January 23rd, 2018 – 50% Tariff
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Yep, the Trump government in its infinite wisdom decided to whack tariffs onto washing machines of all things. Just to make life better for everyone. Another early expenditure that we didn’t need but better to spend it now for the […]
Read MoreJanuary 22nd, 2018 – More PT, More Basketball
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At least the PT is more tolerable now that I’m taking anti-inflammatories. Noah enjoyed his basketball practice.
Read MoreJanuary 21st, 2018 – Moving the workshop along, a second Au Pair Interview
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That’s right! We’re through the Au Pair suite enough that we’re now talking about the workshop! Even more exciting, we had second round interviews with an Au Pair who it looks like we might be getting close to matching with!
Read MoreJanuary 20th, 2018 – First Au Pair Interview
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We met our first Au Pair today (virtually). We’ve never had an Au Pair so we’re not sure what a perfect Au Pair would be, however it looks like we might have found one on our first attempt. Exciting!
Read MoreJanuary 19th, 2018 – Passed Electrical, Blew out a tire
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On the good news front, the electrical rough inspection for the Au Pair suite. Moving forward. On the downside, Beth was trying to park just outside our house and tore out a tire on this protruding gutter. There went the […]
Read MoreJanuary 18th, 2018 – I suck at putting swim caps on
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Just ask my daughter, Grace. Of course, she has me do it, for the first time, 1 minute before she has to start swimming. Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
Read MoreJanuary 17th, 2018 – HVAC is almost done
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Yep, that’s right. We almost have heat back and the au pair suite is one step closer to being ready.
Read MoreJanuary 16th, 2018 – Back to Work. Back to School
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It feels like the year has finally begun. We’re faced with the first week of school and work that’s not defined by a snow day or a holiday. MLK day is over.
Read MoreJanuary 15th, 2018 – MLK Day. Lest we forget.
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It’s meant to be a day of service. Unfortunately, the country was still debating whether President Trump said “shithole” or “shithouse” when referring to African countries and Haiti.
Read MoreJanuary 14th, 2018 – A Proud Husband
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My perfect wife has not had good skiing experiences in the past. This weekend she overcame them and was skiing down green runs with grit and determination. Our children went from zero to snowboarding in one weekend too!
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