Superlative Baby

Dear Milly, I’m so tired right now, but at least I got to put together a good few hours of sleep.  I was dead to the world, which I know because people kept coming in every few hours in the wee hours of the night (or morning, technically) to check on things with your mom. […]

Hannah Frazelle’s 20th Birthday Party

Amanda and I went to church this morning, as we generally do on Sunday mornings, then did a little running around.  First we went to Target to look at a rug she thought about getting yesterday.  We really need something to break up all the space in the nursery but I didn’t want to spend […]

Our -1 Mother’s Day

Yes, today is our -1 Mother’s Day, as Amanda will be a mother by next Mother’s Day and was pretty close to being one this Mother’s Day.  When the mothers were recognized at the 8:30 service today Amanda didn’t stand up.  However, we were there for the 10:30 service, and the lady who had checked […]

Easter Sunday, 2009

Christos vostress! That (or something very like it) means “Christ is risen” in Slovak.  The tradition is that you say that to Pap, my grandfather (whose parents were from Czechoslovakia) and then the response, of course, is “Truly He has risen,” (or “He has risen indeed,” whatever) except I can’t remember how to say that […]

In Yo Face, ISP Service Guy!

Today was a little busy at work.  I didn’t think it was going to be, and when Barry Frazelle called at about 12:30 to ask me if I wanted to go surfing, I thought I might be able to kick off a little early (though not that early), but the phone kept ringing and ringing. […]