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We haven't been blogging much, just living life and having fun together. But, it is sort of sad that Grace didn't even have a category for her until today. We are working on more content and to make a central place for people to get information so we don't have to... (More)

Posted by jondaley on December 14, 2023, 3:29 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. 4/1 - JPD, "'I'm goin' back to my work, after watchin' Jonathan do that awesome trick,' said Popcorn Man." 4/1 - Nathaniel started saying "yes" clearly - so cute!! 4/3 - NPD do turtle puzzle, self w/ encouragement... (More)

Posted by joyful on April 30, 2017, 12:00 am
Category: Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah, Nathaniel

Pocket Notes

I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 2/1 - Jonathan, "Even Einstein didn't have a triple-digit IQ." Noah, "Isn't that the guy with screws in his ears?" Jonathan, "No, that's Frankenstein." Noah is losing teeth all the time, I have trouble keeping track... (More)

Posted by joyful on March 31, 2017, 12:00 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah, Nathaniel

Notes and Quotes

I am posting my backlog of pocket notes. Sometimes details are sparse. 6/29/16 - Noah's party, kids building brick fort, all the kids at the party working together. Yellow jackets end of June, Nathaniel stepping up stairs, holding rail or wall 7/7-7/10 - Balloon Festival, hosting... (More)

Posted by joyful on July 31, 2016, 11:42 am
Category: General, Noah, Joy, Jeremiah

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

June 2016 Pocket Notes

6/1 - Nathaniel was playing with the nebulizer, dripped some of the leftover liquid, said, "Uh, oh." Then he walked to the bathroom, opened the cabinet, got out a hand towel, came back into the bedroom and wiped up his spill. 6/2 - I asked Nathaniel to put the toy cars away and he did... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 17, 2016, 2:47 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Joy, Jeremiah

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

Daley Vacation 2016 - Baltimore

Here are the brief notes I put together about our family vacation to Baltimore. This year, the entire Daley clan was able to come (Barbara, Phil, and all their children and grandchildren!) Thursday drive down very good, even through NYC, thanks to google traffic. Looked up heights and... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 17, 2016, 2:36 pm
Category: General

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

Karate Tournament, Standish Maine

On Saturday, March 26th, Jonathan, Faith, Joy and I participated in our first karate tournament. The whole family rose bright and early so we could drive the two hours and 15 minutes to Standish, Maine. This tournament is relatively small, with only about five dojos participating.... (More)

Posted by joyful on March 31, 2016, 1:14 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Faith, Joy

Sailing

We went sailing today in the Black Rabbit, which is the name of our Flying Junior. I do need to find out the history of it, because I think I don't have it quite correct. But Heather's grandpa have it to her when she was a kid and we've sailed it since we were married. It needed a... (More)

Posted by jondaley on August 5, 2015, 8:58 pm
Category: General

Giant List of Pocket Notes

I'm very much behind on the blog. But I have kept the pocket notes safely typed up in my email. So here goes. In June, the kids and I made a trip to Florida to visit my parents, and my sister and her kids visited, too. 6/14 - Joy, "Mommy! I saw a dinosaur!" (It was a... (More)

Posted by joyful on December 22, 2014, 2:04 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Pregnancy, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah