Posts Tagged “2015 school year”

Whoops (or There Are No Safe Days)

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Whoops (or There Are No Safe Days)

Well, that was unexpected. Laura is pregnant again. Yes, this really was unexpected. More than a surprise, really. Something more akin to…. well, maybe not shock, but definitely close enough to it. The baby is due in the middle of August, which, because all of the other kids have come out late, means this baby…

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Do My Kids Even Know Me?

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I first saw Kim post this on Facebook, then Dawn went and made a blog post about it, so I decided I would take this up as well. These are some interesting questions and answers. I clearly have some work to do. My questions in bold answered by: Xavier – age 5 Ciaran – age 8…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 1-29-16

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Phamily Foto Phriday 1-29-16

An interesting week. It started with a call from the school. Rushing over there I was first greeted with Déla who was on the playground for lunch recess. There was a reason I was called to the school was Ciárán. He wound up getting into an argument with a post during his lunch recess. Fortunately he…

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January 2016 Geek Fuel

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January 2016 Geek Fuel

August received the latest Geek Fuel box and it might be one of the best ever. Here is a closer look at the individual items in the box. Here is the mug, a great DC Comics referenced item. The tin is Mario, pixelated. Alternately in certain Geek Fuel boxes there was a pixelated Link box…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 1-22-16

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Phamily Foto Phriday 1-22-16

While it has been a couple of weeks, there hasn’t been much in the way of opportunity or occasion for picture taking. I do have a few to offer though. Let’s start off with a cute picture of Tevye. Last Wednesday Ciaran got to help out with the flag ceremony for the pack meeting. You…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 1-8-16

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Phamily Foto Phriday 1-8-16

I know, I know…. It has been a few weeks, but not for want of things to post. I am going to start and end this post with two (short) videos. in between will be a big batch of pictures. Strap in. We’ll start off with our toddler in one of the favorite costumes, one…

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A Fourth Line

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A Fourth Line

I finally did it. The kids have their own mobile phone now. This was something coming for quite a while. There have been instances where one or the other would go one place or another and it would be nice to get a hold of them or they needed to get hold of us to…

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MOHAI

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MOHAI

Ciáran’s Cub Scout troop went on an outing a week ago to the Museum Of History And Industry, otherwise known as MOHAI. The museum has been a staple of Seattle for decades but I have never been. Not because of convenience, I just… never went. A couple of years ago it moved into a new…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 12-18-15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 12-18-15

I know it’s been a couple of weeks. Hopefully the wait is worth it. Last week Déla and August had their school performances. First up was band and you can see both of them getting ready to start. No good pictures of them during their individual grade performances, unfortunately. Then we have Déla taking control…

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Of Rain Gear

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Of Rain Gear

I recently had need of some rain gear, and I won’t bother you with the particulars of why I was to be standing outside in the rain for hours – suffice to say I needed better protection. So I picked up this rain suit from Coleman. I figured, heck, Coleman is a decent brand, they…

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