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Two Notes
I haven't been writing things down much recently, but here are a few. 12/14 - Faith likes to "write" and rarely draws, but she asked me to make a guy for her, which I did.  When she asked for more and more I reverted to a quick stick figure.  Then she started drawing her own... (More)
Posted by joyful on December 22, 2010, 8:57 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith
Midwife Appointment, 29 Weeks
12/16 - Headed up in the snow for another midwife appointment.  I gained more weight this time, but Thanksgiving was in between visits...  My iron was low again, despite diligently eating that horrible molasses, but she was suspicious that her hemoglobin tester is off... (More)
Posted by joyful on December 22, 2010, 8:46 pm
Category: Pregnancy
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
11/1 - Jonathan, "My favorite color is green."  Noah, "My favorite color is green, too!"  Jonathan, "Faith, what's your favorite color?  Is it green?"  Faith, "No, flower." 11/1 - Jonathan lost his left front upper tooth!  He bit into a grape (boy, that tooth must... (More)
Posted by joyful on November 5, 2010, 9:27 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith
A Good School Day
Three-fifths of our family has been sick this week and we are all finally feeling better today.  (Thank you to all who prayed for us.)  We only did about half our chores on this day of recovery, but I decided to go ahead and have school.  I'm glad I did! Grandma had sent Noah... (More)
Posted by joyful on October 29, 2010, 2:20 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah
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
19 weeks, Midwife Appointment
This morning, we drove up to the birth clinic where Jonathan and Noah were born.  Their midwife has retired (she wanted to before Noah was born, but actually did right before Faith was born) and her daughter has taken over the job.  We had met C before, when she was helping out her... (More)
Posted by joyful on October 7, 2010, 1:32 pm
Category: Pregnancy
Naga Jolokia Pepper
I came across a hot pepper that I hadn't heard of before, and since it had a warning on it being really hot, I figured I had to buy it.  Now that I've learned it is the hottest known pepper in the world, I have to wonder -- what am I ever going to do with it? The cashier mentioned that... (More)
Posted by jondaley on September 28, 2010, 2:23 pm
Category: Reviews
Bedtime Cleanup
Inspired by an article in Family Fun magazine, I developed a fun motivator for bedtime cleanup that really works.  Before, there would be lots of complaining, dilly-dallying and nagging.  Now the house is clean every night before bed and the job is done quickly!  Here's how it... (More)
Posted by joyful on September 25, 2010, 6:32 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith
Visiting Washington, DC
We arrived at the Fitzkees' house on Thursday night, and Nick said we could stay as long as we wanted.  We ended up extending our trip by a day and coming home on Tuesday, which was a good decision.  I think we spent the right amount of time for the whole family to enjoy the... (More)
Posted by jondaley on August 20, 2010, 8:48 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith
2010 Family Bike Trip to Washington, DC: Fourth Day
We cooked bacon and pancakes (I found a nifty plastic pint jug in Walmart or somewhere that you simply pour water into the jug, shake it up, and pour it on the griddle) for breakfast, and then packed up and planned to meet for lunch at Great Falls, 15 miles away. Heather went back to... (More)
Posted by jondaley on August 20, 2010, 5:26 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith
2010 Family Bike Trip to Washington, DC: First Two Days
I've wanted to bike to DC for a while, but there never seemed like a good opportunity to do so.  Once we purchased the tandem bike, and started thinking about the possibility of biking all over the country, the Washington trip seemed like a good first step. The trip did get... (More)
Posted by jondaley on August 20, 2010, 4:39 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith
Church Bike Trip - July 2010
As Heather mentioned , it did take us a while to get this post written, but I thought it would be good to have a record of it, so here goes... Each year for the last several years, Paul has organized a two day bike trip for the kids of BCF.  This year, we drove to Rockwood, PA... (More)
Posted by jondaley on August 20, 2010, 2:43 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith
Pocket Notes, Poison Ivy
6/11 - We planted more seeds in our garden.  Faith helped me plant beans and she very carefully placed the seed in the hole and gently covered it with soil.   It was so sweet to see her tender care. I discovered a robin's nest in the bush outside our bathroom... (More)
Posted by joyful on June 29, 2010, 8:51 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith
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