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Check out Nathan's blog, The Library Basement. Kimberly's blog is The Attic.Meta
Author Archives: Nathan
Forward Progress
Elias has been making some forward progress lately. I like to call it “face crawling” – you’ll see why in the video below. It is fun to see him getting the initiative to move on his own.
The Star of the Show
Elias really is the star of the show. First, he shares a scene with a cat: Then he shows you a proper laugh: Both Oscar-worthy performances.
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Baby Laugh
Tonight on one of the occasions of Elias laughing I was reminded of Robert Heinlein’s novel Stranger in a Strange Land. The martian protagonist Valentine Michael Smith has the hardest time understanding earthling laughter. But in the course of the … Continue reading
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Cat Fight!
It’s Olive v. Hermione in a fight for cat tower supremacy: Thanks to Scott, Kristy, Greg, and Jeff for making the cat furniture for us for Christmas. The kitties love it!
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Oregon Pride
In the sweet interim between a perfect season and the great unknown of a bowl game, it is a great time to revel in Duck pride. We even had extra help from out-of-state family.
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Lessons and Carols
Tonight I performed hand bells in St. Bartholomew’s festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. I was lucky enough to have Kimberly, Elias, and my family come listen to the service. From the beginning of the prelude to the end of … Continue reading
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First Date
Last night Kimberly and I went on our first date . . . . . . since having Elias. We just had to see the new Harry Potter film. Elias has been sleeping very well lately, so we decided to … Continue reading
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Light the Christmas tree
I don’t mean to brag, but yesterday I did cut down two Christmas by hand and then set both of them up. I’m kind of good at cutting down trees and then propping them up in stands. In my youth … Continue reading