I haven't written about my nephews in a long time.  I don't see them very often, especially now that their parents have split up.  They spend much of their time in Morgan Hill and Gilroy, closer to where their mother lives ( Read more... )

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Christmas with Seanie's family was a little early this year. We celebrated it on Sunday the 22nd, instead of on the 25th or 26th as we have in years past. It was a pretty good day, albeit a very long one ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday Liam and Arlo!


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I'm at the Buckley household, Thanksgiving afternoon.  I'm sitting in the living room with perhaps half a dozen people, including Terry, one of Seanie's brothers, and some a friend of Sean's mother.  The friend had brought along her son and his girlfriend, both of whom are probably 19-20.  The son has recently broken his arm in a skateboarding ( Read more... )

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So when I was a kid, my dad always carved the pumpkins.  If he wasn't available, my mom would give my brother and me some markers and tell us to draw a face on the surface of the pumpkin.  As a result, I never ever ever got to carve a pumpkin.

Today, Seanie gave me a chance to do so when we decided to make a pumpkin to leave on his brother's porch ( Read more... )

Last Wednesday, as I was helping Seanie unpack from his move, the doorbell rang. His brother Terry came in carrying a collared, long-sleeved shirt.
"Here, Sean," Terry said, "This is for you." Apparently, it didn't fit him, but he thought it would fit his younger brother (Seanie is both taller and *probably* broader than Terry).
No good. The shirt ( Read more... )

I went over to Terry and Rhi's house again today. Unlike my last visit, we did a lot more baby-focused projects today like putting baby clothes away in the nursery, setting up the diaper changing station and the like. We managed to clear a lot of stuff out of the baby room so that it will actually be usable when the babies arrive...but there's ( Read more... )

I spent most of today trying to help Rhi get her house ready for when her twins are born.  At most,  we have about a month until the babies are born, but I suspect they'll probably come sooner.  (Twins are usually preemies, as I understand things.)

Today was mostly shuffling things around.  I carried empty storage boxes downstairs, where they'd be ( Read more... )