Family Life

Yesterday’s approach must have had some effect, because when I got home from work tonight the living room was spotlessly tidy. I could almost see all the carpet fibers combed in the same direction. I’m not sure how much of that was Debbie’s doing and how much was the boys’ efforts, but man, what a [...]

Success! Debbie did a masterful job at decorating Daniel’s birthday cake, as predicted. In the past she’d been plagued by icing that was too runny, so she made it extra-thick. It looked more like Play-Doh than icing, something that could be molded and shaped, laid down like wallpaper rather than paint. Decorating was easier that [...]

You know, this trip is really starting to develop a theme. By the time you read through this post you’ll see what I mean. If you’re new to the blog you can catch up on the story so far in part 1 and part 2. The last couple of days have been intense, busy, long, [...]

So Gamemaster, I was thinking of passing through and wondered if you were doing anything on the weekend of February 9? I intend to teach some machinery classes close to Budapest the week before, and seeing as I’ll be in the neighbourhood, approximately, I thought I’d stop by. Let me know in the comments (or [...]

We were at a baby shower this afternoon, for a young couple in our church celebrating their first child. I overheard the new mother commenting how she’d had to hold the baby for an hour last night, just to get her off to sleep, and how much she’d enjoyed the quiet time, baby and her. [...]