Feb

21

Treasures

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Andrew and I have spent weeks, so far, unpacking, organizing, sorting and discovering. We found a juicer recently (complements of Gma Roan, I think). We tried apple juice today. So insanely good. Here is the left over pulp.

Feb

14

Why ‘free cycle’ rocks

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I wasn’t sure what to get Andrew for Valentine’s Day this year . . . As Andrew was updating our Aperture library (new Apple software for his bday present) the answer came. In his mailbox popped a message promising a free Suunto heart monitor (to the earliest responder). A gentleman in the neighborhood had just [...]

Feb

11

Snowpocalypse

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Schools and government have been closed since last Friday. We have amassed more than 40 inches of snow across our yard. With garbage cans nearly buried, walkways barely passable and surges of wind howling all day and night, this has been one amazing storm. Andrew definately has cabin fever . . . I am enjoying the [...]

Feb

6

Snowed in and locked out

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So we went out to do some shoveling (Andrew) and take some pictures (Shiloh).  I shut the door behind us to keep the cold out. Sadly, it never even crossed my mind to turn the switch on the door to “unlock” . . . Andrew ended up breaking the window pane in the downstairs door to [...]

Feb

6

Virginia, the new Utah

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This has been the second serious snowstorm of the season.  Andrew and I narrowly missed the first one, so Mother Nature is showing us who’s boss! Andrew decided to go out and shovel the walks last night . . .  A sisyphean task.  No one would ever know the paths were cleared at 10pm.  The [...]