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I am up late working on some code, and all of a sudden there is a really loud noise, and I look out my window and watch a car turn kind of sideways and roll over. As far as I can tell there wasn't a second car involved, but I don't know what could have happened to make him flip... (More)

Posted by jondaley on May 11, 2007, 12:18 am
Category: General

Chef Jonathan

While cooking our breakfast on Saturday, I saw that Heather had put the potatoes on the counter, meaning that we should eat them soon, and not forget about them in their normal storage place. I asked Jonathan how we should cook the potatoes for dinner, and he said that we should make... (More)

Posted by jondaley on May 6, 2007, 8:48 pm
Category: Jonathan

It's Worth Finding A Good Pediatric Dentist!

Last month, I took Jonathan for his first dental checkup and cleaning. He did a great job, asking lots of questions and generally having a good time. But they did discover two huge fillings. The regular dentist doesn't do fillings for kids, so she had us make an appointment... (More)

Posted by joyful on April 30, 2007, 11:40 am
Category: General, Jonathan

Sunny On Sunday

In college, our friend Volus used to say that it was always sunny on Sunday. Even if it was gray in the morning, the sun was out by the time church was over. I found that he was right for the vast majority of the time. This weekend was no exception. Saturday was rainy,... (More)

Posted by joyful on April 30, 2007, 8:11 am
Category: General

Home Owners For Real!

Yesterday, I mailed the payoff check for our mortgage. This is very exciting for us. To be completely debt free (even of 'good' debt) and really truly own our house. Sure, it helps to have a house that didn't cost very much to start with. But we have been... (More)

Posted by joyful on February 22, 2007, 3:33 pm
Category: General

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

7th Tooth Finally Makes It and Other Stories

Lower left. It's been bothering him for quite a while. Glad it's through and I hope the matching one comes quickly so we can have a rest for a while. Noah has made up his own game that's kind of like Bocce ball. He holds one ball in his hand, and then uses it... (More)

Posted by joyful on February 14, 2007, 6:05 pm
Category: Noah

Jon's 30th Birthday Party

We had a big bash, hosted by the Moores. I invited all our Pittsburgh friends that I had valid email addresses for. (So if you missed it and are disappointed, send me your correct email address!) Total attendees: 45 (including babies.) We all had a lot of fun, and I'd like to... (More)

Posted by joyful on February 14, 2007, 1:05 pm
Category: General

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

Car Radio

I finally got around to taking apart our radio in our car that has had a CD stuck in it since we purchased the car. The dashboard came out unexpectedly easily, so I should have done it a long time ago -- I had been intimidated by not seeing any obvious screws, but when I yanked on it,... (More)

Posted by jondaley on February 13, 2007, 6:52 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

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

Turnips and More Numbers

Jonathan likes to eat turnips (just cut up and boiled) - he was exclaiming over them so much I thought it should go into the blog. He counted backwards from five the other day, on his own. He said, "That's Soot-su's address." This morning he drew a "6"... (More)

Posted by joyful on February 3, 2007, 2:45 pm
Category: Jonathan

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