11 years

The first gift of our 11 year anniversary was given to us by Elisha, who slept some 7.5 hours straight last night for first, and hopefully not last, time. In addition to making through the night, she’s also right in the midst of her “incredibly cute”...

Good news, bad news, Tiger news

Congratulations to Matt and Ginger on the birth of Emily Marie. While mother, daughter, and father recouped at the hospital the next day, we were lucky enough to get to spend the day with their first daughter, Laura. I am happy to report that Laura and Jonah (and...

Quick hits

MAJOR thanks to Dave for coming over yesterday to help me install an attic fan. I’ve got a little flashing work yet to do on the outside, but the rest of it is finished (and looks totally pro), and I so could not have done this without him. Now if I can just...

Swim little fish, swim

Jonah’s just started his second week of swim lessons and seems to finally be getting into kicking. It’s taken him some times because he initially prefers observation to participation in virtually every endeavor and swimming has been no exception....

Nine days with the Lillys

Bernard and Liz drove up to meet Elisha, hang with Jonah, help us retain the shreds of our sanity, and fix up stuff around the house. They did even more than all that, too, but my sleep has been uneven, so that’s the stuff that spring to mind. They returned to...