Peanut returned to the UIHC during the last week of May for another scheduled checkup. The day was scheduled full for Peanut. She started the morning with a swallow study in Peds Radiology and then it was off to the Specialty Clinic for a blood draw in hopes the results would be back before the […]

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OK… let’s see… the DW and I have slightly disappeared the last couple weeks. Just to dispel any rumors, we’re still here. We haven’t joined on as roadies for Sesame Street Live or hooked up with a traveling circus as the resident clown family in training… though the later might by fun for a few […]

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The challenge of “two people 10 hours to assemble” the swing set didn’t turn out to be much of a challenge. After logging about four and a half hours between Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights the first week we brought it home Lulu and I had the swing set about 90% complete. It only took […]

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Whatever it takes to get them into books early… I just hope she doesn’t think she’s picking out a premature birthday gift… Who could say no to that face?

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Not much has been said about the garden yet this year other than way back in February when all the seeds were ordered. A lot has happened since than… Back in March, the tomatoes, eggplant, and green peppers were started in the kitchen window. We hadn’t started seeds indoors before, so we went with the […]

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Baby poop isn’t for everyone… for those of you who can relate to exploding diapers keep reading… for everyone else, this may be one you want to skip… Peanut has gotten a lot more active the last few weeks. It’s a great thing – she’s catching up on a lot of her developmental milestones. She […]

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We’ve been busy lately and any free time during the last week has been spent in the garden (more on that later), so I haven’t put any additional time in on the swing set. With just under 5 hours in, here’s where we’re at… Lulu’s tickled with the swing and the clubhouse so far. Once […]

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Way back in February I mentioned our plan for some improvements on the house in the upcoming months. It went roughly like this… we wanted to add some more insulation to the attic, but needed to put a new roof on first since there were a few small leaks that would ruin the insulation. Some […]

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I guess I jumped the gun on writing about the mailbox last week – it technically wasn’t finished. Monday night after work, the DW wrapped up the project with the finishing touch – planting some flowers in the planter box. For some reason, choosing flowers for our landscaping is normally harder than it needs to […]

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You’d be surprised how easy it is to adjust to a kitchen without cabinet doors and front drawer panels – especially with how nice the weather has gotten recently. But, the cold and rain last week put me back on task and I had the opportunity to finish painting some of the cabinet hardware and […]

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