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I also have been doing some work on our new house. This morning we installed new downspouts on the west side of the house - (we previously had done some work on the east side). They aren't the prettiest pipes in the world, but the take the water from the two corners and pipe it over down... (More)

Posted by jondaley on February 11, 2009, 11:47 pm
Category: Reviews

House Work on Carroll Street

Heather and I spent several days over the last week at our old house, cleaning and fixing various things that our previous tenants broke. It is pretty annoying to have people totally not care about your property, and live in pretty disgusting conditions, presumably to get back at me for... (More)

Posted by jondaley on February 11, 2009, 11:38 pm
Category: Reviews

Switzerland: Back to the USA (12 Jan 2009)

Very early in the morning, we got up, had breakfast and said goodbye to Sarah (all the other Dutlers said goodbye the night before.) Janet and Stephan came to pick us up and we crammed all ourselves and stuff into the mini-minivan. They took us to the Basel airport where we spent quite... (More)

Posted by joyful on January 18, 2009, 10:22 am
Category: Reviews

Switzerland: Sickness, Hymn Sing, Lucerne (04-05 Jan 2009)

The Swiss prefer to drink their water with carbonation and it's hard to find bottled water without it. The tap water in most places (including the public outdoor fountains) is perfcetly drinkable but you have to ask for it. At the castle, they served us the "with gas" kind most of the... (More)

Posted by joyful on January 17, 2009, 8:30 am
Category: General

Switzerland: En Route (30-31 Dec 2008)

Barbara drove us, with our two big suitcases, three backpacks, computer suitcase, and small/hand bag, to the bus station in Concord. We got there just in time to buy tickets and get on the bus that took us to Logan airport in Boston. Check-in went smoothly and our biggest suitcase was just... (More)

Posted by joyful on January 13, 2009, 5:35 pm
Category: General

Notes

I am now on vacation and so can spare a few minutes to type up the notes that have been hanging in my pocket for a while. I will apologize to my readers for making them wait so long, but I will not feel guilty. Blogging is something most mothers in the history of the world did not have on... (More)

Posted by joyful on December 24, 2008, 1:42 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith

Trendfo.com

I have been working on an interesting project for a customer of mine - and as is with lots of his projects, end up seeing lots of internet headlines while working on the projects. This particular project involves tracking what things people are talking about and searching for. One source... (More)

Posted by jondaley on November 17, 2008, 11:39 pm
Category: Reviews

Software Development

I have been quite behind in my magazine reading, and this morning I caught up to August (2008 - at some points, it has been necessary to specify the year when saying how far behind I am). There is an interesting article in Dr. Dobbs, by Scott Ambler , regarding methods of estimating... (More)

Posted by jondaley on November 14, 2008, 9:46 am
Category: Programming, Reviews

Math Word Problems

Solve: Problem 1: If you have 100 gallons of water entering a 10 gallon sink with a partially clogged drain at 4 gallons per minute, how long will it take for the water to spill over the top and how many cardboard boxes get wet? Extra credit: how many gallons of water will be left on... (More)

Posted by jondaley on November 4, 2008, 9:49 am
Category: General

Trial Update - Jon's Testimony

Check out Mom's post and Jon's comments afterwards for the update. (More)

Posted by joyful on November 3, 2008, 7:58 pm
Category: Isaac

A Practical and Fun Memorial

Grammy and Papa bought a playground for their backyard, "In memory of Isaac and in honor of all [their] grandchildren." Two weekends ago, we went to New Hampshire to help them assemble it. It was a fun and busy weekend. The playground is big and immensely fun. Even though we were not... (More)

Posted by joyful on October 30, 2008, 9:48 am
Category: General, Isaac

Life With Three

...is going great, but has its challenges. I'm probably not the only one to brush someone's teeth with one hand while bouncing a crying baby with the other. But bedtime is pretty much the only time of high demand from all at once. Jonathan is great about waiting and about helping Faith... (More)

Posted by joyful on October 4, 2008, 6:29 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith

Carroll Street is Officially For Rent

We signed up for a new phone number for dealing with rental stuff, and bought the numbers to go on the sign today. Three hours later, we got our first call. Crazy. I haven't gotten around to getting it on Craig's List yet or anything. The guy is deciding between a house and a... (More)

Posted by jondaley on September 30, 2008, 5:57 pm
Category: General, Reviews

The Birth Story of Faith Elizabeth Daley

On a Wednesday, two days past my due date, the midwives scheduled me for post-dates testing at the hospital the next week. At first these only consist of a non-stress test (monitoring to be sure the baby's heart rate increases when he moves) and an ultrasound to confirm adequate amniotic... (More)

Posted by joyful on September 21, 2008, 2:58 pm
Category: Faith

40 Weeks

Had a midwife appointment today. All stats are good, baby seems to be about 8 1/2 lbs (tall and skinny, the midwife thinks.) (S)he is a bit turned posterior at the moment, but I am not too concerned because it's not very much, and as long as Mommy gets to be in whatever position she feels... (More)

Posted by joyful on September 3, 2008, 6:27 pm
Category: Pregnancy