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Christmas Excellence 2013 with the Ipes & Josephs

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Joel

As is the tradition of the Ipes and Josephs, we get together for Christmas Excellence, some term that my wife and Robbie and/or Julie agreed upon. It involves one of our two families to devise and host some sort of … Continue reading →

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Christmas Party with Friends

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Joel

We celebrated / conducted / attended our annual Christmas party with friends. It’s usually a potluck dinner around a particular theme, and there’s been this whole color theme going on also these past few years. This year’s themes? Turkish / … Continue reading →

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Went to Manhattan to see friends and the tree in Rockefeller Center

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Joel

On Saturday, we drove into Manhattan to visit our friends Kanishk and Sofi and their new son Lucas. They live down in Alphabet City but luckily found street parking after much circling. We hung out there for a while, then … Continue reading →

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The kids and the church Christmas Pageant

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Joel

Last weekend, the kids participated in this year’s church Christmas Pageant. Lily was a sheep, but Josh was lucky enough to get his first speaking part as “Innkeeper 1.” His part required him to tell “Joseph” and “Mary” there was no … Continue reading →

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Working on the new playroom

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Joel

I mentioned earlier in a previous post that we were changing the guest room / home office into a playroom / home office. Phase 1 was the removal of almost all of the original guest room furniture, save for one … Continue reading →

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Working on the new playroom

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Joel

I mentioned earlier in a previous post that we were changing the guest room / home office into a playroom / home office. Phase 1 was the removal of almost all of the original guest room furniture, save for one … Continue reading →

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Chistmas Weekend 2012

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Joel

This year, Christmas fell on a Tuesday, so I had a four day weekend to enjoy but also to work. We have already spent quite a bit of time in the evenings this week cleaning out the office / guest … Continue reading →

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Christmas Morning

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Joel
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2012 went by awfully fast

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Joel

This isn’t my annual recap of the year. It’s Wed Feb 19th, and I’m sitting on the train, sipping hot chocolate, and am surrounded, it seems, by people on vacation, heading to Manhattan. I, on the other hand, have used … Continue reading →

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The day after Christmas, or Boxing Day

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Joel

How did we spend our Christmas Monday / Boxing Day? Relaxing at home. Nums and the kids watched lots of Christmas movies in the morning and the early afternoon. I remember napping for a bit with Nums in the afternoon. … Continue reading →

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