Wallops Island I Cant Stop Loving You
There was a big shuttle launch out of the NASA station at Wallop’s Island tonight that should have been visible from many hundreds of miles away. We didn’t see it from our balcony (since we were too...
View ArticleTake One, Take Two
IMG_7748: IMG_7749: Those are the default titles my camera gave these two photos, which were taken in succession. IMG_7748 and IMG_7749. One moment all is harmony. The next…less so. Awkward Family...
View ArticleMinor Adjustments
Loren and Ruthie color together. It’s not the most eventful video I’ve taken, but it somehow manages to capture a lot. Underneath every interaction lies that hint of sibling tension. Ruthie just trying...
View ArticleAs Is
We moved.* We enjoyed the holidays. We ran away for a week to a seriously, unbelievably improved Camp Davis. And now we’re back. Natalie heads to work tomorrow. The kids and I go back to doing...
View ArticleFloors, At Last
As I mentioned previously, we are finally back on track at Camp Davis. With the structural rebuild complete, the biggest sticking point left was the floors. We had the contractors install unfinished...
View ArticleThe Slow Death of Cool
“Oh man. We are so uncool.” That was Natalie’s first comment after we got home from an objectively* cool night on the town, sans kids, to celebrate our eight years of marriage. Although she...
View ArticleOn Island Time
We’ve got more progress to report from the front lines of the Camp Davis renovation project. This time it’s cabinetry. And an island – a huge one. After a few weeks of using the courtyard as a...
View ArticleDrying Out
I really thought the deconstruction of Camp Davis was finally behind us. We lost power. We lost appliances. Our structural integrity was compromised. My manhood sense of security was called into...
View ArticleI Challenge You to a Duel…
I turned 31 a few weeks ago. Though I received awesome pampering (waking up to a candle in a glazed Boston cream doughnut along side a coffee was heaven), I still dealt with the typical trials a...
View ArticleWanna Ride Bikes?
I bought a bike this past weekend. It’s blue. I also bought a kids trailer for the bike, so I can actually go for bike rides every once in a while without having to burn any precious “me time.”...
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