Monthly Archives: October 2008
Warm fall day
Trying to enjoy the last hurrah of warm fall days. I took the girls to the park again, and we had fun on the swings and the playground. Jadzia even met a new girl. I had to remind her how … Continue reading
Int’l Josh Day(s)
I used to joke that my birthday was so big, it needed to be International Josh Week, not just International Josh Day. But in recent years, it has sort of stretched out into a longer celebration.
Photos: River Road and Elsah, Illinois
On Saturday we drove up the River Road to Grafton. We spent most of our time walking around Elsah. The fall foliage wasn’t totally changed over, which was a bit of a bummer. Maybe it will be more spectacular later … Continue reading
Meeting “new” family members
One of many neat things about doing family history research has been getting in touch with so many family members that I hadn’t talked with before. For example, I have enjoyed calling and visiting with Aunt Gertrude and Uncle Jerry … Continue reading
Breaking the terabyte barrier
Ever since I got back from Bolivia, one of the hard disks inside my PowerMac G4 was getting ready to fail. When it became clear that it was a physical problem, and not just a software issue, I decided it … Continue reading
Election hits home
This has been a wild year in the race for president, what with the surprise outcomes of the primaries and now the back and forth between Obama and McCain. For us, there has been a local twist. Two friends of … Continue reading
How do you like them apples?
Saturday morning we went to the Ferguson Farmer’s Market and had a good time. I returned with a stroller heavily-laden: 10 lbs of lard 2 lbs green beans 1 lb romano beans 10 jonathan apples 2 soy candles 1 sleeping … Continue reading
The MOUTH
Ludi lets us know very clearly when she is enjoying some food. Her mouth gapes open wide, her way of saying “shovel in the food, now!” In the photo above she was enjoying apple pie. She really, really, really likes … Continue reading
Toothpaste
Jadzia is very excited because we finally got her some toddler toothpaste. Now she is big just like her mamá and papá, brushing, spitting, and doing everything we do with toothpaste.
