Category Archives: Family

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

Lily is crawling

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Joel

So, it’s official.  Our daughter Lily is crawling.  It’s been slow for her the past month — a lot of backwards movement, unable to figure out how to change from sitting to crawling, but she’s been figuring it out.  She … Continue reading →

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Pop’s surprise 60th birthday party

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Joel

My sister and her husband Rob organized and hosted a suprise 60th birthday party for Rob’s father.  It went pretty well, and I think Pop was generally surprised.   Folks, including my sister, cooked up all the food, and put together … Continue reading →

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Lily’s first Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Joel

This is Lily’s first Christmas. It’s actually been a sedate Christmas, without a lot of hoopla.  We’ve been so busy, we only put the Christmas tree up on Sunday.  We’re also keeping the gift-giving for ourselves pretty low key.  Seriously, … Continue reading →

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And the weather outside is frightful….

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Joel

I think this is our first official inclement weather day for central NJ in 2008.  That may not be accurate, as I don’t quite remember the weather we had in early 2008, but a bad memory can often be as … Continue reading →

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My parents 35th wedding anniversary

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Joel

So my parents celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary this week.  My sister and her husband, my family,  and my parents got together at our house Saturday morning.  The kids got to play with their grandparents and aunt & uncle for … Continue reading →

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November pictures are now online

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Joel

I’m all caught up.  I’ve posted two batches of November photos: 1. Photos from Heidi’s birthday party in Astoria.  I may try to get more from Vijay. 2. Photos from our Michigan road trip this past Thanksgiving weekend. Picasa is … Continue reading →

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A busy November weekend

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Joel

It was a busy November weekend.  On Saturday morning, we all drove to Kevin and Manju’s engagement.  There were 450 people at this event, held at the Royal Albert Palace in Fords, NJ.  I couldn’t get a decent picture of … Continue reading →

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Josh is Preschool Student of the Month – November

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Joel

We found out today that Josh is the Preschool Student of the Month for November.  I know his day school started this program/initiative last month, and I don’t know the qualifications, but hey, sounds good to me.  They take a … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Honda, Hello Toyota

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Joel

It took two Saturdays, and a few hours of online researching, and a few calls with local dealers.  We settled on the 2008 Toyota Highlander Limited.  We did a lot of negotiating, and walked away happy with our deal. Today, … Continue reading →

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Catching up in 10/2008

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Joel

I’ve uploaded a slew of September 2008 photos, and you will also soon see new photos for October 2008 from Julie & Robbie’s housewarming (coming soon, keep checking.)  New September photos include Sai and Karthik’s chaat party, random family shots, … Continue reading →

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