Erin at 30 weeks

Erin had a great 30 weeks of pregnancy, but it’ll be getting harder going forward. Now that we’re into the third trimester baby’s kicking and punching regularly, and the weight and burden are growing. The fatigue that knocked Erin sideways in the...

A TV alcove is a pretty cool thing

A TV alcove is a pretty cool thing. I saw a number of them along my Tour of Homes last summer because they’re in a lot of the higher end homes nowadays. I was therefore delighted to have the opportunity to jet up to Battle Ground to assist Joe in putting one in...

Women of Substance

The University of Portland keeps emailing me alumni information and news. I’m not giving the school any money no matter what they send me—though a formal apology might be a start. (But how would it read? “Dear Mr. Davison, We’re sorry we confused...

Dave

Dave came up from Eugene yesterday. We moved all the stuff out of the nursery and took a trip to Sears so I could buy a Craftsman ratchet and socket set with which to disassemble and reassemble the bunk bed. The bunk took a little bit of work. It’s now back in...

A visit

Joe and Carol paid us a visit yesterday, and we had a grand time as we always do. What great folks. We had initially planned to lunch at Amadeus Cafe, a local favorite of Erin’s and mine, but they were inexplicably closed (and I know we’ve been there on a...