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Robin Nest 2006
On Saturday morning, April 1st, I saw the mother robin checking out the nest over our door. I put up a blanket over the window (since I...
joyful, 3 April 2006 |
Verizon Credit Check
I got a notification from a credit bureau today saying that a new account had been opened by: Verizon Pen, PO BOX 165018, COLUMBUS, OH...
SNMPD upgrade error
Since it took me a while to figure out the answer, I will post this here to try to help the next guy who has trouble when upgrade snmpd...
Dis-Ability Quote
Colin Portnuff, a guy who uses an AAC (alternative augmentative communication) device to communicate, was recently at a conference that...
Favorite Bits
Jonathan's favorite bits recently are Fluorine, Estonia, Great Gray Owl. I'm pretty sure he does know the Estonian flag, but he has now...
Dreams
As Jonathan was waking up this morning, he said, "Look at my brown, Mommy." I asked him if he was dreaming about drawing a picture and...
Jonathan's Birth Story
I wrote it out formally about a year ago but it never got onto the blog. So below is the story. I'll post a comment on Jonathan's...
Visited States
Somehow I missed it when Janet posted her visited states post. I think I have this right, though I don't remember all of these states,...
26 Weeks
Had another prenatal appointment yesterday. All is well. She found the heartbeat right away this time, but Jon couldn't find it...
The Things Children Say
I just had to post this right now - I am trying not to laugh out loud. Jonathan made some kind of choking/gagging noise, and I asked him...
The Fascinating Ever-Changing Properties of Breastmilk
A woman I know has been having breastfeeding troubles with her three month old. She firmly believes in the superiority of breastmilk and...
Independence, Singing
Jon made Jonathan a lightswitch stick so that he (Jonathan) can turn on and off the lights himself. It is a dowel with a loop of wire...
This One's For Dad-o
"Sally the camel had no humps. 'Cause Sally was a . . . alligator!"
"It's Dripping Everywhere"
That statement by Jonathan is what I woke up to from my nap this afternoon. It has worked before - to let him play quietly by himself...
Nerdy?
Sponsored Birth
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Do Not Call List
Guess how hard it is to get phone numbers off of the federal do not call list? You just have to ask, and they will give it to you for no...
Credit Problems? Jonathan Can Help!
Just give him your card and a pair of scissors. In less than five minutes your spending ability will be reduced to a pile of small...
"Driving" and Geography
We went to the Kuhns' for dinner Thursday evening and at one point Will wanted to go out and ride his bike. Previously, he and Jonathan...
Another update and delay
From Vicki: Judy's trial was preliminarily set to begin on Feb. 27th, but has again been delayed. Oral arguments on the...
22 Weeks
Had another prenatal appointment this morning. Blood pressure great; measuring a little big, but still within normal. I have felt like...
Jonathan's First Skiing Trip
Sunday, February 19, 2006, Jonathan went skiing for the first time. Just after 11am, we headed east to Seven Springs, which is the...
Stopping Windows Update From Rebooting Automatically
Posting this, since it took me a long time to find this site today when I wanted to stop my home computer from annoying me with the...
Using Alternative Shells in Windows
For my company's next product, we are thinking about replacing the normal explorer shell with our own, but we want to be able to...
Memory and Imitation
One reason Jonathan talks so well is because we talk to him like a real person. Children learn by hearing and by imitating. It is...