http://www.photographykeepsakes.com Brian, Julie, 4 girls, and one little dude Elcock Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:55:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have noticed a disturbing correlation between the last time that Julie posted on this blog and her being sucked into what can only be described as Facecrack. Unfortunately some of Julie's friends from a bygone era found me on Facebook, in my profile that hadn't been accessed or updated ... http://www.photographykeepsakes.com/2008/12/18/step-away-from-the-facecrack/ A few observations in the past week or so 1. This enterprising person has probably *the* best slogan I've seen in a while: 2. The Iranians are busy keeping their loyal subjects safe from fowl espionage: "Iran busts 'spy pigeons' near nuclear site" Security forces in Natanz have arrested two suspected "spy pigeons" ... http://www.photographykeepsakes.com/2008/10/21/its-a-mad-world/ Some of you may have heard that we were expecting a little boy. Henry Charles was born on 15 OCT at 7:37 PM, after a short (but intense) labor. It was hard on Julie as well. He weighed 7 lbs 12 oz and was 21 inches long. So pretty much the ... http://www.photographykeepsakes.com/2008/10/19/oh-henry/ It's me, Julie, again. Though I'd post my insanity the past few weeks. I don't know what it is about the last few weeks of pregnancy but it helps me get my life (or my brain should i say) in order and my priorities out of order. ... http://www.photographykeepsakes.com/2008/10/02/nesting-part-deux-and-im-due/ Somewhere I missed the note that autumn had arrived. I still spend some of my afternoons watching Lucy and Gwenyth swimming, even now in late September. It's currently 12:01, so it's officially the last day of September. Wow! Catherine, I'll post some pictures soon. Not as fancy as the ones currently ... http://www.photographykeepsakes.com/2008/09/30/autumn-drapes-etc/ The utter meltdown of financials in this country has been nothing short of staggering. I think that the last 4 weeks have added about 10 years to my working life. I'm a regular at marketwatch.com. They have cool widgets and stuff that geeks like me enjoy. And some serious tinfoil hat-type ... http://www.photographykeepsakes.com/2008/09/15/jack-daniels-targeted-advertising/ There's been a long-held notion that I'm a nerd. Especially when it comes to computers. Natural, I guess, seeing as that's how I make my living. Julie often says that I'm "nerding out" when I've got one or more laptop lids open, doing my thing. Appropriate I guess. Abigail and Grace ... http://www.photographykeepsakes.com/2008/09/08/computer-nerds/ This is Julie again. I will admit up front that potty training is not my forte! Gwen seemed more ready to me than all the others but soon after we got going I started to reevaluate. Stubborn is not even the word. Although she loves fun ... http://www.photographykeepsakes.com/2008/09/01/potty-training-is-exhausting-when-you-are-very-pregnant/ This is Julie for a change. It is true the nesting has kicked into turbo mode since we got back from Utah. Brian was probably so relieved to get out of town for two nights :) It is a good thing though because Abby and Grace have ... http://www.photographykeepsakes.com/2008/08/14/the-nester-is-in-a-fester/ Oh that's right. It's still here. We're in the desert after all, right? It still *feels* like summer, since my pool is about 90 degrees or so. But we're down 2 kids during the day (and 3 on Tuesdays and Thursdays!) so work from home life is a little less ... http://www.photographykeepsakes.com/2008/08/13/where-did-the-summer-go/