July means Fireworks, and that means going to the grandparent's house and watching the big show from a long way away.

For a sense of what it looks like, here's a blurry picture taken in the dark:


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Speaking of happy kids, we made it out to King's Island for the first time since the pandemic.


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Here's some happy Harringtons.

Here's Cora, on a day when our old kitty Lazslo decided to lay in her arms:


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We spend each Sunday over at Grandma Norma Jean's. She's 90 years old now, and still nearly beat me at pool the other day.

Recently, her youngest daughter turned up with a new aquisition for their farm, which she dind't mind getting out and letting the girls see: a long haired sheep.


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I haven't played in years, but I love painting miniatures to relax. Here's a few recent fellows, some "Imperial Space marines." I cast the legs out of resin, and used a different plastic kit for the torsos. (The original legs looked like they were taking a squat... like something had happened in their power armor and they were kind of... not ( Read more... )

On a worryingly rainy evening recently we gathered at the day care for our little lady Eve's graduation from pre-school!

Yeah, yeah, I know, graduating from not being in school is a little silly, but comon', look how cute she looks:


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Time for an update!


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We got our first big snow on the night of Jan 16th, and by morning school was cancelled and we had to dig back out. That means, cute pictures of kids in the snow:


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The day finally came - the girls are in gymnastics!


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Mel and I have a hard time dating, since them kids came along. When there was one cute toddler relatives were eager to watch them, but a pair of big but still immature sisters, endlessly squabbling and fighting for position with each other, not as popular for overnight stays. So, Mel and I plan our date nights for days, and schedule them around ( Read more... )