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A few days ago August’s monthly Geek Fuel box arrived. While some of the months have been pretty hit-or-miss, this one contained some of the best surprises. First up was the Geek Fuel mascot as a pin that resembles a certain iconic archaeologist. Then there was the Guardian Of The Galaxy socks. The mugs were…
I chaperoned my first middle school dance this past weekend. Each of the catholic schools in the area take turns throughout the school year hosting dances for the middle school students. August has been to a couple of dances at other schools, and this past Friday evening it was his school’s turn to host. Of…
This past weekend Xavier got to go on his first real Cub Scout outing – Halloween Day Camp. He and Ciárán were the only ones from their respective dens to go, but we did carpool with a couple of others from the pack. Ciárán posed in the archway of the camp entrance, Xavier decided he…
It’s been a busy couple of weeks. I’m not going to post pictures from Halloween or some of the other events that I posted since the last one. Tevye has discovered the joys of playing in a laundry basket. Xavier and Grace enjoying a quiet moment after dinner. The cross country championships finally happened and…
October’s Geek Fuel was a little bit of a mixed bag. It isn’t because of the quality of the contents, but more to do with the age and interests of the person receiving the subscription. Perhaps the best was the Firefly themed shirt. The brain-shaped gummy candies were a hit. I think this was a Game…
Last night was Halloween and our plans had to change because not everybody was feeling well. Nothing serious, but Grace was rather fussy. We had planned on putting her in her Seahawks onsie and having her be Russel Wilson’s love child as her costume but she just didn’t make it. The other kids did, however,…
I was introduced to Love And Rockets, really, in 1987, though I had heard a couple of songs before then. It was the video for “No New Tale To Tell” that got my attention. I love the cardboard drum kit. Anyway, so I picked up the band’s then current thrid album Earth, Sun, Moon and enjoyed…
October has been…. busy. Difficult. A blur. Something. Grace is 2 months old. She is sleeping. This, more than anything, is what keeps everything from falling apart. No, she’s not sleeping all the way through the night, but but close enough to it for us to get hours of consecutive sleep each night. – –…
It has been two weeks, I know, but things have been pretty crazy around the house. Xavier has been home almost all of this week sick (today he is finally feeling better and his temp dropped below 100) so it’s not like we haven’t been around, it’s just… been busy parenting instead of documenting. But…
Maybe you don’t know, but we recently had another baby. Two months ago as a matter of fact. Naturally having a new baby in the house has caused a bit of an upheaval in our schedules, though thankfully not nearly as large as it could be. Our biggest challenge these days is not sleep. We…