Happy New Year 2005!

Los Altos, California I often hope that we adequately express our gratitude to family and friends for the assistance they give us. These thoughts occur even more often at times like these, when it is customary to stop and take stock of life. Like seems the case every...

Improving the odds

Improbably, it seems as if we will be able to celebrate Christmas on time this year. In an orgy of envelope stuffing, stamp placing, and label printing, we shoved some 130 Christmas cards out the door yesterday. My apologies for not including personalized messages....

My Christmastime gambling addiction

Now that Erin’s on Christmas break we’re rushing about madly trying to get everything done. Odds of it happening = 50/50. In a move that was more hopeful than sane, I ventured out in the holiday traffic yesterday. I must say it was one of my finer driving...

Winners at Sprague

While partying it up with a bunch of Sprague teachers on Saturday afternoon, we listened as Sprague’s football team captured their first state championship title with a 30-27 victory over Lake Oswego. Nail-biting, but pretty awesome! We also had an awesome time...

Number two

Erin is at 12 weeks and 5 days. Due June 17. Maybe a touch later than we’d prefer, but as long as everything goes well, we’ll be happy whenever the new kid decides to show up. (We’re presently contemplating a plan that would have Erin initially going...