As usual, Mimi and Danielle were enthralled with each other.
Danielle was feeling very perky.
And Naomi showed her loyalty to Aunt Jessica and Uncle Mark by collecting coins in the Royal Purse.
Fun!
1/10/2010
First Visit of the New Year
We enjoyed a nice visit with Jenny, Naomi and Danielle.
As usual, Mimi and Danielle were enthralled with each other.
Danielle was feeling very perky.
And Naomi showed her loyalty to Aunt Jessica and Uncle Mark by collecting coins in the Royal Purse.
Fun!
As usual, Mimi and Danielle were enthralled with each other.
Danielle was feeling very perky.And Naomi showed her loyalty to Aunt Jessica and Uncle Mark by collecting coins in the Royal Purse.Fun!
1/01/2010
Fort Phoenix Lives Again
Remember John's Fort from last September?
And 
It began with choosing the location and orientation in the back yard.
Next came site preparation - with great help from John Michael.
Then the base platform.
John took care of testing the ladder.
After a long day, the basic tower was up.
After skipping a day for rain the slide, ladder and picnic bench and roof were in place. (The ladder had to be extended because of the slope.)
Finished, at last!
Huge thanks to Tony for his patience, persistence and expertise! And to Julie, for having the idea in the first place!
Next came site preparation - with great help from John Michael.
Then the base platform.
John took care of testing the ladder.
After a long day, the basic tower was up.
After skipping a day for rain the slide, ladder and picnic bench and roof were in place. (The ladder had to be extended because of the slope.)
Finished, at last!
Huge thanks to Tony for his patience, persistence and expertise! And to Julie, for having the idea in the first place!12/31/2009
John Spends the Night
John came to spend the afternoon with us at the condo, and he decided he'd like to stay for the night. On the way out, we stopped in at the Duke Energy "World of Energy" museum to see if James happened to be there (according to rumors we'd heard earlier). Sure enough:
We toured the museum with James and his cousins. John was being uniquely John, as usual!
Mimi asked that we not take any photos of the nuclear generation facility so we wouldn't be seized and carted off to some CIA prison. So instead we just took photos of Mimi and John.
When we got to the condo, we had supper.
Then we made an igloo with the papa-san chairs up in the loft.
John enjoyed rolling things down the stairs, so Mimi suggested rigging up a hoist to bring them back up for another roll.
Aunt Jessica called to wish us Happy New Year because it was, in England. Here she is telling John.
Mimi and John played kick-balloon and some other things, then it was bath time. Afterwards, we watched some Maisy videos.
Now it's bedtime.
Good night, Maisy. Happy New Year!
We toured the museum with James and his cousins. John was being uniquely John, as usual!
Mimi asked that we not take any photos of the nuclear generation facility so we wouldn't be seized and carted off to some CIA prison. So instead we just took photos of Mimi and John.
When we got to the condo, we had supper.
Then we made an igloo with the papa-san chairs up in the loft.
John enjoyed rolling things down the stairs, so Mimi suggested rigging up a hoist to bring them back up for another roll.
Aunt Jessica called to wish us Happy New Year because it was, in England. Here she is telling John.
Mimi and John played kick-balloon and some other things, then it was bath time. Afterwards, we watched some Maisy videos.
Now it's bedtime.Good night, Maisy. Happy New Year!
12/30/2009
The Amazing John Michael and His Wonderful Coat-Putting-On Trick
John has the best method in the world for putting his jacket on.
First, he lays the jacket on the floor a certain way.
Then he just flips it up over his head....
... and Presto! - just like that, it's on!
AMAZING!! John is so smart.
First, he lays the jacket on the floor a certain way.
Then he just flips it up over his head....
... and Presto! - just like that, it's on!
AMAZING!! John is so smart.
12/29/2009
12/27/2009
12/26/2009
Saturday Activity
We built the car models John got for Christmas from Aunt Jenny and Uncle Jeff.
Christopher put on a puppet show in his sleep.
Mimi did some high-speed web surfing - safety conscious, as always.
Christopher put on a puppet show in his sleep.
Mimi did some high-speed web surfing - safety conscious, as always.
12/24/2009
Leaf Pile
Naomi came over for a before Christmas visit. We enjoyed a little wagon ride.
Then we played in the pile of leaves and acorns on the patio.
Danielle was there, too, but she missed most of the fun.
Merry Christmas Naomi!! Merry Christmas Danielle!!
Then we played in the pile of leaves and acorns on the patio.
Danielle was there, too, but she missed most of the fun.
Merry Christmas Naomi!! Merry Christmas Danielle!!
12/16/2009
Yes, Virginia - Another Blog for Christmas.
The world needed another blog - so I created one.
Azure Engineering blog
This time, it's a place to put boring engineering project kinds of stuff.
There was a post on TomTomForums.com where someone asked how to disassemble an XL330S. Well, we have one of those, and I've been thinking about taking it apart in order to attach some sort of clip to the case, so I can tether it to the motorcycle. The standard mount is not very secure.
So I decided to take photos and describe the procedure. And I did. But where to put the description? Certainly not in this blog - it's not about engineering. Thus the new blog.
Azure Engineering was the name of my short-lived computer engineering company back in the 70's. It was actually a Texas corporation for about a year.
Azure... sky-blue. Blue sky engineering. Get it?
Azure Engineering blog
This time, it's a place to put boring engineering project kinds of stuff.
There was a post on TomTomForums.com where someone asked how to disassemble an XL330S. Well, we have one of those, and I've been thinking about taking it apart in order to attach some sort of clip to the case, so I can tether it to the motorcycle. The standard mount is not very secure.
So I decided to take photos and describe the procedure. And I did. But where to put the description? Certainly not in this blog - it's not about engineering. Thus the new blog.
Azure Engineering was the name of my short-lived computer engineering company back in the 70's. It was actually a Texas corporation for about a year.
Azure... sky-blue. Blue sky engineering. Get it?
12/11/2009
Holiday Visit
We had a very fun pre-Christmas visit with Jenny, Naomi and Danielle this week. As usual, Danielle was most charming.
Naomi installed some holiday window decorations.
We did some stamping.
Naomi gave her Mom a brief physical exam. Her ear was ok.
We had a good time!
Naomi installed some holiday window decorations.
We did some stamping.
Naomi gave her Mom a brief physical exam. Her ear was ok.
We had a good time!
Cookies
Mimi helped with doing a "cookie exchange" for the teachers and staff at Webb Elementary School. McKinney Fellowship Church has adopted this school, to provide support.
They had around 2,000 cookies - enough for everyone on the staff to have at least two dozen.
We were a little surprised at how much variation there was - many different kinds.
Mimi also baked cookies for the Christmas Festival and her Bible study luncheon. She is cookied out.
They had around 2,000 cookies - enough for everyone on the staff to have at least two dozen.
We were a little surprised at how much variation there was - many different kinds.
Mimi also baked cookies for the Christmas Festival and her Bible study luncheon. She is cookied out.
12/06/2009
11/29/2009
Great Grandad Visits
Great Grandad came to visit for Thanksgiving weekend. Danielle came to see him.
So did Naomi.
He played some Wii games. This is Billiards.
It was a beautiful day.
Thanks for coming, Great Grandpa!
So did Naomi.
He played some Wii games. This is Billiards.
It was a beautiful day.
Thanks for coming, Great Grandpa!
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