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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...
joyful, 7 December 2013 |
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! ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Pocket Notes
Faith had a blast at Star Island with Grammy and Papa. 7/25 - JDD, explaining why he likes to use a certain spoon for his breakfast...
Full Summer/Pocket Notes
Having a dad in the fire department is educational in more than just fire safety: 5/17 - Jon is called to an accident "involving...
This is what makes it all worth while
So last week I was worn out with the extra work that unexpected messes bring. Today I'm tired but happy about it. Yesterday,...
Strike Three, I'm Ready To Be Out
Thursday morning, we wake up to find mouse droppings and other evidence all over the kitchen. Result: big kitchen scrubdown....
American Indians: the original free-range parents
Quote from Vostaas: White Buffalo's Story of Plains Indian Life by William White Buffalo: "Many Indian boys, and some girls, too,...
Pocket Notes
Joy says "lellow" for yellow, which appears to be her favorite color. 4/24 - Jeremiah figured out his thumb! It's the left one he...
Pocket Notes
3/30 - Jeremiah started cooing. He also can make minimal forward progress along the bed when waking up. Joy says "my do it" for...
Pocket Notes
3/24 - Faith counts to 100 by ones. 3/25 - Joy says "Miah" for Jeremiah. She started this before that day, but that's the first...
Pocket Notes
Oh, yes. It has been half a year since my last pocket notes post... 9/6 - Joy says "yum" and "yummy", "all done/gone" (sounds...
Jeremiah's Birth Story
My due date was February 21. Jonathan, Noah, and Faith had all been exactly five days late. Joy was early, but we weren't sure of her...
Food Additives: Corn Syrup, Red #40, Aspartame, and...
The first blog post in a long time, I realize. And I won't make any promises about more frequent updates, etc. I have found...
My Mother-In-Law's Insight Into Homeschooling
We are still working on renovating our new house, and thus we are still living with Jon's generous parents. And since we are...
Pocket Notes
9/19 - Joy has been telling me when she needs a new diaper (patting her bottom) but this day, she got out the changing pad and...
Spammer Statistics
I was poking around the logs today, and saw that of the 500 comments that were attempted on the blog yesterday 0 of them were actual...
Don't Like How America Votes? Just Click To Change It
The Google Maps Blog shared this fun use of the maps API - see what the votes look like if different states vote different...
Pocket Notes
These notes are really old, but not lost. 6/7 - Noah's first lost tooth. Bottom left front. It took a very long time for...
Homemade Roller Coaster
Here's a cool thing: a homemade roller coaster . Though it seems like it was probably a lot of work and not quite as exciting as...
Tim Hawkins: Chick-fil-A song
A Nice Problem To Have
Today, I had to call the library to ask them to tell Jonathan it was time to come home for dinner. He had left me a note while I...