's about her, although, since I write it, I do sometimes use it as a place to voice my own thoughts and feelings. Most of which, if not all, are centered and surround my daughter, Zoe Mina. It's a fun way to post pix of my kid that I

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-69877666254449903202008-01-24T13:14:00.000-08:002008-01-24T13:33:35.264-08:00

Our trip to Cincinnati in and of itself was terrific. Not bad at all. Love the family. Love the time spent. The grandparents, the nephews, etc, all are the best.However. In ranking of great holidays, wherein we include marriage proposals and great performances, etc, this one came with tons of chaos.Due to circumstances out of my control an entire portion of our trip was prevented. This caused us

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-75157788232985259352008-01-24T00:10:00.000-08:002008-01-24T13:23:38.608-08:00

Zoe's having a great 2008. She has completely eschewed crawling in favor of standing, holding on and cruising. You can't put her down on the ground without forcing her to bend her legs so she can sit. Won't sit. Not having it.Her bottom teeth came in around Thanksgiving and since then...nothing.It's her attitude we are all noticing of late.Rather than take on the genteel, sweet, calm, centered

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-47546087801377750482007-12-20T16:20:00.000-08:002007-12-20T16:21:46.592-08:00

Dammit. You know it's true.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-19533478265430875992007-12-20T11:32:00.000-08:002007-12-20T12:07:07.070-08:00

Yes, yes, I know, we post way too much mundanity. But, it's a milestone and we are proud.Zoe is frustrated. Hates to sit, so she pulls herself to crawling position. But she doesn't like to crawl. It ticks her off. It's not fast enough. Life's too short! Gotta GO!I've written enough about how she likes to stretch her legs. Well, here's proof. Even though it might look like it, I am actually doing

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-85747311632426530882007-12-13T07:54:00.000-08:002007-12-13T08:06:11.473-08:00

I know, this is the most pretentious 'proud papa' bs post but, here's the deal:I cracked the reading code when I was 18 months old. I mean, I wasn't reading Tolstoy or Kozinski (that was for when I was a pretentious 12 year old and, apparently, wanted to get punched in the head whilst carrying around said tomes) but I could recognize "cat" and "Dog" and "Fish" as words and what they meant. Trust

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-62240669184088170252007-12-05T07:52:00.000-08:002007-12-05T14:42:15.209-08:00

It was the first night of Hannuka. It might also be the first night in 6 years that I remember that it was the first night.Beth's present arrived at the same time. It's small. It's a calendar of her baby for next year. She asked for it. And her big present was given to her a few months ago. Our friend, Erin Sullivan, was visiting and we asked her to take a picture. Lo and behold, erin's all

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-55636222912819399362007-11-26T17:14:00.001-08:002007-11-26T17:24:12.843-08:00

Welp, the second batch of holidays are done. Buh bye! Halloween was easy, surprisingly. Then we had Thanksgiving. I'm sure we will post a bunch of pix from that but I must say, Zo was fantastic. The drive up to Sonoma was a cinch. Zoe got us up around 4:30 so we fed her, packed the car and were off by 5:45. First time we ever rolled into Wine Country during daylight. What a nice ride. The enxt

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-32393555675419734502007-11-16T19:29:00.000-08:002007-11-16T19:34:01.876-08:00

Zoe is weird in Rockin Tot class. She doesn't participate the way she does at home. She observes. She watches. She takes it all in. She might start pounding on the drums but only when everyone else is done.Beth assures me that she is not retarded. If she is, she's damned cute.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-5321744008283897452007-11-13T18:00:00.000-08:002007-11-13T18:01:01.670-08:00

it's time for a new Zoe slideshow. Can't type, holding Zo.enjoy.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-87240135114652271892007-11-10T10:53:00.000-08:002007-11-10T10:54:37.787-08:00

Zoe got dressed up for Hallow's Eve.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-24755785481561496102007-11-04T18:37:00.000-08:002007-11-04T18:55:07.590-08:00

one more from Halloween. Because, well it's so damned apropos.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-14814999458622573222007-10-31T21:47:00.003-07:002007-10-31T21:54:08.008-07:00

Zoe's first Hallowe'en.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-69493242023754465042007-10-26T14:33:00.000-07:002007-10-26T14:38:27.791-07:00

Laugh at me all you want, wife. I am NOT alone!Now go to I Am Dad and laugh your.....pants off!

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-58125759034754560672007-10-26T12:12:00.000-07:002007-10-26T12:21:05.299-07:00

I don't recall if I mentioned this before but who cares? Man, I just can't get over how much in love with the "magic box" Zoe is. I mean, yes, Beth and I are both tv watchers. Avid tv watchers. We love our tivo. (I think a little more than we love each other.....) And when I say TiVo I mean Tivos because we have three. One in the kitchen that records news and cooking shit that I like to watch

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-7299320676555331922007-10-21T08:20:00.001-07:002007-10-21T11:54:57.140-07:00

Yesterday was pumpkin patch day. Beth had found this great pumpkin patch in Beverly Hills with a petting zoo, bouncies, pony rides and crochety, mean BH moms who hate you and your dog and everything that isn't theirs. Ah well, that's one great thing about not living in BH. Gimme the Ghetto over snobs anyday.We packed up Huck (Because, despite what the mom whose child is scared of dogs said, this

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-15926960717717192622007-10-20T17:14:00.000-07:002007-10-20T17:20:58.199-07:00

Zoe listens to her first Radiohead......Am i a good father or what?

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-44225902874899253662007-10-04T09:50:00.000-07:002007-10-04T10:27:43.756-07:00

Yesterday Beth took Zoe to the pediatrician for some shots, (flu, vaccines, etc) and a reg'lar checkup. This was a cause of slight stress for me because a few months ago the perfect storm for Allen's neurosis was starting to manifest: Zoe's weight was in the lowest percentile (around 10%) and her height was also low, no shock there, considering that Me, my mother and both grandmothers on my side

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-89175732099992990172007-09-22T11:20:00.000-07:002007-09-22T11:26:21.200-07:00

Last weekend we had the Rabbi and a couple dozen of our friends over for some nosh, some drink and Zoe's official Hebrew Naming Ceremony.There were a lot of people who couldn't make it. So, here is some video for you.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-76803950707567782522007-09-08T23:22:00.000-07:002007-09-08T23:24:35.714-07:00

Well, it isn't much. Not very fancy. That's because for the first time I found a program that was actually easier to figure out on a pc than a mac. I know, I know, iMovie is supposed to be sooooo easy. Well, it was a bitch to figure out and it ATE space on my macbook. Pooor little macbook.Here's Zo. eating and playing piano. Like a good little Lulu.

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-71937589764119219132007-09-01T12:02:00.000-07:002007-09-01T12:07:33.904-07:00

This came to me from a geneology site. Thought it was kinda inneresting. Zoe Lulu...you were not the first. Cute shot of Zoe and mommy at the Beverly Hills playground after the story."Zoe Lulu Harmon was the wife of Capt William Harmon. She died in Miles City in 1895. I found them and their three children in the 1880 Dakota Territory census- Ft. Abraham Lincoln, Burleigh Co.---Leo C, Milan,&

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-20062653748775291032007-08-22T19:52:00.000-07:002007-08-22T20:31:16.556-07:00

Another hotel room. Back in Vancouver this time. Itunes has chosen "Seperate Ways" by Journey and that seems appropriate. Not lonely, not really bored, I've culled enough watching and reading material for the trip. Trust me, 4 hours of Kevin Smith monologuing is more than enough. Beth just sent a bunch of pics that I will deposit on this page. Pics she took of Zoe on the porch. That's their thing

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-83165925090997028192007-08-16T19:49:00.000-07:002007-08-16T20:03:09.816-07:00

Ever have one of those day where you just don't want to write a damned thing? I think it's a combination Zoexhaustion and too much coffee. Brain. Not. Working. Thoughts not forming.Okay, forget it. Here's some new pics of Zoe.is it just me or does Zo look like some chick you would hit on in a roller derby in 1979 and if you pissed her off she would punch you in the throat? Treat me Right,

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-56392069907517291862007-07-28T11:40:00.001-07:002007-07-28T11:40:30.799-07:00

Ah, another week.....and still no movies....that's okay, it's still update time!Zo has gone through some huge changes in the last week or so. She is a big talker, cooing and yakking in an effort to tell us something. And whatever it is, it seems important to her, so we really should take notice.The trip to Sonoma and back was really quite a breeze. Zo was great in the car. It wasn't until the end

Allen L.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663104297448924878.post-8349388942245727792007-07-20T18:00:00.000-07:002007-07-20T18:04:09.559-07:00

Zoe got a job!In China!Whattup!?!?!? Apprently, Z has been moonlighting for some electronics company in Beijing. Who'dathunk???Some recent pics after the jump.

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