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Warning: I'm feeling better now, but the following post pretty accurately how I felt for most of today. After a good appointment in Hillsboro, they still wanted us to go to a pediatric dentist who was familiar with chemo/transplant issues, so Heather headed up to Dartmouth this morning in the... (More)

Posted by jondaley on January 16, 2024, 11:51 pm
Category: Grace

Two Days of Appointments

For the most part, these last two days went pretty well. Grace was a trooper as we navigated the multiple confusing buildings and talked with many providers and was poked and prodded by various specialists. Her audiology appointment went pretty well. The doctor was impressed with... (More)

Posted by jondaley on January 12, 2024, 3:18 am
Category: Grace

Grace: Two Years of Unexplained Medical Issues

(this was written January 2024, referring to Grace's first two years of life) When Grace was about six weeks old, right at the beginning of December 2021 , I noticed that she had “ café au lait spots .” I looked it up on the internet, and discovered that these... (More)

Posted by joyful on January 8, 2024, 2:33 pm
Category: Grace

Heating

Since I'm on a roll of typing out the insulation we've used, I figured I might as well post about our heating systems too. We have five different heating sources for our home, and someday we'll get a sixth... 1a. Oil burner base board radiators. I grew up with base board radiators and I... (More)

Posted by jondaley on October 30, 2020, 10:46 am
Category: General, Reviews

Insulation

Someone just asked for advice on Facebook, and I figured I should save it here so I don't need to type it again when someone asks later. We've had just about every kind of insulation in our house. So, more than you asked for, but hopefully useful. Also, if you don't know about it,... (More)

Posted by jondaley on October 29, 2020, 10:40 am
Category: General, Reviews

Pocket Notes

I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 8/9 - JPD, "The last name of my yellow shirt is 'Egg'." (Full name is 'Scrambled Egg') 8/10 - JPD, "Joy is my buddy." (Joy gone with Grammy.) 8/12 - Talking with a townsperson. He said, "I met a family that was... (More)

Posted by joyful on August 30, 2016, 12:00 am
Category: General, Jeremiah, Nathaniel

Taking an Interest

Or: How This Mom Started Playing Minecraft They say that a good way to show love is to take an interset in what the other person is interested in, even if you wouldn't care about it on your own. I'm a busy mom and wife of an entrepreneur, right? I don't have time for video games.... (More)

Posted by joyful on July 30, 2016, 6:38 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah

Isaac Memorial Reflection

I typed up my memorial service reflection for a presentation we did at our church recently. I don't think it has been typed up before, so I thought I'd post it now. (Am I allowed to be amazed at myself?) Heather's memorial reflection, March 16, 2003 Isaac Christopher Daley - a... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 17, 2016, 2:58 pm
Category: Isaac

April/May 2016 Pocket Notes

4/26 - Jeremiah, after his first bowl of non-sugar cereal, asked for some sugar cereal.Only two pieces fell out of the box when I shook it, and he said, "Not two. I said'some', like this..." holding up several fingers. 4/29 - Jeremiah can tie knots. He tied the laces of my... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 17, 2016, 2:41 pm
Category: Noah, Joy, Jeremiah

Pocket Notes - Joy ties shoes, Heather does pushups, and more

4/3 - I said to Jeremiah, "Your shoes are on the wrong feet, sweetie." He replied, "I not 'sweetie'. Joy is 'sweetie'." 4/10 - Joy and I spent a grueling but satisfactory three hours earning our yellow and orange belts, respectively. 4/14 - Jeremiah, "It will be so so so fun if... (More)

Posted by joyful on April 17, 2016, 4:20 pm
Category: Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah, Nathaniel

February 2016 Pocket Notes

2/2 - Noah and I walked past the food pantry on distribution day, and saw a friend of ours heading there. He asked if she was donating food and I explained that she was receiving food. He wondered why she needed to get food from the food pantry, and we had a good discussion about the... (More)

Posted by joyful on March 1, 2016, 3:16 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Joy, Jeremiah, Nathaniel

September and October 2015 Pocket Notes

9/2 - NPD definitely pulling up (on bathtub) - see Mom's post of Maggie P. 9/2 - NPD, "ma-ma-ma" "na-na-na" JDD is convinced it means "Mom" 9/2 - Joy, "2+3 is 5. [pause] I learned that in bed." Subsequently also taughtherself other addition facts. 9/2 - Joy making bracelet... (More)

Posted by joyful on February 29, 2016, 8:22 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Joy, Jeremiah, Nathaniel

July and August 2015 Pocket Notes

7/6 - Noah is building a paperboard New England village. 7/6 - Jeremiah opened the cupboard under the kitchen sink with the TotLok. He was so proud of himself. "There we go. Open!" (sounds like "deh-do. Opih!") He closed it and opened it several times, each time repeating... (More)

Posted by joyful on February 29, 2016, 8:09 am
Category: Noah, Joy, Jeremiah, Nathaniel

May and June 2015 Pocket Notes

5/6 - Jonathan is as tall as Mom! 5/7 - Faith, "Ramen numerals" 5/8 - Jeremiah, "Don't touch it." I think that's his first three word phrase. 5/9 - Jeremiah was looking at the New Bible Dictionary that has a painting of the last supper (or something like it - Jesus in the middle... (More)

Posted by joyful on February 29, 2016, 7:57 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah, Nathaniel

Swiss Army Knife + Thumb = ER (April 4, 2015)

From an email written to my mom on April 4, 2015 at 7pm. Just after noon, Noah came screaming in from outside. He was holding one hand with the other and blood was dripping. I took him straight to the sink to wash off. He couldn't tell me what had happened and there was... (More)

Posted by joyful on January 8, 2016, 1:22 pm
Category: Noah