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Rollerskates

Posted on October 1, 2011 by joel

Yesterday, Carter tried her rollerskates outside for the first time. Until now, they've been an "inside toy", and she only really used them on the rug. When she asked to take them outside, we told her she'd have to wear the full complement of safety gear, but that she should go for it. She was near toppling the entire time, but certainly had a good time in the process.

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Blackmail

Posted on October 1, 2011 by joel

Tell me that this picture won't come in handy when he is a teenager. He was wearing about five different skirts/tu-tus from the dress-up toybox.

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Cabin – Siding Complete

Posted on September 24, 2011 by joel
Last weekend I finished up siding the cabin. The holes for the windows and doors are cut, which I'm hoping to finish installing this weekend.

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Apple Picking, 2011

Posted on September 24, 2011 by joel
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B.B. King

Posted on September 5, 2011 by joel
Lori, Dad, and I went to see B.B. King perform last Friday. We were shocked to hear that ke was even still ... around. He did well enough, but I would have to agree with Dad's sentiment that it was more of a tribute concert than an amazing performance. The guy is 85 years old (86 in a couple of weeks), and was having trouble getting around. Although to still be traveling and performing at 85 - that's pretty impressive!

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Sean’s First Day of First Grade

Posted on September 5, 2011 by joel

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Cabin – Roof Complete

Posted on August 26, 2011 by joel
Last weekend I finished the roof on the cabin. Yay! I'm finally done spending all my time on the verge of falling off of the roof (or at least -feeling- like I was going to). Next up is the siding, although I don't relish trying to put that up in the near-hurricane we are expecting this weekend, so I might have to hold off another week on that step.

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Kingston Lake

Posted on August 26, 2011 by joel
One day last week Lori had Ryan for the night. The next day, she took all three kids to Kingston State Park for a day at the lake. I wasn't able to make it (I was working), but from what I here they all had a great time. I love the photo of Ryan with that primal yell. I would have liked to see that in person. :)

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Picnic on the Lawn

Posted on August 26, 2011 by joel
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Cabin – Roof

Posted on August 16, 2011 by joel
It's been a while since I've posted an update on the cabin, and a lot of work has been completed since then. It's all framed, and the roof is sheathed. This past weekend, I got the roof papered, and got the drip edge installed. This coming weekend, I'm hoping to get the shingles up. Once I do that, the roof will be totally complete. Which would be great - I'm getting tired of working up so high. When working near the ridge of the roof, I'm sometimes stand on a board that is 15 feet off of the ground.

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