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I started a new IT job recently, and the majority of the people there have Macs, so I have been bringing one home in order to learn more about them. They have come a long way in 20 years, when I used to play on a Macintosh SE (with three floppy drives, a nice bonus so you didn't have... (More)

Posted by jondaley on June 24, 2007, 9:10 pm
Category: Reviews

Snowballs in June

The Carnegie Science Center has a promotion that if you bring a snowball in on the first day of summer, they give you free admission. Although this was the first year I'd heard of it, everyone else in Pittsburgh knew about it, too. We'd planned on getting there when it opened,... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 22, 2007, 7:38 am
Category: General

13th Tooth, More Steps, Down Stairs

6/15 - Upper left canine begins to poke through. 6/18 - Two steps in the morning, three in the evening! He continues to try walking more often, usually one or two steps before deciding that crawling is better. But yesterday, he did start crawling to me, then stood up before... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 22, 2007, 7:31 am
Category: Noah

Name That Movie and Other Jonathan Antics

We got new sidewalk chalk, since the box I bought when I was at CMU is finally used up. (: Jonathan likes to paint his tricycle tires, and he calls it "Never Proof Tire Chalk." Quotes: "I misunderheard the rules." J: "Were you one of Auntie E's... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 14, 2007, 4:37 pm
Category: Jonathan

Noah's Visit to the ER

Yesterday, Noah poked a coat hanger into his eye. All is well now, but I wanted to post the adventure. My mom wrote up the story after my phone conversation with her, so I'm going to paste that here to save typing. I'll interject where I want to add details or... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 14, 2007, 4:07 pm
Category: Noah

All Is Safe In The World Again

I am in the middle of a non-direct red-eye flight from Seattle to Pittsburgh. I was supposed to go to Charlotte, NC on the way, but USAir called(!) last night to tell me to come a half hour early to the airport (I was already there and had already checked in, and having a relaxing dinner... (More)

Posted by jondaley on June 14, 2007, 6:54 am
Category: Reviews

Walk

I went on a fairly long walk tonight (take a look at the topological map too, there were some decent hills) - I am in Seattle with one of my customers who is having their annual retreat, and invited me to come along. We are staying at the Palisades Retreat Center , which is a lovely place to... (More)

Posted by jondaley on June 13, 2007, 1:30 am
Category: Reviews

Strawberry Picking

This is the weekend for strawberry festivals and several local farms have pick-your-own fields. Last year, when I was about 39 weeks pregnant, Mom, Dad, Jon, Jonathan and I picked 14 lbs of strawberries at Trax Farms . Jon is on a business trip, but I wanted to get at least some fresh,... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 10, 2007, 5:58 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah

BCF Orchestra Concert Pictures

Our new church has a youth orchestra that Jon has become part of. They did a few concerts at local nursing homes last weekend and I got some pictures and videos. The main reason for this post is to explain the videos. Our camera isn't primarily a video camera, so it... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 9, 2007, 7:27 pm
Category: General

Learning to Shoot, Standing Up, J Quote

The other day, Jonathan pointed his hand like a gun at Noah and made the shooting noise (not going to try to spell that one!) Directly in response, Noah pointed at Jonathan and went, "pfff, pfff, pfff." 6/6 - Noah got to a standing position from the floor without pulling... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 8, 2007, 2:49 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah

The Report: Jonathan "Drives" A Backhoe

Just before 7:00 this morning, I thought I heard some sounds, so looked out the window to see a pickup truck but no backhoe. The backhoe arrived just after 7 and Jonathan watched out the window while I got ready for the day. Daddy said we could go out to look before breakfast since... (More)

Posted by joyful on May 24, 2007, 2:04 pm
Category: Jonathan

Hearing Continued (AKA Never Ending)

The hearing to argue pre-trial motions in Judy's case has been continued to October 9, 2007. Judy's Expert Witnesses will present written argument to the judge at that time and he will decide whether to dismiss the case or go to trial. (More)

Posted by jondaley on May 24, 2007, 10:03 am
Category: Isaac

Writing, Favorite Color, Familiar

Not to be outdone by his brother , Jonathan has some interesting things for a blog post today, too. Recently, he's been enjoying cutting out paper shapes that he draws or that I draw for him. This morning he asked me to draw the picture from the first page of Curious... (More)

Posted by joyful on May 23, 2007, 2:11 pm
Category: Jonathan

Spears, Reading, Boggle

5/7 - "Mommy, we don't see people with spears too much." Cell phones, yes, spears, no. 5/10 - I was doing some reading on the laptop and scrolling with the arrows. First Jonathan noticed that when I pressed the down arrow, the page went up, and vice versa, and... (More)

Posted by joyful on May 12, 2007, 7:12 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