Monthly Archives: February 2010

Fishing for compliments

A conversation with Jadzia at breakfast the other day. I was wearing my pajamas: Jadzia: “Oooh, Daddy, I really like your pants.” Me: “Why, thank you, Jadzia!” (pause) Jadzia: “Aren’t you going to say anything about me?”

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Look out for that green minivan!

There are no teenagers in our house. Still, I just got back from the Ferguson License Office with a newly-permitted driver. Yoli! Today she finally took her written test and passed with a 96. (Somehow I imagine we are the … Continue reading

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I hate it when the kids get sick

Ludi has a runny nose, and had a slight fever. This certainly isn’t as bad as some other bouts we’ve had over the years. But it’s amazing how just a little sick goes a loooooooong way with these girls.

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Photos from the Magic House

At the end of January we took a trip to the Magic House. It was our first outing somewhere in a while with the girls. They had a blast, but of course it couldn’t last long enough for them.

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Milestones at Renaud Manor

Some recent development milestones: Jadzia can read and write! Last week she made up some valentines that we mailed out to family and handed to our neighbors. I spelled the names, and she wrote them out. Ludi is singing really … Continue reading

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Search old St. Louis Post-Dispatch stories (1874-1922)

Hey, family history buffs and amateur genealogists in St. Louis County! Get out your library card, and check out an awesome new resource: ProQuest’s Historical St. Louis Post-Dispatch database It includes searchable full text and full image articles from 1874 … Continue reading

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