Daley Ponderings | Search Results

Search Results: eat

Archives

Miscellaneous

Bad Behavior has blocked 455 access attempts in the last 7 days.

10/23 - Jon said, "Ask Jonathan an addition problem with two digit numbers that sum to a multiple of ten." I asked him 53+17, and Jonathan figured out loud, "the seventeen goes to twenty, the fifty three goes to fifty...seventy!" I signed Jonathan up for the... (More)

Posted by joyful on November 4, 2009, 8:39 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith

Geekonics

NEWS BULLETIN: Saying it will improve the education of children who have grown up immersed in computer lingo, the school board in San Jose, Calif., has officially designated computer English, or "Geekonics," as a second language. "This entirely reconfigures our... (More)

Posted by jondaley on October 19, 2009, 11:40 am
Category: Internet

I Love Word Problems

I was searching for Noah's first word on our blog (I found his first signed word: please, but I couldn't find his first spoken word) because Faith has started talking a little, and I don't know exactly what her first word is, probably "hi". But, today, she has repeatedly said,... (More)

Posted by jondaley on October 15, 2009, 1:22 pm
Category: Reviews

Lots of Pocket Notes

Jonathan has created a new superhero. Actually, a team of superheroes. They are the SuperFire team, made up of as many different colors as you would like. Super Orange Fire is the captain (that's usually Jonathan.) Noah is often Super Blue Fire, or Super Green... (More)

Posted by joyful on October 10, 2009, 9:07 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith

Virus Joke

PAUL REVERE VIRUS: This revolutionary virus does not horse around. It warns you of impending hard disk attack: Once, if by LAN; twice if by C. POLITICALLY CORRECT VIRUS: Never identifies itself as a "virus," but instead refers to itself as an "electronic... (More)

Posted by jondaley on September 23, 2009, 11:36 am
Category: Internet

Noah 3, Faith 1, Pocket Notes, No Boys In Diapers

Noah's three year appointment was at the beginning of the month. He is 42.5 lbs and 41" tall. They did the hearing and vision tests and the nurse was very impressed. She said usually at this age, they can hear the sounds but not figure out which ear they're hearing it... (More)

Posted by joyful on September 19, 2009, 4:26 pm
Category: Jonathan, Internet, Noah, Faith

New Kind of Scam: Works Well In a Down Economy

I got an email last night from someone who was looking up contact information for one of my customers: Piexx Company . She was wondering if someone was trying to scam her. The way the scam works is that someone says they are a hiring agency for some company and posts a job offer for a... (More)

Posted by jondaley on September 17, 2009, 8:51 am
Category: Internet, Reviews

Wissmann Family - October 6th

I just learned about the Wissmann family , and that they are coming to Pittsburgh, to Ascension Lutheran Church on Peebles Road (near McKnight). We are planning on going. They have a couple sample songs on their web site, and it sounds like it will be a fun night. Brennan (paster... (More)

Posted by jondaley on September 7, 2009, 5:20 pm
Category: General

Notes From The Pocket

8/7 - Faith started using the more sign consistently and spontaneously. She will now also use it to mean "I want that." 8/11 - Faith took her first step. It was sort of accidental, since she was walking holding to my hand, and I slipped my finger out. After... (More)

Posted by joyful on August 29, 2009, 9:43 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith

Lots Happening

7/5 - (oh, yes, this means I have not posted in at least a month...) Faith crawled upstairs all by herself (with Mom behind her all the way.) Noah says he can do it "all mine by self." Jonathan: "The person I love most after God is Faith." Noah... (More)

Posted by joyful on August 5, 2009, 8:22 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith

Obamacare

There are various reasons why I don't think Obama's healthcare (or any federal healthcare program) is a good idea, but today happened across an Associated Press story that talks about how less and less members of his own party support his ideas , and that he is losing support across the... (More)

Posted by jondaley on July 29, 2009, 9:52 am
Category: Reviews

Birthday, Quotes, Misc

6/18 - Talking at the dinner table about what something tasted like. Mommy: "My tongue said [it was yummy]." Jonathan:"My tongue said, too." Noah: "My tongue said, one!" 6/25 - Fire safety lesson. We learned about Stop, Drop, and... (More)

Posted by joyful on July 1, 2009, 11:42 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith

A Rich Family

Heather remarked at dinner tonight (at the Olive Garden - thanks Wightmans, we've got 7 more dinners at this rate to celebrate our anniversary) that we are a rich family: we now own two cars and two houses. I did realize that some people spend more on their cars than we spent on our... (More)

Posted by jondaley on June 23, 2009, 8:21 pm
Category: Reviews

Faith Nine Months

Faith is 21.8 lb, 29" tall. Those are both 90th percentile. Everything checked out great, though he did do some extra fiddling with her legs because she has "asymmetrical creases" in her thighs. This can indicate problems with the hips or differences in leg... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 12, 2009, 8:06 pm
Category: Faith

Lyme Daley

After we hear others talking about ticks everywhere, we hadn't seen any at all in our yard. And then Jonathan gets Lyme Disease. He had a fever and slept all day for two days, and then he was better so we didn't think anything of it. A few days later, he gets this red rash on... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 12, 2009, 7:51 pm
Category: Jonathan