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Deep Thoughts by Jonathan and Other Stories
Jonathan: "I know why Isaac died." Mommy [thinking she'd like to know]: "You do? " Jonathan: "It's because his body stopped working."       Directly after the above: Jonathan: "If Jesus didn't die on the cross..." Mommy... (More)
Posted by joyful on February 17, 2007, 8:33 pm
Category: Jonathan
Heat/Furnace
Note to self: when going to bed, and walking past a heating vent that is blowing cold air, double check that the furnace is working.  52 degrees in the house this morning, and it isn't that cold out (27 or so).The fan is on constantly, but the ignition isn't turning on, so it seems... (More)
Posted by jondaley on February 14, 2007, 8:39 am
Category: Reviews
Spelling and Reading
Jonathan was wearing a shirt he got from Auntie E for Christmas and he looked down at his chest and said, "zero-s-h-k-zero-s-h.  Oshkosh!"  That was interesting to me because when he was first learning numerals, he called zeroes "o."  When I menioned that in... (More)
Posted by joyful on February 12, 2007, 10:32 am
Category: Jonathan
Leaps and Bounds
So last week while I was busy preparing for Jon's 30th birthday party, Noah decided to do a lot of things, even though I didn't have time to blog about them!   On 2/7, the very day I wrote about him signing please , he also signed more , and more, please. Jon noticed it first.... (More)
Posted by joyful on February 12, 2007, 10:19 am
Category: Noah
Noah's First Word!
I had been wondering for a few days if I was seeing correctly.  But yesterday I knew for sure, and this morning only confirms it.  Noah finishes what's on his tray and looks up at me expectantly.  I ask, "more, please?" with signs (sometimes it's a full sentence... (More)
Posted by joyful on February 7, 2007, 8:44 am
Category: Noah
Unsupervised Electrical Experiment
I'll begin by assuaging grandparental fears: no one is hurt!  And now I'll start from the beginning.  As mentioned elsewhere, it is extremely cold out today.  We forgot to open the cupboard under the kitchen sink and thus the pipes froze.   I put our space heater on... (More)
Posted by joyful on February 5, 2007, 4:51 pm
Category: Jonathan
Helping, Singing, Teething, Reaching
One afternoon we were shredding carrots in the food processor for a salad.  Noah was getting upset, so Jonathan said to me, "You go ahead and give Noah milk; I'll finish the carrots."   Noah has been wanting to eat more and has had lots of practice feeding bits of things... (More)
Posted by joyful on January 26, 2007, 2:36 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah
Skiing
We finally went skiing for the first time this year and although it was pretty cold, we did have a lot of fun and stayed a lot longer than we did last year. We had a little  trouble getting our tickets - it is always hard to find the ski club people, and I was incorrectly asking for Carnegie... (More)
Posted by jondaley on January 23, 2007, 9:26 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah
Thoughts on Marriage
A friend of John Kuhns was asked some questions about marriage and what the point of it is.  This was his response: I think you are right that marriage is becoming less and less meaningful these days. People seem to think of marriage as just a very-committed relationship. When you are in a... (More)
Posted by jondaley on January 17, 2007, 9:11 pm
Category: Reviews
Lost Planner, Boys' Events
I lost my planner just before Christmas (as far as I can deduce, in a shopping cart in the parking lot of Jo-Ann's on McKnight Rd - anybody seen it?  Please return it, you can keep the gift cards, I just want the information!)  It had several notes in it about cute things the boys... (More)
Posted by joyful on January 4, 2007, 1:08 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah
Bump Keys
I heard about bump keys recently, and had a little time to play around this morning.  I read an article about them, and watched a youtube video , and away I went.  It took about 15 minutes to hand-file a key.  And then another 20 minutes to try the "pull-back"... (More)
Posted by jondaley on December 13, 2006, 7:20 am
Category: Reviews
More Quotes, More Jumping, Drawing
Well, so far he hasn't forgotten things from before he was three.  Just out of the blue the other day, Jonathan was talking about the Maggie P and said, "That burning up fire toilet is pretty cool."   Speaking of being three, he will occasionally ask me, "Mommy, am I... (More)
Posted by joyful on December 11, 2006, 2:55 pm
Category: Jonathan
Saturday Adventure
It has been a long time since the last time Jonathan and I went out on a trip together, and Heather suggested that I take the kids to give her some time to clean and other things by herself. First, we glued all of the dining room chairs, since they have been falling apart more than usual... (More)
Posted by jondaley on December 9, 2006, 7:31 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah
Long Commute
Tonight, due to the Steeler's game, the first snowfall, and regular silly commuters, my trip home took an hour and 15 minutes, resulting in an average speed of 3.5 miles an hour. The last mile and a half took 45 minutes. I even saved a half an hour by calling Heather when I got close to... (More)
Posted by jondaley on December 7, 2006, 9:07 pm
Category: Reviews
4th Tooth, 2nd Shot
Top right poked through yesterday after a biting-the-counter stint.  Got his second shot and barely cried.  Didn't even need to nurse.  What a tough kid! (More)
Posted by joyful on December 4, 2006, 4:43 pm
Category: Noah
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