Category Archives: Family

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

Delaware Vacation Day 8 – The ride home and recovery

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Joel

Last night while I rested, Nums took care of packing up our stuff. I appreciated this, because I wasn’t in much shape to do much. This morning, we were up early to wrap it up, get the kids ready, and … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 7 – A painful Friday

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Joel

Where to begin? I’ll start at the beginning, but be forewarned that it’s a long story. Sit back now and hear a tale – a tale of a painful Friday. So, I had this mental plan to go cycling while … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 6 – Ocean City

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Joel

Ocean City, we have returned. Been two years, but we’re back. We parked the car, bought tickets for this speedboat ride (“Sea Rocket“) around Ocean City, and then went to stroll on the boardwalk for lunch and the sights. We … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 5 – Bethany Beach

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Joel

Beach day! We stocked the cooler with sandwiches & drinks, filled up the beach bag with snacks and blankets, and we took the local (and free) shuttle bus down to the beach. I had to take a status call from … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 4 – work & pool

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Joel

Ok, the day didn’t start very relaxing, but it got there by the afternoon. My wife and I still had some leftover work to wrap up on. She and I both hung out in different rooms to fire off additional … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 3 – We’re finally here

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Joel

We’re finally here! We finished packing this morning, loaded up the car and the bicycles, bid farewell to the cats, and were finally on the road by 10:45am. It was a bright sunny day, and a nice drive down to … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 2 – Weathering the storm

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Joel

Ah, nothing like weathering a rainy day from inside your own house. We’re on day 2 of our “beach vacation”, watching the wind blow and the rain come down, safely and comfortably from inside our house. The storm was pretty … Continue reading →

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Delaware Vacation Day 1 – Batting down the hatches

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Joel

Day 1 of our “Delaware beach” vacation is being spent getting ready for the arrival of Hurricane Irene, plus back-to-school shopping. We made sure we had supplies for the trip, and the storm. We went out around lunchtime, had lunch … Continue reading →

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Our Delaware vacation has been slightly delayed due to Hurricane Irene

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Joel

Stupid Hurricane Irene. We’ve been planning this Delaware beach vacation for a few months now. We originally intended to go on vacation in mid-August, but the condo we were looking to rent in Bethany Beach was no longer available. That … Continue reading →

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My niece Abigail’s baptism

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Joel

Last Sunday morning, we up early for my niece Abigail’s baptism. I gave the kids baths/showers, we got them (and ourselves gussied up), and we were out the door a little before 9am. It was pouring rain, so we were … Continue reading →

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