Raising Three Boys

So we recently received a contract on our condo. The offer was low, so we countered, and what we thought was a solid offer (although a bit sketchy with only $500 down with the contract), has now fallen though. The buyer, some military chick, wanted me to pay the full recordation and transfer tax. I said, “sure,” as long as… View Post

I have been so shitty about documenting things for little Henny-Poo the way I did for Kwabena. Shame on me 🙁 My little boo-boo bear actually is able to stand on his own now! This past weekend (I think Saturday, September 4), I tested Ohene to see if he could stand on his own, and he did a good 3-4… View Post

We’re in sort of a battle to sell our house. What we think is a reasonably priced updated condo looks like chopped liver to the next buyer. We’ve been on the market for 56 days. I guess that’s not too bad, consider the market. We’ve had three interested buyers, but each one of them seem stuck in the “low-ball” arena–buyers… View Post

This past Sunday, I wanted to challenge Ohene to see if he could climb the set of stairs at Kwasi’s mom’s house, from the downstairs to the upstairs. And wouldn’t you know it……. He did! I had helped him with the first two, before getting the landing, just to “show” him how it’s done, since he’s never climbed stairs before… View Post

SCENE: Dark parking garage with no people in sight. KWABENA: “I don’t like it here. It’s scary, and there’re ZOMBIES”…. ME: “What’s a zombie? You don’t know what a zombie is” KWABENA: “Yes I do. When they bite, you turn into a zombie!” ME: “Well, there’s no such thing as zombie’s” KWABENA: “Well, there is in MY world.” LOL! 🙂