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Common Recent Sayings, Hiccups
Jonathan now has an imaginary friend. Her name is "Su-su" or "Soot-soot" or some combination/permutation of those sounds. She has a big...
joyful, 13 April 2006 |
Rube Goldberg (in Japanese)
Wow . I think that is about all I can say.
Good Ol' Home Cooking
I'm so excited about last night's (almost) from scratch Mediterranean dinner success that I have to post! I have come a long way to where...
Spyware Removal
Found an interesting spyware/virus/malware/etc at the Quinlisks yesterday. It was a "Browser Helper Object (BHO)", a method of...
Getting Ready to be a Big Brother
Jonathan has gone from complete non-understanding to maybe understanding but not caring, to really being excited about the baby. He likes...
The Pa Game, Drawing
Recently, Jonathan has been drawing a lot. He likes markers best, but if I don't have enough energy for them (supervision - though he...
Oral Arguments
From Vicki: Just a reminder that Oral Arguments will be heard tomorrow in Judy's case. The judge could make a ruling tomorrow from...
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...
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
just bizarre
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...