Pictures as Promised
Here is the first picture I took of Isaac. This picture was two experiments combined – first, use the self timer on the camera (I had never done that with this camera before); and second, get four children to look…
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Welcome Isaac
The surprise today was that Isaac decided to have a birthday. Stats and story follow. Name: Isaac David Miller Arrived: 7:13 am 11/5/2006 Weight: 7 lbs. 3 oz. Length: 18 1/2 inches At 4:45 Laura woke me up saying “I…
Highlight of My Day
After being out of work for over a month, you would think that getting a good job offer yesterday would have been the highlight of my day. It wasn’t. Later in the day Alyssa, my three-year-old, came in to the…
Foundations
I was up very early this morning talking to Laura about foundations. We were specifically talking about the foundation that we are laying for our children which will affect them throughout their lives. We also talked about the foundations that…
What Makes a Good Day?
If you are like me, you have wondered at times what kids think about different things. I wonder how they view the world around them as they try to make sense of it. I am especially curious about what they…
Internet Outage
As if to prove what I said yesterday about becoming dependent on modern conveniences, I had to endure a total lack of internet access until 5:00 pm today. To add insult to injury, my mom called and asked if I…
Personality
I was sitting – nowhere near the computer – and suddenly I was struck with a thought. It started as a recognition that the best blogs I read have an established personality. Concurrent with that thought was the admission that…
Need to Work
I have been busy trying to land a job this week. I’ve had interviews and lunch meetings. I’ve had phone calls and applications. I just have not had work yet. I had been hoping something would happen and I could…
Outing to the Park
We took the kids to This is the Place Heritage Park back in early June and they liked it so much then that we promised them a return visit. That return visit finally came today. I was busy all morning…
Well Stated
I stumbled onto Peonicus’ View of Politics the same day I started my new blog and I thought it would be a good excuse to post a reaction and test out my blog a little more. I was amazed to…