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So last week I was worn out with the extra work that unexpected messes bring. Today I'm tired but happy about it. Yesterday, Jon left very early to go on the church men's retreat. Our morning at home started out pretty badly (bickering/fighting) and the boys had to go run around... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 8, 2013, 10:59 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah

Strike Three, I'm Ready To Be Out

Thursday morning, we wake up to find mouse droppings and other evidence all over the kitchen. Result: big kitchen scrubdown. Friday morning, Noah wakes up to find that the silly putty he fell asleep with is now melted into his pants, sheets, and blanket. Result: big fabric scrubdown.... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 1, 2013, 10:55 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah

Jeremiah's Birth Story

My due date was February 21. Jonathan, Noah, and Faith had all been exactly five days late. Joy was early, but we weren't sure of her date and the more we thought about it the more we figured she probably had been late as well. So we had Linda and Porter schedule their flight to arrive... (More)

Posted by joyful on February 24, 2013, 5:55 pm
Category: Jeremiah

Pregnant While Moving for the Third Time

I thought this deserved its own post. I am pregnant! The baby is due right around Joy's second birthday, the end of February. So far, I've been feeling pretty well. I get a bit queasy if I don't eat something every couple of hours, and I do get tired a lot (especially when... (More)

Posted by joyful on July 31, 2012, 8:29 pm
Category: Pregnancy

The Big Move

How do I begin? Not really at the beginning. June 15, we sold the house we were living in and drove to New Hampshire in two moving trucks and a minivan. (A very hearty and grateful "thank you!" to Ron and Ron for driving the trucks!) The days preceding that day were extremely full,... (More)

Posted by joyful on July 31, 2012, 8:00 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy

Notes Catchup Part II, the Whirlwind

Last catchup ended on the weekend of the fire company banquet. That weekend was also the beginning of the new adventure. Two different people called up to ask about looking to buy our house. No, not the one we're fixing up to sell. The one we're living in. Well, ok,... (More)

Posted by joyful on April 1, 2012, 11:02 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy

Interesting? Message From Microsoft

I received a free "embedded" light from Microsoft a number of years ago. I put "embedded" in quotes, because I think it is funny that Microsoft considers a lightbulb connected to a USB power source an example of an embedded device. I guess I haven't looked that carefully, but I... (More)

Posted by jondaley on December 9, 2011, 1:03 pm
Category: Reviews

A Couple More Links

Here are the last ones to share, I'll try to be more careful in the future to link to posts properly when I "share" things, so you can actually see the content regardless of whether facebook or google or the original poster make it difficult... Statistics in science : I don't quite... (More)

Posted by jondaley on November 14, 2011, 8:59 am
Category: Internet

Going Back To Joy

Recently, I read One Thousand Gifts , which was recommended by someone whose blog I read, but I can't remember who anymore. It was a beautiful book and has inspired me to be thankful for the little things once again. (Briefly, the hesitations I have in recommending it: she writes... (More)

Posted by joyful on October 29, 2011, 1:58 pm
Category: General

Houston, We Have Mobility

Well, in the three weeks since I last posted, Joy has made major progress in mobility and the rest of the household is still working to adjust! 9/11 - Joy started crawling longer distances with a cross-pattern belly crawl. 9/13 - Every time we go into PIttsburgh, we cross the Allegheny... (More)

Posted by joyful on October 2, 2011, 11:58 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy

Pocket Notes

8/21 - I can't remember when babies are "supposed" to get object permanence, but Joy definitely has it. She was playing on her tummy on the kitchen floor with two toys. When she lost them under herself, she looked all around trying to find them again. 8/24 - Jonathan called the... (More)

Posted by joyful on September 11, 2011, 11:37 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy

Joy Ellen Daley's Birth Story

I'd been having these strange contractions for a few days. Not the simple Brackston-Hicks that I have throughout pregnancy that feel tight but do not hurt. Not crampy labor contractions, either. They were very tight and they hurt. They came usually when I was sitting – on the couch or... (More)

Posted by joyful on February 25, 2011, 12:35 pm
Category: Joy

Joy Ellen Daley - Born This Morning!

Heather will surely write a more detailed post for those wanting those details, but for now, a shorter post will have to do. We got home from a friend's birthday party last night, and Heather was having some contractions, but since the due date was still a ways away, figured it couldn't... (More)

Posted by jondaley on February 23, 2011, 6:03 pm
Category: Pregnancy, Joy

Work Year End Update

Heather asked me to give her the monthly time logs for invoices today, so I took the opportunity to run my brand new script that shows how I've spent my time over the entire year. I averaged: 13.7 hours a week on directly billable work 7.6 hours a week on maintaining the company, phone... (More)

Posted by jondaley on December 23, 2010, 11:40 am
Category: Reviews

Minivan: Oldsmobile Silhouette

We bought a "new" minivan last year, and it had the lowest mileage, and highest cost of any car we've owned so far. It is a 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette, and it had 107,000 miles on it. We did a lot of driving (I hit 135,000 today, after a year and a half). Heather and I both... (More)

Posted by jondaley on December 22, 2010, 10:41 pm
Category: Reviews