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Yesterday was an exhausting day, so I made sure to get us ready for bed early. We were in bed by 9:00. But Jeremiah kicked his covers off just about every hour and asked me to put them back on again. By 3:30 or so, his medicine had worn off and he was wheezing and... (More)

Posted by joyful on April 23, 2015, 9:34 am
Category: General, Jeremiah

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

Pocket Notes

5/1 - Joy playing with even/odd dot cards. Didn't quite get the concept but sometimes was lucky, so I praised the correct answers. Then 6/2 - much more consistently correct. 5/1 - Jeremiah, watching the kids in karate class, copying them - doing punches from the "en guarde"... (More)

Posted by joyful on June 9, 2014, 9:44 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah

Pocket Notes

3/23 - I told Jeremiah the toaster was hot, and he held up his hand, palm facing, but not touching, and said, "hah". 3/25 - Jeremiah was whining about something, and Noah, to cheer him up, said, "Why cry, my pygmy fly?" It made me laugh anyway! 3/26 - JPD definitely says "hi" now,... (More)

Posted by joyful on April 27, 2014, 8:37 pm
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah

Daley Vacation Washington DC

Got a bunch of spam comments and then when I was looking at posts, the boys pointed out that my last post was a month ago and I said "trip to DC goes in a separate post"... So here we go. When we went into downtown to see the sights, we split up into smaller groups. Jonathan,... (More)

Posted by joyful on April 23, 2014, 7:03 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah

Pocket Notes

2/15 - JPD walked up to me and hugged my knees. He now does this often. 2/19 - JDD quotes from The Incredibles, with an Indian flair: "This is your automated captain speaking. Would you like more samosas?" 2/24 - JDD "What's the difference between lo mein and chow mein, and why isn't... (More)

Posted by joyful on March 23, 2014, 5:44 am
Category: Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah

Pocket Notes

1/18 - JPD tongue cluck noise 1/16 - JDD riddle: Toothless I bite, Voiceless I mutter, Legless I move, Mouthless I stutter, I am nearly indestructible, though walls will stop me. What Am I? (answer at the end) 2/1 - JPD upper left 2nd incisor 2/5 - JPD point at wii, shake head "no" 2/7 -... (More)

Posted by joyful on February 15, 2014, 4:49 pm
Category: Jonathan, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah

Serving vs. Selfishness

I think I have found a key to living selflessly. When there's an emergency, it's easy to serve. I see the great need, and I know it's temporary. It's hard to keep serving in the ordinary, mundane, because it feels like it will never end and the needs don't always seem so great.... (More)

Posted by joyful on January 24, 2014, 9:42 pm
Category: General

Catch Up Pocket Notes

12/4 - F putting on chapstick. Joy recalls, "Last time my lips sting. Now my lips better." 12/6 - JDD, in a growly voice, with a straw stuck in his teeth and the other end in a glass of water, "I am the savage, saber-toothed mosquito!" 12/6 - JPD upper right primary incisor 12/7 -... (More)

Posted by joyful on January 18, 2014, 8:52 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah

Books To Give

Here's the beginning of the list. It is enough for me just to type it all, so I am not going to categorize or alphabetize. Christ in Christmas, A Family Advent Celebration by Dobson, Swindoll, Boice, Sproul word finds, sudoku, crossword books How Many Snails? A counting book The Rhyme... (More)

Posted by joyful on December 7, 2013, 8:46 am
Category: General

Pocket Notes

11/8 - It was gusty and the maple seeds were being blown off our big tree by the thousands. It was such an amazing sight! The little helicopters were fluttering everywhere, even swarming like a host of grasshoppers or little birds. The grand picture was the swarming, and then... (More)

Posted by joyful on December 5, 2013, 8:31 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah

Khan Academy

The boys (and Heather has enjoyed it too - I haven't gotten to it yet) have really been enjoying Khan Academy this last week. It is an educational tool, with lots of questions to test you on different skills. Jonathan is especially motivated by the reward badges it gives you when... (More)

Posted by jondaley on November 9, 2013, 12:31 pm
Category: Jonathan, Programming, Reviews, Noah

Pocket Notes

I'll take this opportunity, home from church with two sick kids, to post my notes. 10/19 - JDD, "Most fun things are spoiled if you HAVE to do them." I forget the context of his quote but it reminded me of my thought at the harvest supper. The middle and high school youth groups... (More)

Posted by joyful on November 3, 2013, 9:45 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah

Pocket Notes

9/13 - A Friday. Jonathan had been asking me if he could read Harry Potter for a while. I told him I needed to talk to Daddy about whether we thought he was ready, but I kept forgetting. The strategy that worked was asking me in Daddy's presence so I didn't have time to forget. ... (More)

Posted by joyful on October 19, 2013, 8:08 am
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith, Joy, Jeremiah

Marriage Retreat

Heather and I had the opportunity to attend a marriage retreat with 10 or so couples from our church this weekend, up at Rangeley Lake in Maine (thanks Scott, for the house!) We were the youngest couple (by far, the average marriage length represented there was 31 years), and we haven't... (More)

Posted by jondaley on October 7, 2013, 12:59 pm
Category: General