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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

Pocket Notes

More than a month's worth of notes... 10/3 - Joy's diaper was dry all night long. She went in the potty three or four times. This was exciting to me and so the next night I prepared to be diaperless. I spread a waterproof pad, with towels on top. But she and I are so... (More)

Posted by joyful on November 13, 2011, 11:12 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy

Imagine There's No Pizza

I recently discovered that due to changes by Facebook and Google, quickly sharing items is harder than it used to be. There are a couple things I shared recently that I thought good enough to actually type up a post here. (you may agree or disagree about my choices of "good enough")... (More)

Posted by jondaley on November 9, 2011, 8:29 am
Category: Internet

Long Time Coming - Pocket Notes

6/14 - On our camping trip, Faith liked to play Ice Cream Shop. Her flavors are unique: pineapple hot sauce, strawberry beet, water, to name a few. After those, I requested just plain ice creams, though she really wanted to put hot sauce on most of them. We finally settled on a... (More)

Posted by joyful on August 17, 2011, 7:11 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy

Firefighting

I don't think it has been said here, other than in small mentions here and there, that I joined our volunteer fire company in Middlesex Township a couple of months ago. I am not sure of the exact number of incidents that I've gone out on, but the number is probably around 8 or so, though... (More)

Posted by jondaley on June 9, 2011, 4:57 pm
Category: Reviews

Shards of Glass and Other Ways My Life Isn't Perfect

Jon was with a bunch of people we don't see often last night, and one of the men mentioned that his wife was discouraged by all these homeschooling mother-of-many type blogs where everyone has all their lives together and nothing goes wrong. So I thought I'd post how my life is not... (More)

Posted by joyful on May 28, 2011, 10:18 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy

Pocket Notes

3/11 - Faith can count to six. 3/12 - Faith counted to ten. She isn't consistent with this. She'll get stuck after six, but if someone says seven, she can do the rest on her own. I don't think she has quantity recognition past five, though. And she sometimes likes to... (More)

Posted by joyful on March 28, 2011, 6:21 pm
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

Pocket Notes, 33 Week Appointment, Boys at the Dentist

12/23 - Noah: "Tomorrow's tomorrow is Christmas!" Both Jonathan and Noah were sick in the car on the way to New Hampshire. Blessedly, they both managed to get everything in the bowls and nothing on anyplace else in the car. By the time we arrived, they were fine and the rest of... (More)

Posted by joyful on January 19, 2011, 7:00 pm
Category: Jonathan, Pregnancy, Noah, Faith

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

Woodstove Update

Since we're now into the second year of using the woodstove, I thought I would post an update about it. I bought five cords of wood this year, (we bought around four and a half last year, and used around three). I got around one cord of black locust each year, and that wood is really... (More)

Posted by jondaley on December 22, 2010, 10:28 pm
Category: Reviews

Very Busy November

Actually, the only thing written in my pocket notes from all this time is that on 11/16, Jon solved the mirror cube with his eyes closed. Jonathan's 7th birthday was a very fun time. He got a lot of cool presents and had a lot of cool people over to play. Grandma and Dad-o were... (More)

Posted by joyful on December 8, 2010, 11:56 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Isaac, Pregnancy, Noah, Faith

A Full, Crazy, Fun Week

11/6 - Noah and I were making rice krispie treats and Noah was stirring. He asked for a marshmallow, but I said no, they had to go in the recipe and he could have one of the finished products. Well, he decided to snitch and got a natural lesson. I, only a few feet away in the... (More)

Posted by joyful on November 15, 2010, 5:57 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Pregnancy, Noah, Faith

Pocket Notes and Potty Training

10/3 - Jon felt the baby kick! Since then, Jonathan and Faith have thought maybe they felt it. If the kids were ever up when I was still in bed but awake in the morning, they would definitely be able to feel it. 10/3 - Noah counted to 20 on his own. He is most comfortable... (More)

Posted by joyful on October 23, 2010, 8:38 am
Category: Jonathan, Pregnancy, Noah, Faith