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Powerless
Friday's storm killed our power. We survived over Shabbos with the house eventually getting to 84F. Overnight it only cooled off to 83F, and that meant we needed to get out of Dodge. Luckily, Camp Glazer was open (thanks, jeannegrrl!) and we're spending the night. Kids spent the day in the pool, I spent the day making sure no one drowned. Hopefully ( Read more... ) -
Quite a delayed followup
I made a post about my dad a couple of weeks after he passed away, in 2007. A couple of weeks ago, evilellie responded to it to say that she had a picture of her dad, Wayne, in some advertisements for my dad's business - her dad used to work for my dad. She posted a link there (you can follow the link above if you want all the pictures) but one of the ( Read more... ) -
Tobie understands real estate
We had discovered in the past that when we built cribs for our kids we needed to be careful when assembling them, as they could not be removed from any of the rooms in our house without disassembling them. None of our doors are as wide as a standard crib ( Read more... ) -
at Hopkins with Karen
In case you haven't been following along on FB, Karen has been sicker than normal. Today is day six on her current stay. With luck and good care, she will be out tomorrow. Yee-ha. I would write more (or would have written earlier) but life has been pretty busy. Go figure. -
Irene, we survived
Power went off at about 4 a.m. Kids got up at around half past 6. They played nicely for the most part; Tobie needed a nap around half past 9, and power came back on about an hour later. Kids dropped playing nicely and are now attached to the idiot box. I get to post to say that we are alive. Hooray! -
science vs. faith
Sam and Abby went and found frozen waffles. I put some in the toaster oven and started them, then sat down in the dining room and had some cereal. Ellie was already eating cereal there. Sam stood next to us and was less than patient ( Read more... ) -
she's in surgery
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I doubt this will make sense one day
Upon bringing the Kitchen-Aid stand mixer upstairs from the basement, Sam saw it and said, "That's mine! Because I'm a boy!" This leaves me both happy and confused. I'm certain I will never know what was going on in his head. -
New, from "Oh? Really!" Publishers
Yes, it's the latest in the Merciless Discipline parenting series, from the folks who brought you MERCILESS DISCIPLINE: Superglue stops the whining!, it's the Merciless Discipline dieting guide: "Duct Tape: the only dieting tool you'll ever need!"
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