Sun, Oct 24, 2010

Jungle gym

Posted in Babies, St Lou at 9:59 pm by Ann

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Since we’ve been spending a fair amount of time preventing our children from scaling bookcases and leaping off of armchairs, we finally took the plunge and built something that is actually designed for little monkeys to climb on. more »

Tue, Jul 7, 2009

Pruning the Leaves

Posted in St Lou, Video at 6:01 am by Jon

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Sometimes if you really love something, you have to let it go — especially when you can’t walk through the basement without tripping over it anymore. more »

Sun, Jun 21, 2009

Chicago joys

Posted in Community, St Lou, Video at 10:32 pm by Jon

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My job hunt earlier this year made us confront the real possibility of moving away from our beloved city of Chicago. We know God loves the whole world (and we love it, too) — but we’ve definitely been glad to stay put. more »

Mon, Jun 15, 2009

StrollerCam

Posted in Babies, St Lou, Video at 9:31 pm by Jon

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I’ve been wanting to make this movie for a couple years, and this weekend the time finally came. It’s “StrollerCam”: a family of four does one mile in under two minutes. more »

Sun, Jul 6, 2008

Gardening moments

Posted in Babies, St Lou, Video at 8:24 pm by Ann

Lately, I’ve been discovering what amazing things can be accomplished when I have two hands free and several hours at home. more »

Thu, Oct 26, 2006

Getting Things Done, by David Allen

Posted in Reviews, St Lou at 5:32 pm by Ann

You wouldn’t expect that a mom with a six-month-old baby would gobble up tips from an efficiency consultant. But that is exactly what has happened. more »

Mon, Jul 17, 2006

Getting thrifty

Posted in Babies, St Lou at 8:34 am by Ann

Having a baby in the house definitely adds new dimensions to one’s spending patterns. Jon and I have been doing our best to prepare for this, and so far we are doing pretty well. Here are a few ways we’ve made creative adjustments to our budget in preparation for Lucy’s arrival. more »

Thu, Apr 27, 2006

Lucy gets home

Posted in Babies, St Lou at 4:00 pm by Jon

Hooray! Lucy has arrived at her home here on Saint Louis Avenue, and so far she seems to like it. At least, she seems to like it if we can judge from the fact that she has [1] slept and [2] nursed the whole two hours she’s been here. more »

Thu, Apr 13, 2006

Don’t mess with Papa Bear

Posted in Babies, St Lou at 8:22 am by Jon

A bit of excitement last night: we discovered signs of an attempted break-in at our house. Lucky for the evil-doer I wasn’t around, or he would have met Papa Bear defending his den. more »