Caesar the corn snake

When my son first told us that he wanted a snake for Christmas, we weren’t too sure what to think about the request.

Well, to cut the story short, we got him his snake, and really enjoys the snake.

Here is a video playlist of the snake’s first meal at home. There are two videos in this play list. They are Part 1 & 2 of his feeding.

BTW, the snake’s name is Caesar!

Dad, your son is watching you!

What is that you're wearing?

Dan Phillips has written a couple of thought proving blog posts on the issue of dressing modestly.

In this post he points to a post by Jim Jordan simply called "On Dressing Modestly." This is an excellent post for dads who have daughters (and sons). Here is an excerpt:

While reading a post over at Pyromaniacs on this subject I was reminded that I had intended to write about something that happened when my daughter first dressed too immodestly. She had just shy of 10 years old and had decided she was going to wear her 5-year old Power Puff Girls shirt [is that still around?], which didn't cover anything below her rib cage. She combined that with a pair of low riding shorts. Prancing around the room, she asked, "Daddy, what do you think?"

I thought for a second, then answered,"It looks like you want all the boys at school to know that your dying to have sex with them." Her face turned beat red and her her mouth formed into a Mr. Bill-style "Oh, no!" expression.

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Of course, this goes against everything this "Britney Spears/Lindsay Lohan/Pussycat Dolls" culture is trying to force onto our sons and daughters!

Well said Dan and Jim!

Good family devotions?

Someone asked: "What is a good way to do family devotions?"

The Irish Calvinist answered!

A thought for John Piper

John Piper's father, William S. H. Piper (1919-2007), passed away on March 6, 2007 at 00:01.

It is never easy to lose a loved one, however, when that loved one was loved of the Lord, we know that in God's timing we will see him again in the Lord's presence.

And so it is with John Piper's "Daddy!"

"John, as the body of Christ we stand with you during this time of mourning and celebration of a man who loved God, and whom you loved dearly."

John Piper wrote about the death of his beloved father at the Desiring God blog. This blog entry is indeed a blessing!

A Proud Dad!

I am always proud of the accomplishments of my children. Sometimes the accomplishments are tiny, yet I will still praise my kids for the small things they do well. Like when my son bowls a better ball in cricket than before, or my daughter gets 1% more in her Sepedi (a black South African language) test.

However, I am currently particularly proud of both my children.

This past weekend (Oct 28), my son, Jason (9yrs), participated in a gymnastics competition with several clubs attending. This was also the first time that Jason competed in 6 instead of 4 events. They did not perform the vault as usual, and therefore did 3 extra events that they previously did not perform.

Apart from the usual events of vault (excluded this time), floor, high bar and parallel bars, they added the pommel horse, rings and handstands.

In the overall results, my son received a silver medal, and in the individual events he also won the rings. With the handstands the kids had to stand on their hands for 25 seconds. In this event he completed the mandatory 25 seconds and was given a score of 9.8 for execution.

So, for my son it was a good weekend. We are so proud of him.

On October 18, 2006, my daughter, Nicole (11yrs), did her UNISA (University of South Africa) piano exam. The results arrived yesterday. She received an over-all score of 90% and as a result made it onto the university's Roll of Honour. I am sure you can imagine how proud we are of her accomplishment. I just wish I can get her to practice her piano more than one day per week.

Well, that is enough bragging for now!

Proud Dad!