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Noah likes to clap his hands, and of course we encourage him by clapping ourselves. Yesterday (4/9) he stood up alone for about 2 seconds. (More)

Posted by joyful on April 10, 2007, 9:04 pm
Category: Noah

Climbing, Writing, Quotes

March 20 - Jonathan climbed over our chain link fence all by himself. March 22 - He was pretending that his cereal was "vitamins" and counting them out to himself, "It's Saturday [eat one]...it's Monday [eat one]...it's Wednesday [eat one]...it's... (More)

Posted by joyful on April 10, 2007, 8:57 pm
Category: Jonathan

Shopping Cart Thrill Ride

After Noah's doctor appointment, we went to the grocery store. I had parked forward-facing to a curbed, sloped sidewalk. On the side of the walk opposite the parking lot was a railing. Because of the curb, I did not push the cart to the trunk of my car as I usually... (More)

Posted by joyful on March 27, 2007, 8:39 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah

Random Recent Things All In One Post

We went to Florida for vacation with the Daleys for one week and the Wightmans for another week. It was a great time. But this leaves me behind on posting, so here we go... On one of our many walks in Clearwater Beach, Jonathan was walking along with a little stick hanging out of... (More)

Posted by joyful on March 18, 2007, 4:16 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah

How Does Skin Stick Together?

I try to take Jonathan's questions seriously and answer them as accurately as I can. This morning, I could not think of a better answer than "well, the cells, they just do." (Which is not very satisfying.) So I looked to the internet for help. All I can find is that... (More)

Posted by joyful on March 18, 2007, 8:13 am
Category: Jonathan

Tired of Speaking to a Computer?

My voice has a problem with not being able to be understood by most auto-voice phone systems, and you can only say "Tech Support" so many times before you wish you hadn't ever called in the first place. Here is the answer to that problem - a list of how to get to a real human... (More)

Posted by jondaley on March 13, 2007, 3:28 pm
Category: Internet

Bible Quiz

You scored as NASB - New American Standard Bible . You are intelligent, responsible, and understanding. You strive to do your best possible in all areas of life and are generally quite successful. You do not mind being different and sometimes taking risks, but you simultaneously find no... (More)

Posted by jondaley on March 9, 2007, 11:26 am
Category: Bible

Global Warming

We got our gas bill for February - the highest we have gotten in a long time. Apparently, the average temperature was eleven degrees colder than last year, causing us to use two and a half time more gas than we did last February. We did leave our heat on more last month than usual, but... (More)

Posted by jondaley on March 5, 2007, 3:41 pm
Category: Reviews

The Alphabet Song

Sung at a reasonable pace, it takes about 30 seconds to sing. I have been using it as a device for preparing Jonathan (and myself) for the end of a nursing session (usually two times through.) One not surprising result is that Jonathan is good at singing it himself now. His one... (More)

Posted by joyful on February 26, 2007, 6:52 pm
Category: Jonathan

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

Fasting and Feasting in Lent

Good thoughts here: Fast and Feast in Lent (More)

Posted by jondaley on February 22, 2007, 12:04 pm
Category: Reviews, Bible

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

Modesty Survey

I never knew Josh Harris had brothers, but I recently found out about their web site , and a survey they have published - the questions were based on questions and comments from women who were interested in what guys thought about different articles of clothing, make-up, etc. The survey... (More)

Posted by jondaley on February 14, 2007, 8:43 pm
Category: Reviews

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