Category Archives: Family

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

It was a good run – Lily at the 2019 NJSFWC State Spelling Bee

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Joel

Ah, it was a terrific run, but it’s over. 🙁 This weekend, Lily competed at the 2019 NJSFWC state spelling bee. About 20 kids were there from all over the state to compete, and it was fierce. Right out of … Continue reading →

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Happy 14th birthday, Josh!

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Joel

Our son Joshua turned 14 this week. Serious. If you look away for too long, your kids will be taller before you know it. They have their own tastes in music. They make their own decisions on who they want … Continue reading →

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For his 14th birthday, we treated Josh to his first concert

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Joel

Josh was turning 14 this week, and there is this band named Set It Off that he’s really into. Nums looked into it and found out that they would be performing at Union Transfer (a small venue / hall in … Continue reading →

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We escaped…. an escape room…. at Exit 4, which has different escape rooms…. in Glassboro

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Joel

Big news, everyone! The Ipes and Josephs were somehow trapped in a police precinct, and we had 60 minutes to get into our own police station evidence locker. Don’t worry though. Using some ingenuity, cunning, skills, and 2 out of … Continue reading →

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News flash! Lily wins her 2nd Spelling Bee with the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs 2019 District Spelling Bee

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Joel

I gotta give the girl credit – she can be cool and calm under pressure. On Saturday Feb 23rd morning, we drove up to the headquarters for the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs 2019 district spelling bee.  There … Continue reading →

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The Ipes stayed overnight in Manhattan to see Waitress on Broadway, but the Universe desperately tried to throw roadblocks every step of the way

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Joel

I don’t know what our deal is. Nothing is ever simple. Is it us? Is it life? Is it random? Let me take a breath before I get into it. For Christmas, we bought tickets for the four of us … Continue reading →

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Three years later, the boy is finally free of orthodontic braces

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Joel

In June 2016, Josh got his orthodontic braces at Monroe Orthodontics. If all went well, he would have been done within two years. Unfortunately, it took a nearly three years to finally be done with them. In February this year, … Continue reading →

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Lily and the Spelling Bee

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Joel

I mentioned that Lily was attending her 2nd spelling bee ever while we were standing in line at Immigration and Customs in Newark Airport. Last year, she made it far but not to 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. As we were … Continue reading →

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Wrapping up the Christmas week with a day in New York

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Joel

We’ve all been (mostly) off from work and school this week, and it has been pretty relaxing. Sure, Nums had some work to catch up on and I had all these online classes to take at the last minute to … Continue reading →

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My new toys for terrorizing my flesh & blood children – Nerf Rival

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Joel

In the past few months, the kids and I have been playing this Marvel S.H.I.E.L.D. -themed role-playing game. I conducted a short scavenger hunt with the kids in August and it went over well. I even created a ‘Mad Scavenger’ … Continue reading →

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