Yearly Archives: 2008

This has been a great year for blogging.  Kelly started a private girl’s blog. Christian started a tech blog.  I found all the entries from when I started blogging in 2004 and was able to add them to the front … Continue reading →

I had about a two hour conversation last night on the telephone with our good friends David and Rebekah in Texas.  They homeschool twin boys who are just between the ages of Kelly and Christian.  They do an absolutely stellar … Continue reading →

When we returned from the library on Saturday, Christian and I decided to work on our ham radio project.  We hauled one of our rectangular plastic tables up to the bonus room so we could spread out all the materials.  … Continue reading →

We are sitting at the Holly Springs, NC Public Library right now.  I am drinking a cup of coffee (free because we had enough stamps on our card) and Lorena is reading magazines while Kelly and Christian look for books.  … Continue reading →

Christian and Kelly have specific goals to meet before they start their holiday break.  They should be able to get all their work done to meet those goals by the end of the day today.  When I finish work today, … Continue reading →

I am scheduled to work straight through the holidays.  I really do not mind.  My work is interesting.  There is a lot to break things up and keep it interesting for Lorena and the kids, too.  We have at least … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon we got a note from some of our friends from Georgia, a homeschooling family of five.  They are organizing a three day, homeschooling weekend at a cabin in Tennesee.  We signed up to go and are very excited … Continue reading →

Yesterday was one of those days that did not quite work out like we had planned.  I expected to come home, correct some math and science, adjust the plan for today based on those corrections, then sit down with the … Continue reading →

I think I have figured out why it feels more like Christmas season now than it did at this time last week.  We finished our shopping (or the vast bulk thereof), part of which was the purchase of a 750 … Continue reading →

Ruthie is one of our favorite readers and commenters.  In a recent comment, she described and interesting and beautiful phenomena that is taking place in her part of the world in California. The weather here has been cold, but devoid … Continue reading →

So we went Christmas shopping on Saturday!  I think this is the 4th or 5th year that Dad and Mom have let Christian and I shop for gifts for each other and for them. It was fun as it always … Continue reading →

Tomorrow, Troy and Youngin will leave for ten days in Argentina. They recently started a blog and tell us they will try to update it with pictures and commentary from internet cafes while on their trip. If their postings from … Continue reading →

Warren is my long-time buddy/roommate from college.  We lived in several different places together and have stayed in pretty close touch since I first got to know him over thirty years ago.  I even went to visit him a couple … Continue reading →

This morning on my way into work, I listened to one of the most inane conversations I have heard in a long time.  The “Sports Director” at the WPTF radio station, a guy named Taylor Zarzour, talked about the great … Continue reading →

I ordered three new CLEP preparation books for Kelly and Christian last week:  Biology, Psychology, and Sociology.  They were sitting on the coffee table in the family room last night, so Kelly picked up the psychology book and started reading … Continue reading →

I have been enjoying my work very much over the last little while. I am working on an interesting (hard) new problem that will take our product to the next level. I am quite pleased that they actually pay me … Continue reading →

Well the cookie swap was a big success! You can see a few photos here.  Today has been a very busy day so far. Mom took me to my piano lesson this morning.  My teacher usually has it scheduled on … Continue reading →

I have a bad cold. An aggressive deadline at work that has caused us to dramatically adjust our holiday plans. It got cold enough last night that I struggled to get my pickup windows scrapped/defrosted to the point of numb … Continue reading →

Kelly’s cookie exchange (first annual, she claims) will take place this afternoon after work.  Christian and I were told we were not necessary.  So in the spirit of this awesome blog post, we have chosen to love the idea of … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is the day of the big cookie exchange! Yesterday night, mom and I made these maple-pecan cookies.  So far on our list of cookies we have coconut macaroons, date balls, butterscotch cookies and two different kinds of chocolate chip … Continue reading →