Daley Ponderings | May 2006

The Christmas Tree Survives!

Our first attempt at keeping a live Christmas tree live was a dismal failure, for two main reasons. One, we didn't take it down until April or some other such long time. Two, I misunderstood the instructions about misting the tree. What you are supposed to do is mist the branches to keep them hydrated. However, I thought you were supposed to mist the rootball. So this poor tree never had enough water from the start. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on May 4, 2006, 2:32 pm | Read 9655 times | Comments (1)
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Pouring, Questions and Answers

Jonathan can be very good at pouring things if he is careful. He can pour just the right amount of juice into a glass, he can pour just the right amount of cereal into a bowl. Sometimes he gets excited, especially to look around to make sure we're watching him, and that often leads to trouble. But if he concentrates, he does excellently! (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on May 4, 2006, 2:21 pm | Read 1998 times | Comments (0)
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Fruit and States

On our flight to Boston, I made sure we had plenty of snacks. Jonathan was eating a fruit leather when he held it up and exclaimed, "Looks like Nebraska!" It really did! (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on May 3, 2006, 4:33 pm | Read 1996 times | Comments (3)
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Family Bed

After two and a half years of sleeping in a family bed, it is surely ingrained in me. When our friends' daughter needed to spend the night with us when her baby brother was being born, I couldn't bear the thought of putting her in another room. (More)

Posted by Heather Daley on May 2, 2006, 8:41 am | Read 2325 times | Comments (1)
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USA Datanet

I don't think I have written about USA Datanet on this blog. They just reminded me to tell everyone how great they are, so I will gladly do so. (More)

Posted by Jon Daley on May 2, 2006, 6:04 am | Read 6532 times | Comments (2)
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