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Bye Bye For Now

James — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:05:01 +0000

Mandy and Nora are leaving tomorrow for Indiana, and will be gone for a week and a half. This is the first time I’ll be away from Nora for more than a few days and the first time in a decade that I’ve been away from Mandy for long.

We’re having a nice lunch today before she does all her last minute errands. I’ll miss them a lot, but will use the time to teach myself some new programming tricks.

Family Photos Summer 2009 (So Far)

James — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:32:28 +0000

Nora! Summer 2009

Back to Indiana

James — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:56:14 +0000

We’re heading to Indiana!

I’m actually twittering the trip and am currently in the car on the way to Elkhart, IN.

My Twitter Feed

Missing Something

James — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:49:51 +0000

I’ve really been thinking lately about how Nora is going to grow up. The more I think about it, the more I think it would be good for us to live closer to Indiana. I spent the majority of my youth surrounded by extended family, and would love for that to be true of Nora, too.

I’m not saying that I want to drop my career in it’s infancy and run back, but I’ll keep my eye out for opportunities a little closer to home.

In the mean time, Mandy, Nora, and I will drive home whenever we can.

Karoline, Jug, Sue-Nell, Mandy, Nora, and James

Upcoming visit

James — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:14:08 +0000

I’m really excited about our upcoming visit. My parents are coming, and they’re bringing my niece Karoline. Mandy and I technically have vacation days this week and next Monday, but I’m not sure, yet, if we’re going to be able to take them. Our work schedule has been rough lately, but they have been good enough to bar us from the office on weekends after a particularly long streak.

To prepare for the visit, we picked up a really expensive steam cleaner and went to town on the carpets. Mandy did the lion’s share of the work while I kept Nora out of the way. Thanks, Mandy!

We haven’t seen any of them since the holidays, and I’m really looking forward to seeing them play with Nora, since she wasn’t walking back in December, and she now communicates a lot more than she did.

Grandma left today.. :’(

Mandy — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:35:57 +0000

Well, my mom left today. We had a very nice visit. Nora was delighted by her songs and funny faces. I know she will miss her. But, luckily, she won’t have to wait long to see her again! YAY! I can’t believe we’ll be in Elkhart in less than two weeks! I’m soooo excited. I hope it doesn’t snow on our way, but it would be kinda nice to have some snow during our time there, since we don’t really get much out here.

Well, we’ll see you all soon!

New Album + Cell Picture

James — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:08:19 +0000

At Mimi’s Cafe near the Cary Towne Center Mall

Happy Thanksgiving!

Mandy — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:29:19 +0000

Well, we had a very nice Thanksgiving, as you can see from the pictures. I can’t believe Nora ate that whole piece of pie! There was quite a lot left on her face, but she did eat most of it. I thought babys’ stomachs were the size of their fists….I didn’t think Nora’s hands were that big.

I wish Nora could have spent her first Thanksgiving with everyone, but we’ll be back in Indiana for Christmas and New Year’s, so at least we’ll have that time together!

Oh, we found 2 more teeth on the top the day after Thanksgiving! We had no idea they were there, so they must have shot in overnight or something! You can’t really see them unless she’s turned upside down (which she often is), but they’re there.

I was planning on doing some work today, but there seems to be an issue I need to figure out before I can, so gotta go!

Yay for blogs!

Mandy — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:37:00 +0000

This is my first experience with a blog, but I think it’s a really cool idea to keep a good connection with friends and family that we’re away from.

My mom’s visiting us right now, which is allowing me to work all day with James, which is something I haven’t been able to do, since day care is SOOOO expensive here. Here’s a pic of Nora waiting for Grandma to come:

From Nora 11-9-08 to 11-23-08

She was so happy to see her (Nora and Mom are interchangeable in that phrase)! We’re excited to have Mom here for Thanksgiving. It’ll make the time fly by until we get to come back to Elkhart for Christmas and New Years! I’m so excited to see everyone, and for everyone to see how big Nora’s gotten. Will write more later…gotta get back to work!

New Photos (New Toys, Cupcake!)

James — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:00:58 +0000

Here’s the latest photo album! Enjoy!

Nora 11-9-08 to 11-23-08