Monthly Archives: January 2009

Tour of the New Homestead

‘Twas requested that I shoot a video touring our new digs, so family far afield could see how we are living these days. This one clocks in about 11 minutes, so make sure you are comfortable before we start.

Baby J2: Size of a Large Jicama

Baby J2 continues to gestate nicely. Here we are on the outside:

And on the inside:

Spins

The boy likes to go in circles. He must get it from me. I always loved the spinning rides like the Scrambler and the gravity thing that pinned you against the wall. And I can remember spinning around as a kid until I fell down. Blossom gets nauseated if she watches him go in circles [...]

I Have a Dream of not Shoveling Snow

It takes me about an hour and a half to shovel out the driveway, rake the roof, clear a path for the dog off the back porch, and clear the front walkway. I did it once yesterday after about eight inches of snow, and again this morning after another six overnight. That puts somewhere around [...]

Ice Storm ’08

Check out this fantastic picture on the big picture blog from the ice storm we had a couple of weeks ago. That’s the one that knocked our power out for a day and ended up roastimacating our garage door openers and my new microwave.

Getting Ready for Bed

As Isaac is creeping up on a year and half, and as we get settled into the new house, we are starting to establish a pretty consistent bedtime routine. We get a diaper change and jammies on, then we romp a bit. We clean up toys, then off for a tooth brush. We ask if [...]