Tonight I stole my son to go star gazing with some junior high students from my school. My colleague, Mr. Schneider, managed to gather a few astronomers with their impressive telescopes in our back field at the school. He gave a short talk and presented about 10 minutes of a video about God and the … [Read more…]
My gracious wife granted her grace on this extravagant purchase after we reviewed a few of my friend Justin’s pictures that he had taken in Guatemala. I went to Black’s Photo and got the Nikon D90 with a couple lenses: 18-105mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR and the 50mm f1.8D. I’ve been clicking pictures ever since. bee … [Read more…]
Papa: Blaise, go get your sweater. Blaise: Papa, you know Mama knows best. Papa: Who told you that? Go get your sweater. Blaise: No one, that’s just the way it is. Papa: Well, you know both Mama and Papa know best, not just Mama. Go get your sweater. Blaise: Both you and Mama? Papa: Yes, … [Read more…]
My son’s favorite game is hide ‘n seek. Blaise’s favorite part is finding the hiding spot, being found is secondary as he’ll usually pop out before being found. “Clounting” is also a key feature as he enjoys doing this on a regular basis whether there is a game on or not. Acadia loves to tag … [Read more…]
I celebrate my 33rd year today with the help of dozens of people. Primarily those closest to me who seem to be more excited about making my day special than I am. We had a little party at my mom’s house on Saturday night with my sister’s family and mine. Mom made curries. I got … [Read more…]
We finally went to the zoo last weekend. 4 1/2 hours of the zoo. It was awesome, though we were pretty exhausted at the end. Acadia has been on a giraffe kick for the past couple months. She continually asks to see the giraffe video we have on an episode of the Rick Mercer Report … [Read more…]
I’ve installed my last stove. The owners asked me in December to hold delivery until their new house was built (I delivered my second to last stove in May for the same reason). Their house is in Chitzujay, Cobán – up over the mountain to the north for 30 minutes of back roads. The drive … [Read more…]
We’ve been experiencing frequent blink power outages over the past 2 weeks. Everyday, there are two to three or more of these. My computer shuts down in a flash and then all my other gadgets power-up and I am left nursing my programs back to life. What gets me the most is that I still … [Read more…]
A couple weeks ago, my daughter turned one. She’s quite a charming little one too. Full of tears and smiles and giggles and curious gazes. She managed to sprout 3 top teeth to compliment the two bottom ones, just in time for her first cake feast. Blaise told us yesterday morning that she was blowing … [Read more…]
We own a stove fueled by propane. The pilot light does not work, so in order to use the stove top elements or the oven, we’ve got to use matches. Last night, I lit the oven to cook some taco shells and shortly after I lit it, it went out leaving the propane valve open … [Read more…]