Category Archives: Family

Family-related anecdotes, visits, events, or topics.

Celebrating my Dad’s 76 birthday and wishing life was a little easier

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Joel

My Dad turns 76 this week, so the kids and I took my mother and my father out for dinner at Penang in Lawrenceville (Princeton?) They offer both Malaysian and Thai cuisine, and everything was very good. I have to … Continue reading →

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Lily and the Spelling Bee

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Joel

On January 30th, Lily competed in a district spelling bee organized by the Hightstown Juniorettes, her first ever spelling bee. She spent the past three weeks studying words, and we were helping her practice. The day of the spelling bee, … Continue reading →

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The Ipes completed the LEGO NASA Apollo Saturn V set and it’s pretty impressive

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Joel

During the week between Christmas and New Year’s, Joshua, Lily, and I started a major endeavor – assembling the 1,969 piece Lego NASA Apollo Saturn V set. Growing up, I was a huge fan of the NASA space program. The … Continue reading →

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My reflections on 2017 and what lies ahead for us in 2018

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Joel

If you thought the U.S. Presidential election made 2016 exhausting, 2017 was like a dumpster fire politically. Ah well. There is so much that I want to comment on, especially the level of vitriol, repressed racist beliefs, etc bubbling under … Continue reading →

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Christmas around here with the Ipes

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Joel

If you ask me, I think we kept Christmas not too complicated this year. We had some neighborhood friends over for Chrismukkah last week. We had the Davids and Chackos over Christmas Eve at our house, and went over to my sister’s … Continue reading →

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Rise Against Hunger Lock-In

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Joel

On Friday Dec 15th, Josh and I participated in the Rise Against Hunger Lock-In at the Episcopal cathedral down in Trenton. It was a long week at work, and I had just pulled a an all nighter Thursday night. It … Continue reading →

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Making our own Christmas card

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Joel

In preparation for sending out our annual Christmas card, we usually go to JC Penney or other outside studio to take our photo. I swear to you, no matter what, we’re still reliant on bringing the photos back, and me … Continue reading →

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An impromptu Wednesday night on Broadway to see Dear Evan Hansen

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Joel

Although the Ipes maintain a well-curated family calendar, we do appreciate a little spontaneity now and then. Late Wednesday afternoon, Namita found two orchestra seats for the 8 pm performance of Dear Evan Hansen over at the Music Box Theateron … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Ipes

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Joel
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Boy Scout Troop 59 – Quail Hill Camping Trip

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Joel

Joshua went camping with his fellow Boy Scouts last weekend in the bitter cold. The Ipes are generally fair weather people, and we’re not about cold weather activities. However, Josh needs 20 nights of camping as a Boy Scout in … Continue reading →

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