Archive for July, 2009

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

July 28, 2009 at 9:26 pm 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, the state Thruway Authority announced.
A signed detour route will be in place for motorists planning to [...]

The Journey Begins

July 28, 2009 at 11:23 am 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 in use! But first I had to get the detergent to wash them with. I [...]

Double Rainbow

July 26, 2009 at 8:26 pm 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 moved here (not quite three years ago) that we’ve seen one of these. Hey [...]

My Cloth Diapering Journey

July 24, 2009 at 1:47 pm 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 , “Oh, it’s so much work!” “You’ll never do more laundry!” “They are so difficult to [...]

Sad songs say so much

July 18, 2009 at 11:03 pm 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 a couple of photos and play with some lighting.

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

July 16, 2009 at 10:07 pm 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 again.” They must have done a lot of work coming to that conclusion. [...]

Ariella gets her mouth on the ice cream cake

July 15, 2009 at 9:32 pm 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!

Ken Block + Top Gear = Pure Awesome

July 7, 2009 at 5:30 pm by Derek

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