July 2008

Limping along

by Mitja on July 31, 2008

First Citrus had a high fever for five days, then Elysia. And I managed to get pink eye. Am refraining from posting pictures, although I suppose I could create quite an eye gallery with the post-retina surgery photos from a few years back that I took during 6 weeks of percocet. Goodbye July!

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Are We Not Men?

by Mitja on July 27, 2008

Here is the challenge: What is a good, short, name for “civilian husband married to a woman in the military?” Orange card men? Hommes sans chapeaux? * The ID card for military dependents is orange. Brainstorm away in the comments or email me. First prize for coining the best term is a t-shirt I got [...]

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Birthday Party

by Mitja on July 27, 2008

We had Citrus’s birthday party today at a nearby regional park next to a carousel and miniature steam locomotive.  It all went pretty well except for the train derailment, but no kids were lost. Planning for this party introduced me to a whole new world.  I guess I had never been to a true party [...]

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Happy Birthday Citrus!

by Mitja on July 24, 2008

Our daughter was born three years ago today, July 24th, and she has thrilled us every moment since.             These pictures were taken at about 3 days old and about 3 years old.  Click for larger versions. And yes, we got rid of the pacifier last week after she had [...]

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FREE MONEY

by Mitja on July 23, 2008

Driving home the other day from an ice cream shop, we found ourselves behind Matthew Lesko, who lives a few miles from us.  He was riding a scooter and was wearing a question mark suit. We left him in peace.  What would you have done?

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