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Entries from October 2007

Timber!

October 8th, 2007 · 2 Comments

We had a great looking tree in our front yard. That is until yesterday, when most of it decided to fall down. Luckily nothing was damaged and we can get out of the garage. Now the challenge will be to remove it.

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Some Free Stuff

October 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment

In case anyone is interested…
Jamba Juice has a buy one get one free coupon for their functional smoothies. I’ve never tried these, but the Coldbuster one sounds like a good idea for the season. Unfortunately there are no Jamba Juices out here by us. http://www.jambafunctionals.com/bogo/coupon.aspx
Dominos.com also appears to be offering a free medium pizza if [...]

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Crawling, Pulling, Walking

October 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The last few days have seen a lot of firsts for Lilly. She crawled a little bit. She pulled herself up using the living room chair, and yesterday she took her first unsupported steps. I unfortunately missed all of these milestone events.  Christian and Jess witnessed the first two (I was upstairs) and Jessica was [...]

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Tags: Baby · News

Terry Pratchett at the Book Festival

October 1st, 2007 · No Comments

Christian and I are big Terry Pratchett fans and to our surprise he came to the National Book Festival this year! We made it a family outing and had a great time. He’s just as funny as his books. The Library of Congress sponsors the event and records all the speakers, so you too can [...]

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Tags: Baby · Virginia

Our PeeWee Grown Up

October 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Lilly is now 9 months old and sometimes she looks so much like a little girl it surprises us. Take this picture (taken last Friday) for instance… You wouldn’t know that she isn’t really crawling yet, she doesn’t have a single tooth, and she still isn’t a big fan of solid foods. She looks like [...]

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Tags: Baby