Monthly Archives: July 2009

Go west, young man. Then south. Then north. Then east. Pay toll. Twice.

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Derek

I saw this bit of ridiculousness in the Buffalo News today: The eastbound entrance ramp to the Thurway at Exit 49 (Depew-Lockport-Route 78) will be temporarily closed from 8 p.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday, due to a maintenance project, … Continue reading →

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The Journey Begins

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Amanda

So on Saturday I received my 6 bumGenius one size pocket diapers! YAY! I took them all apart and looked them over, read and re-read all the instructions sent to me by growinggreenBums and was ready to get these things … Continue reading →

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Double Rainbow

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Derek

I was just finishing up hanging new blinds in Ariella’s room, when out the window I saw a complete semicircular double rainbow! We have an excellent vantage point for these types of things. This is the second time since we … Continue reading →

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My Cloth Diapering Journey

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Amanda

Ever since I found out I was pregnant I have wanted to look more into  cloth diapering. And ever since I expressed that interest, I have found people trying to turn me away from this journey. I have heard , … Continue reading →

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Sad songs say so much

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Derek

Isis has been moping since the vet made him wear a collar so he’d stop licking his battle scar, and he looked just completely forlorn and desperate to go outside. I, of course, saw that as an opportunity to take … Continue reading →

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Oh, no. There’s no room for one more track at the Central Terminal!

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Derek

It’s a good thing we have all those braniacs working at the New York State Department of Transportation to tell us things like “the presence of freight traffic would make the Central Terminal ill-suited to be a passenger rail station … Continue reading →

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Ariella gets her mouth on the ice cream cake

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Derek

A grandma who will remain unnamed let Ariella get her little fingers in our ice cream cake the other night at Amanda and my combined birthday celebration. A big thank you to everyone for your generous gifts!

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Ken Block + Top Gear = Pure Awesome

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Derek

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