I don’t know what it is about this weekend, but here’s a few items illustrating the pitfalls of owning a home and raising a family: Saturday evening I noticed that the dryer had died. More specifically, that the drum belt had broken; the dryer would run, but the drum wouldn’t turn. So I spent most… Continue reading Perils of domesticity
Category: Family
Camping
We spent this weekend camping up at Suttle Lake for the annual family reunion. I took Friday off and we left just before noon, and had great weather until Friday evening when the mother of all thunderstorms came through and we were hit by a torrential downpour. Fortunately, the tent mostly weathered the rain and… Continue reading Camping
Gone for the weekend
I’ll be offline all this weekend and most of Monday. We’re going to Portland: the kids have another eye doctor appointment with someone new on Monday, so we’re making a weekend out of it and heading up tomorrow. I’ll check my email Saturday morning but after that it’s au revoir.
Edgefield History
This is just a little bit of history and trivia that popped into my head tonight, about McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon (just outside of Portland). The Edgefield is a 38-acre estate that features lodging, restaurants, a brewery, a vineyard and winery, a distillery, and more, dominated by a Georgian-revival style manor. It’s a fantastic,… Continue reading Edgefield History
Flu Season
Been slow to post anything the last couple of days, mostly because we have the flu in the house, and we’ve been nursing sick kids. It’s mostly run its course, but turned into an ear infection in our oldest, and we got antibiotics for that today. And no, we didn’t get flu shots. I’ve never… Continue reading Flu Season
Some Items.
Item 1. My in-laws are in town, from today until Sunday. This always causes some tension around here, as my wife doesn’t get along very well with her parents, but the kids just love them, so all’s well. Plus, they’ll watch the kids one night so we can finally go see The Matrix Reloaded. Item… Continue reading Some Items.
Dog Days
So last night, the dog eats a bag of Hershey’s Kisses. Okay, so not a whole bag, but about 10 ounces out of a 12 ounce bag. And they were the new Kisses, tasty ones with toffee and almonds. Anyway, I go downstairs about 10 o’clock, and find the shredded bag on the floor, sans… Continue reading Dog Days
Items for your consideration
So, we got a new cat this week. More specifically, my wife got a new cat. She’s been bugging me to get another dog, which I will not do; one is enough. So, more or less in exchange for that, I capitulated on a cat. So far, our other two cats pretty much hate it.… Continue reading Items for your consideration
What are all the colors of the rainbow?
Our trip to Portland today was definitely one of the odder ones. In short: The good news is, Kaitlyn’s eyes are as good as they’re going to get, according to the doctor, which is pretty damn good. No more surgeries. The bad news is, the doctor recommended a second eye surgery for Brandon, before he… Continue reading What are all the colors of the rainbow?
Kon-Tiki
We’re heading up for a day trip to Portland tomorrow for Kaitlyn’s post-op visit to the eye doctor to check how her eyes have progressed since surgery. Have to get up at 6 am though, that’s a bummer. Here’s a link too geeky/cool to pass up: The Contiki Operating System and Desktop Environment. It’s an… Continue reading Kon-Tiki