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Family Time

2011-11-26T21:49:00.002-05:00

I've been really bad at posting lately-funny how a new baby does that, at least that's my story and I'm sticking to it. :)So here are the fall highlights:-Tanner being born. Can I tell you-drugs are wonderful, especially when they work. :) He was born Sept 18, 8 lbs. 9 oz. and 21 in long. He came out screaming, and not much has changed. JK, mostly.-Rene and Margaret were able to do a short visit.

Family

2011-11-26T20:53:00.005-05:00

I've been thinking a lot lately- I know it doesn't happen as much as it used to- but family has been on my mind. I've been blessed with mine and Joe's parents being able to visit for Tanner's blessing. It seems that each child had a theme with each blessing- Afton's talked a lot about temple marriage, Logan's was missionary work and Tanner's blessing seemed to be a lot about love. I love how

Babies and more babies

2011-10-20T21:10:00.004-04:00

This is a pic of the YW leaders' babies. First baby on the left is Noah, 2 mos old. The middle baby is Ryan, 5 wks old, and Tanner is the last one, 2 wks old. Tanner totally looks bigger than Ryan. What can I say, I have big babies or at least in our ward, I have biggish type babies. Can you really say he's big when others in the ward have 9++ lb babies? :)P.S. I will add more pics later so stay

BYU Football 2011

2011-09-05T08:13:00.007-04:00

I decided to kick this football season off the right way, with a road trip to watch BYU play Ole Miss! I think my favorite part about the Cougars independence is that they will play out here more. We drove down to Memphis Friday, then headed to Oxford Saturday morning. We arrived about noon to find this: There was an abosulte Sea of tailgating, and most of it was with high-class Southern

Summertime Fun

2011-08-28T13:12:00.009-04:00

Ok, so I know its been a long time since I posted anything. At least, I can only get better. :) Here are the highlights of our 2011 summer. -Visiting Joe's family in Wisconsin. Joe could only stay for a few days, but Afton and I were able to stay for a couple of weeks. Afton loved playing with her cousins, aunts and uncles. We were able to meet our newest niece, Sadie. It was fun just hanging

County Fair 2011

2011-08-16T18:49:00.001-04:00

We went to the county fair today. I'll let Tracy explain it later, but here's the pictures we took.

2011-08-11T12:03:00.001-04:00

Sometimes, the datacenter surprises you. Normally, it's just a platform the servers run in. Sometimes, it's more. Yesterday I just soaked in the sensations for a little bit. It reminded me why I love my job. The deep blue of the permanent lighting highlights the aisles, leaving the cages' perimeters murky. Stacks of servers are defined by power indicators and the flicking lights of hard

Breakfast deception

2011-08-04T12:03:00.004-04:00

We should consider renaming this blog "Afton's Exploits".I woke up this morning and heard 'odd' sounds coming from downstairs. I went downstairs to find Little Einsteins playing on the computer, but no Afton watching it. Then I heard more sounds coming from the kitchen. I walked around the corne, and saw her stuffing something into the niche beneath the island, where the vent and power outlet

Afton's sweet tooth

2011-05-01T22:48:00.003-04:00

So 10:30ish pm Joe and I are watching TV downstairs, and Afton comes walking down with bits of candy stuck to her lips.Joe: Afton, did you eat some candy before walking down here?Afton, with a huge grin: Do you want some?No wonder she can't go to sleep at night-too much of a sugar rush.

Third Time's a charm

2011-04-04T23:23:00.001-04:00

djsklfakl

2011-01-27T17:41:00.002-05:00

I really can't think of anything to blog about so I thought I would just post some Afton pics. (I figure I need to blog at least once a month, or that's the goal anyways.)

Happy Birthday Logan

2010-12-31T17:36:00.005-05:00

So today you turned one. I spent a lot of time in your room, holding your blanky to my chest, wishing with all my heart it was you I was holding. I feel that your blanky is the only thing I have that was truly yours. I can't believe its already been 4 months since you've been gone. My heart aches, my arms physically ache wanting to be able to hold you and can't. I can't wait for the day when I

Birthday Surprise

2010-12-14T22:25:00.007-05:00

So, I come home from mutual and find this.Totally awesome. obviously. In case you can't tell, my door is completely wrapped with christmas wrapping paper, and there are 4 HUGE boxes on my doorstep. They completely cover the doorway. There is also a note saying "Merry Christmas - Happy Birthday. Instructions: Find the eight presents inside. Have fun!" Imagine my glee. How fun is it opening

Afton and Santa

2010-12-10T22:45:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving 2010

2010-11-26T21:47:00.004-05:00

So we actually cooked Thanksgiving dinner for the first time in years at our place. It was kind of fun, especially since Joe did most of the cooking. We had some good friends over. We didn't actually eat the Thanksgiving dinner until 7 that night, which is by the far the latest we have ever eaten on Thanksgiving. Pro- the actual cooking isn't stressful since you have all day to make it. We

The New and Improved Afton Fashion

2010-11-26T21:38:00.003-05:00

Thangiving Pie Plan 2010

2010-11-20T14:34:00.003-05:00

Last year, I explained my 1PPP plan. This year, Thanksgiving is just going to be us and our friends the Cramers. It looks like we're going to exceed my ratio.We're making an apple pie, pineapple pie, tollhouse pie, and a pumpkin cheesecake. The Cramers are making the pumpkin pie and a banana cream pie. That's 6 pies (cheese cake is a custard pie, for 4 adults and Afton and her 'boyfriend'

All Hallow's Eve, and Grandma!

2010-11-02T20:58:00.009-04:00

It is most definitely fall here in Northern Virginia. Leaves are changing colors, nights (and days, now) are getting colder, and political campaigning has peaked.That means it's time for: Halloween!Yes, there's the picture everybody wants to see: Minnie Afton Scoresby. She even left the headband on for 2 more seconds after the picture.Although the cuteness is undeniable, Afton didn't win any

Logan

2010-09-22T00:53:00.005-04:00

Just over two years ago, a friend and former co-worker of mine from BYU lost his three year old son to cancer. Afton was, at the time, about 6 months old. I found about the cancer a few months after they discovered it, courtesy of his blog. I don't visit his blog often, and I had a new daughter, so the next time I visited the site was after his son had died. I remember, at the time, thinking

Tribute to Logan

2010-09-21T10:53:00.003-04:00

His smile could always brighten up your dayHe liked to explore and find whatever he could on the floorHe liked to grab my hairHe liked to eat a lotHe liked to roll his way around in order to get where he was goingHe liked to sleep with his blanky over his headHe liked to be heldHe liked to play peek a booHe liked CocoaHe liked to laugh with AftonHe liked to smileHe liked to play with his feetHe

2010-09-11T23:19:00.000-04:00

Afton loves her cousins.She also loves the camera.

I’m dizzy

2010-08-18T10:54:00.001-04:00

Well, not anymore. We went to Kings Dominion yesterday. When we came back, I kept feeling like I was moving. I think my inner ears were so scrambled from the rides that I felt like I was always moving. Oh, and for those who don’t know, Paramount doesn’t own Kings Dominion or King’s Island anymore. The company that owns Cedar Point bought them a few years ago.

Oops. Our design was really old.

2010-08-05T13:28:00.002-04:00

I updated our blog's design some. Mainly because the image we had been using for our background was removed from Photobucket because it was so old. That problem should be gone now. :)Anyway, here's some pictures from our vacation!Joanna's Wedding:Sarah's Wedding:The everythign else from the vacation:Afton's pictures: :)

National Lampoon's Scoresby Vacation.

2010-07-22T21:47:00.005-04:00

I believe every family is required to have at least one vacation that's an epic Fail. This is so all the other vacations can be seen in their proper light, and enjoyed appropriately. This is going to be LONG, so the pictures will be done at another time, so they can be enjoyed appropriately.Allow me to lay out our epic:1. The trip was horribly complicated in the first place. We had two

Yay! I finally posted something!

2010-05-16T22:28:00.004-04:00

Ok, so we have definitely been in the slacker department in the blogging area. Have no fear-we've been slackers in other areas as well.... :) Where to start?So Afton and Logan's Aunt Janet was able to visit in between semesters at BYU- around the end of April. It was a blast-even if Janet won almost all the games we played. Oh well-life moves on, barely. We went out for ice cream, played at the

Am I a runner?

2010-05-11T11:04:00.004-04:00

Saturday, I actually enjoyed running, for the first time since February. I don't normally consider myself a runner, but the other runners at work think I am, and I do run races, albeit slowly. Mostly, I just figure I run to stay more or less in shape.In February, I went out running. As I started this run, it felt good. It felt really good. I got out, started moving, and felt the speed pick up

Financial Reform

2010-04-21T08:29:00.000-04:00

I know, it's been a long time since I posted, and you all want something funny and cute, preferably with pictures of Afton. Sorry.When I was driving to the shuttle this morning, the radio was talking about financial reform legislation. The funny part? Whatever Senator they were quoting was taking about why was the derivatives market so afraid of 'Transparency'?Yes, an Senator was complaining

Results of a 6-month checkup

2010-03-15T13:26:00.004-04:00

Oh wait, Logan is only 2 months. Just wanted to jump on the copying blog title bandwagon. :)So Logan had his 2 month check up a couple of weeks ago.-13 lb (76%)-23.25" long (58%)-head is in the 78th percentile. (I think that's where he stores most of his weight) :)He did pretty well on the shots, no fever or anything thank goodness. Pic below just makes me laugh. It almost looks like it should

Conversation with Afton

2010-03-11T14:56:00.002-05:00

Afton just dumped out all of the wipes out of its container.Afton:Blow noseMe: (groaning as I walk past to put up the milk) Afton!Afton: No Afton! Afton no!I thought parenting was my job?

Say Cheese

2010-02-25T15:09:00.005-05:00

I live for these smiles...

Productivity at work

2010-02-24T17:14:00.004-05:00

Okay, so I'm a copycat.Today at work I solved a bunch of technical problems none of you care about.I am actually writing this using the wifi on the shuttle bus that takes me to and from work.Anyway sisters, forget those dresses you've been demoing for Joanna. You have to choose the dress by the person. What did Joanna always want to be when she grew up? What does she dress up as for Halloween

Voicemail love

2010-02-17T12:51:00.007-05:00

I had a busy day today at work. I cleaned 4200 viruses off of one person's computer. When I got back to my desk, I had this voicemail waiting for me:I should point out that I've been having problems that link working. I'll see if there's a better way.

I love baby dolls!

2010-02-14T19:52:00.002-05:00

Oh, wait! That's not a baby doll, that's Logan. He sure fits well in my shopping cart.

Super Cute Sunday

2010-02-14T19:38:00.003-05:00

Ok, so today was Logan's first day at church, which he slept through. Man, I love it when that happens. I know it won't last long, but I actually paid attention through Sunday school. If I was being honest, I should say I paid attention at least half of the time in Sunday school. So here are the promised pics of Logan. I tried to get some of both Afton and Logan, but batteries died. Oh well.

Blizzard of 2010

2010-02-10T11:23:00.008-05:00

So this last weekend we got about 30 inches of snow. Thankfully, the snow didn't mess up Margaret and Rene's visit too bad. It was a lot of fun to see them and Afton really enjoyed all the extra attention. I don't think Logan really cared who visited as long as someone was holding him. :) I'm sure that will change in time. Afton is a total ham but she definitely makes us laugh. She's a show off

Yikes!

2010-02-10T11:00:00.003-05:00

One month old.

Tag-your it

2010-02-06T13:13:00.002-05:00

Ok so I've been tagged. This is for you Mary!Your Cell Phone? chargedYour Hair? everywhereYour Mother? awesomeYour Father? crazyYour Favorite Food? ice creamYour Dream Last Night? weirdYour Favorite Drink? shakeYour Dream/Goal? thinnerWhat Room Are You In? diningYour Hobby? outdoorsYour Fear? clownsWhere Do You See Yourself In Six Years? goneWhere Were You Last Night? homeSomething That You

Scores

2010-02-05T21:17:00.001-05:00

No, Scoresbys aren't competitive. End sarcasm.

The Blizzard of '09

2010-01-15T17:13:00.004-05:00

So far, we've had a record-breaking winter for the area. It's been cold, it's been snowy, it's actually been winter. We've had periods where we've been colder than Mom and Dad in Wisconsin. December 19th, we had a snowstorm that put down at least 2 feet of snow for us. Some places had 3-4 feet. I shoveled a lot of snow. The pile in our front yard took up the entire front yard. We walked to

When Logan came home

2010-01-15T17:04:00.001-05:00

When we brought Logan home on the 1st, we also picked up Afton from the Stevens, and this is how she welcomed her brother when we got out of the car:

Bye Bye Mullet!

2010-01-15T16:13:00.007-05:00

I couldn't find a good pic of Afton sporting her mullet but believe me, it was definitely a good sized mullet.So Afton had her first hair cut on Saturday. No more mullet for her. I was surprised at how hard it was for me to want to cut her hair, mostly because it took so long to grow in. It definitely looks much better now.She actually loved her hair cut experience. She got to sit in a tractor

Introducing Logan

2009-12-31T20:42:00.003-05:00

This morning we woke up at the insane hour of 4:45, dropped Afton off at the Stevens, (Thanks, Kim and Dave) and drive to inova Fair Oaks, where Tracy was hooked up to an IV and eventually decided to push out this guy:

Can it make 200000?

2009-12-29T09:00:00.001-05:00

I took this about two months ago; the check engine light has turned off since then.

2009-12-28T14:13:00.002-05:00

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-25T12:17:00.002-05:00

2009-12-24T18:10:00.002-05:00

Pregnancy Fun

2009-12-19T21:06:00.004-05:00

So yesterday, I got asked if I was having twins. Wow, I love being pregnant. Hopefully, only a week left, maybe a week and a half. Who knows, I might still look like I'm having twins. :)

Insomnia Posting

2009-11-22T00:46:00.006-05:00

So, its 12:47 am and just got off work. It was pretty busy so now I need some time to wind down. Hopefully this post makes some sense, but what else are you supposed to do at 12:49 am. Unfortunately, I have to wake up early tomorrow for church, not that I sleep super well now anyways. I must say YAHOO!!! Its my last day at the Outback, at least until Marchish I think. I'm very excited. Its

33 weeks and counting

2009-11-19T11:23:00.003-05:00

Ok, here are the requested profile shots.Man, look at that stomach! Its huge!

Afton's new hat!

2009-11-14T23:52:00.002-05:00

Since we're going to be traveling to the cold great white north for Thanksgiving, we bought Afton 'a cunning hat' today. I think she likes it.Afton and I also went to the battlefield last weekend. Tracy had a baby shower and I didn't want to just stay home with Afton and let us be bored, so we went out. I think she had fun.

Chef Afton

2009-11-11T18:44:00.001-05:00

While i made vegetable stir-fry, Afton prepared for battle in kitchen stadium.

Thanksgiving Pie Plan:

2009-10-23T22:03:00.001-04:00

For the uninitiated, I believe there is a perfect ratio of people to pies for Thanksgiving. It's the point where there's enough pie for Thanksgiving, seconds that night, and leftovers Friday after, but no more. This is the "Perfect Pie Ratio", or PPR, for short.That ratio is 1 person per pie.Some (including my wife) believe this is excessive, and wildly out of touch, but she's not familiar with

"Sharing" Afton

2009-10-22T18:31:00.002-04:00

So Afton had a couple of friends over yesterday. She had a hard time sharing her toys. Afton was trying to take a toy from Aaron and I asked, "Afton, can you share your toy? " Instantly she responds, "Yeah!" and proceeds to take the toy from him and say "thank you" as she walks away with the much sought after toy. Not quite what I had in mind....

G.I. Joe

2009-10-08T16:56:00.008-04:00

Happy Joe...Mean Joe....So about a month ago, I gave Joe a haircut, a first for me. I did ok until I had to trim around the ears. Lets just say the best way to fix it was to shave his whole head with a number 1. Luckily his hair grows back pretty fast and it doesn't look quite as bad now. Don't worry Margaret, I won't be the one cutting his hair before the family pics..or maybe I should so at

Afton the foodie

2009-09-30T12:27:00.001-04:00

Afton's new bed:

2009-09-18T14:38:00.002-04:00

Sunday night, we had to make a few changes to Afton's bed, and this should show you why:

Camping at Shenandoah

2009-08-30T15:17:00.007-04:00

We had 8-10 families from our ward camp out this weekend up at Mathews Arm in the Shenandoah Park. It was a lot of fun. We just stayed one night; which was very restorative. It feels so long since we've been camping, although we went camping at the beach last month. Its different when your surrounded by tents and mountains and trees instead of the ocean. When we went to the beach, there were ton

It's a boy!

2009-08-18T21:17:00.002-04:00

So we had the ultra sound on Monday. We took Afton with us, which by the way is a big mistake. She screamed the entire time while I was getting the ultrasound done. She didn't like me laying on the table and just wanted me to hold her, which doesn't work very well. Plus, the technicians were taking forever. I then proceeded to pass out, which really freaked out the techs. I am fine, was just on

Tent Review:

2009-07-28T17:49:00.000-04:00

Tracy and I wanted to have space when we went camping at Assateague Island, and while our old tent is still tops when it comes to blocking rain and being otherwise utterly bomber, it isn't big enough to hold a queen-sized air mattress and Afton's pack-and-play. In fact, it'd be a little cramped with the three of us, considering how much Afton thrashes around at night.So, I bought a new tent:

Beach vacation

2009-07-26T14:34:00.004-04:00

We went up to Assateague Island, which up a little past the Chesapeake Bay area to go camping for a couple of days. It was a lot of fun, minus the lack of shade. We were camping right on the beach and couldn't get the canopy up, so it was a little hot. Afton was terrified of the sand the first day. She refused to step in it or touch it. Anytime I tried, she would just pick up her feet. I tried

Bad Bad Cocoa

2009-07-26T14:19:00.006-04:00

Afton is doing great. She is a very active girl. Her new favorite thing is to climb up on the dining room chairs and stand and bounce on them. She gets really mad when I lay all the chairs down so she can't do any climbing. Its kind of funny to watch her throw a temper tantrum. She's speaking more now. "Bye, bye!" is probably her favorite phase.So a couple of weeks ago, Cocoa grabbed a loaf

Afton's burn

2009-07-15T22:30:00.000-04:00

Afton burned herself today. She pulled a hot bowl of oatmeal down onto herself. This is what the blisters looked like as of 6:00 tonight. She was pretty happy, though, so we'll just worry about infections when they pop.She's actually happy here, but our flash is huge, and makes everybody blink. It makes me try not to use it.

2009-07-10T17:39:00.001-04:00

Quiz answers:

2009-07-10T15:54:00.003-04:00

Unfortunately, nobody seemed to care about my question. Annoying. The correct answers is: a circus or carnival performer who bites the heads off of live animals, especially chickens.Thus, in a technical sense, one could call Ozzy Osbourne a geek! Not that I'd do that, because he'll curse at me until my head explodes. Of course, I won't be able to understand any of it, so maybe I should.

Quick quiz:

2009-07-08T11:42:00.003-04:00

Okay, without checking any sources, what is the orginal, technical meaning of "geek"? This is not a trick question. Any web searches or using reference material are grounds for disqualification. (Sadly enough, I once knew this myself, but had forgotten it.)

Granola Bars

2009-06-16T00:11:00.003-04:00

I was watching Good Eats on the DVR last week, and got intrigued by an episode where Alton made granola bars (and protein bars, too) so I decided to give it a shot. Here's the recipe, and they turn out really well. I used craisins and dried apricots for the fruit, and the one thing I'd change is to replace the sunflower seeds with sunflower seed kernels.Tracy's had some good days, but mostly

Quick Post

2009-06-14T08:28:00.004-04:00

Just a quick post to catch up on stuff. One: Afton is taking swimming lessons, they're fun, but it's difficult since she has trouble following directions. She's not the youngest kid there, but she's close. She like the water, though, and enjoys the games.Two: I painted the door frame and the box window and window frames. Now I just need to paint the upstairs window frames, and the entire

2009-05-29T17:21:00.002-04:00

Memphis pictures

2009-05-12T10:59:00.004-04:00

Yep, I found the camera and got around to it, so here's a lot of pictures. In fact, 114 of them.2009-05-10 Memphis tripFor those who don't want to manually go through them all, here's a slideshow:

We're not dead yet.

2009-05-08T12:20:00.002-04:00

Yeah, we're alive. In fact, the past two weeks have been particularly busy. I've hiked Old Rag again, and climbed on the summit block. We travelled to Memphis to see Ben, Shannon, Macey (Macy?, Macie?, May'C?), Mom, Dad, Joanna, and Janet, watch Ol' Bean'o graduate from OD school, and eat at Fat Larry's. We also got buried under a ton of rain.So why haven't we updated? I can't find the camera

Banana car

2009-04-25T07:40:00.001-04:00

This banana stayed put on top of the car from home to the church with stops at 2 grocery stores. Sticky banana!

Little Climber Afton

2009-04-23T20:42:00.004-04:00

Afton's ascent (the sun made her head go goofy)Afton just chill'n at the topWow, look at me go!Man, that is high up!Aah, yes! I finally made it several times, of course!So I took Afton to the park today for playgroup. She had a blast. Her favorite thing was the slide. She spent a good 20 minutes ( which for Afton is a really long time) going up and down the slide, with my help on the down part. (

They all can't be winners

2009-04-13T19:14:00.003-04:00

Continuing in the Afton out-take Hall of Fame:And two good ones:

Afton--On Drugs??

2009-04-12T14:23:00.012-04:00

Just kidding, we still think she's cute. One day we might even get a pic of her smiling. She had a pretty fun Easter. The Easter Bunny gave her some fun books and a cute stuffed bunny plus way too much candy.:) She's a pretty funny kid. She was completely spazzy during church, but what can you do! :0) The first video is of Afton conducting the MTC. The second video is Afton

Driving with Afton

2009-04-08T17:29:00.001-04:00

Spring is here!

2009-04-04T11:51:00.002-04:00

A few pictures to illustrate what spring is all about here:

Afton's Birthday Day

2009-03-21T21:01:00.008-04:00

So Afton had a great birthday day. We started off with opening presents. She didn't quite get the opening gifts part, but enjoyed playing with the boxes. Eventually, she got that there were new toys in the room and loved playing with them. She especially loves the rocking chair Grandma Scoresby got her. Thanks Margaret!We went to a young women's basketball game since I am still the coach. It was

Happy birthday!

2009-03-21T14:58:00.007-04:00

Today is Afton's 1st birthday. I intended to pre-write a post scheduled to publish as 1:30 AM, the time when Tracy told me, "Hey, we need to go to the hospital."Anyway, here's the birthday girl!She enjoyed all the attention from Mom while she was here this week, and we enjoyed having her here.Also, it is most definitely spring here. According to The Weather Channel, it's only 48 degrees here,

Nerd Party

2009-03-16T08:13:00.003-04:00

Friday night I hosted a group of friends for a game night, or as Tracy called it, a nerd party. That's because the game we played was the Star Wars role-playing game, and Tracy thinks role-playing is inherently nerdy. (Actually, she thinks anything I do is nerdy. She's declared that the methods I pursue my hobbies make my practice of the nerdy.) My perception of the game may be a bit

Snow storm (belated)

2009-03-15T20:07:00.004-04:00

This post is about a storm that's already ancient history, but I figure we just washed the road salt off our cars, so I can still post about it. Besides, it has pictures of Afton in the snow!This storm hit Sunday evening over to Monday. All I got out of it was a half-day off of work. I did get some good pictures though, and Tracy got to have fun with Afton in snow.I took Cocoa to a local state

I void warranties

2009-02-24T17:37:00.003-05:00

Last night I finally got my iPod working. The hard drive that I ordered on the advice of most of the voters ... didn't work at all. So, I bought a Compact Flash adapter and a CF card. Once I plugged that in, it worked right away.I am now the proud owner of one of the very few 2GB 4th generation iPods. On the plus side, I can get a larger capacity card, and my ipod has no hard drive, both

What do I know?

2009-02-23T09:16:00.002-05:00

So, I just found out that several of our friends were interviewed for the Macneil-Lehrer News Hour. They were discussing how they were able to buy houses while they couldn't before. I called Tracy and asked her if she knew about this, she said "Oh, yeah. I was going to go over there, but Afton was sleeping." What the heck? I found out about this because someone I know just happened to flip to

Wal Mart Jeans-not so hot

2009-02-19T12:01:00.002-05:00

Ok, I was just kidding about Wal Mart jeans. After one wash, they pretty much shrink to high-water levels. Oh, well life's tough. I can always make them into shorts. I still have high hopes for finding cheap long jeans. :)

This

2009-02-19T08:21:00.001-05:00

This is what happens when Tracy hangs out with the other moms at church: they dress our daughters to match and make them rose for pictures even though all we have is a camera phone.

Afton walks!!!1!

2009-02-14T12:55:00.004-05:00

Also, a blooper reel!

Afton Shots

2009-02-09T20:22:00.007-05:00

Afton-a baby of many talents! So Afton took her first steps about two weeks ago. It was awesome. Her eyes were huge and she had this huge grin on her face. I think she surprised herself and wasn't really expecting to walk by herself because she hasn't really tried to walk on her own since. I think she even might have scared herself when she was walking. It was pretty funny. We

Cooking

2009-02-09T17:47:00.000-05:00

Recently, our house has experienced a sudden burst of culinary creativity. This is entirely a positive thing, although our food bill has gone up, some too. I was trying to figure out why this phenomenon has occured, when I realized: Afton is the answer!Since she's almost 1 year old, we've mostly got her off of baby food. This is fine, except that it means we need to feed her real food, (not

Resolutions

2009-02-04T17:45:00.001-05:00

So, you may have noticed that I haven't posted any resolutions this year. Perhaps, that's because all of my recent expressed resolutions (or goals) have failed miserably. This is not looking good for me. Let's use this blog to find previous expressed goals:so, by the end of this year, I want to lead climb. By the end of next year, I want to do a true multi-pitch route. Well, we'll see how it

Snow!

2009-01-29T17:17:00.001-05:00

This week the region had its first measurable snowfall of the winter, topped it off with a serving of sleet and a frosting of freezing rain.Due to the weather, most schools in the area closed on Wednesday, Mutual was cancelled Tuesday night, and the President got to make a crack about how in Chicago, kids would still go outside for recess in this weather. (I also got a half day off work, too.)

Big MacChicken

2009-01-19T09:17:00.003-05:00

I've been sitting on a couple of posts for a few days, so I figure I'll push this one out here:This 'creation' makes me the culinary equivalent of Dr. Frankenstein, but I'll take that honor:Behold: The big MacChickenYes, what you see here is a Big Mac-style chicken sandwich. The fun thing is that it's cheaper than a Big Mac, also! To make, buy two McChickens. Take the bottom off one, and slap

Sleep-its a wonderful thing!

2009-01-18T23:23:00.005-05:00

So Afton has started sleeping through the night again! YAY!!!!!!!!For the last week, she has been waking up every few hours at night. I'm pretty sure it has had to do with her cutting 4 teeth-yes she now has a grand total of 6 teeth- but the doctor suggested it might have something to do with separation anxiety, but I'm not sure if I agree. She would just wake up screaming. Hopefully, the worst

iPod Options

2009-01-12T13:50:00.000-05:00

Last night I was given a used iPod (4th generation) with a damaged 20 GB hard drive. (probably due to being dropped, or something similar) The hard drive, when powered on would click and grind. Once on, the pod wouldn't respond to anything. As all who know me will attest, giving me this is a recipe for disaster. Tracy was not happy to hear about this.I hastily opened up the device, adding

Sunday Morning-12:48 am

2009-01-04T00:49:00.002-05:00

So its 12:48 am and I just got home from work. I read Joe's post and thought I would add one until my Ramen Noodle gets done cooking. So according to the directions, I have 3 minutes to write. :)Work was horrible-it was probably the worst night I have had at the outback. I made really good money but the people were out of control. I got stiffed--which for you non-servers means that you don't get

Sunday Recipes

2009-01-03T23:20:00.004-05:00

It's 11:20 Saturday night. Tracy isn't back from work yet, Afton's asleep, and Tomorrow is Fast Sunday. I was watching the Food Network, and decided to prep dinner for tomorrow. I'm modifying both recipes to my needs; we'll see how they do. I made the dough for the cobbler and the potatoes for the pie tonight.I also stole the dough for the peach cobbler from Alton Brown's peach-rhubarb

Texas Trip

2009-01-02T21:10:00.006-05:00

We've been back from Texas for two days now, and man, it feels good to be home. Even though it was great to visit Tracy's parents, it gets kind of crowded in their house. For those who aren't familiar with the house Tracy grew up in, imagine a house about the size of our old home in Mount Vernon, minus the basement. Now cram 7 adults, 3 boys, and two baby girls into it for a week. Ouch.On the

Christmas leisure reading

2008-12-25T23:11:00.001-05:00

Here's Tracy enjoying what Santa brought for her Christmas day.

Saturday

2008-12-22T21:10:00.004-05:00

Saturday's schedule:Wake up.Help friends move into new house.Go to ward Christmas party (we arrived right after the benediction)Watch Afton cry on Santa's lap.Go to Lowes for materials for attic hatch replacement, plus a staple gun.Get a haircut.Tracy goes to work.While tending Afton:Take friends who we helped move into their house to Dulles for Christmas vacation.Buy new chipset fan for

Pictures Past

2008-12-09T14:48:00.005-05:00

Joe and I were looking through pics and we found these. I'm not sure if any were posted or not, but oh well, you may just have to see them twice. These were taken when we visited Wisconsin.This is what I would look like without a head. Pretty cool huh!Family SnapshotLets dance the night away!Say Cheese!One of Afton's favorite Aunt and Uncle! ( I think I may get in trouble for that one! Hmmm...

2008-12-06T19:09:00.001-05:00

Afton + Pasta Primavera+ Messy!!

2008-11-28T15:27:00.006-05:00

Man, I think she eats better than I do!