latest posts relevant to ‘minutiae’
just a reminder
Red Sox opening day is April 1st. no foolin’!
meet Greg!
please help us welcome into this world Gregory Michael Susz. he was born at 9:54pm on 10/17/10, at 41 weeks gestation (1 week overdue). we brought him home today and everyone’s getting settled in. at birth he was 6 pounds, 14 ounces and 21 ½” long. and he’s cute. hair! heading home!
leveling off
things at home are still crazy, anticipating the arrival of Lincoln Mercury (that will not be his real name). but i have been able to block out some time to work on projects here and there. one that i’ve been really wanting to get done is to take care of the low spot in back [...]
climbing the ladder
no, i didn’t get a promotion at work (the boss doesn’t like me). but Julie still loves the ladder. i dragged it out to clean the arch window in the great room, and within 60 seconds of setting it up – here we go!
an afternoon in the forest
anyone who’s been to our house will know that about 60% of our lot is trees. a fairly thick forest, with a lot of scrub, underbrush, and deadfall – the result of a long period of absolutely no forestry management or maintenance. plus, a lot of the downed trees and limbs are due to the [...]
August is here
last year on August 8th, we spent the night up at Dartmouth in the ‘Koala Suite’ – a special room in the ICN where parents room in with their babies for a night before they are discharged. a test for the parents, for sure. thankfully, they did this 2 days before Justin was allowed to [...]
hai 2 u 2
this is Lincoln. Lincoln Mercury, to be more precise. (this will not be his real name). but he’s definitely en-route. pictured above, he’s at 27 weeks & 1 day. he’s measuring about a week ahead of his big brother. it’s looking like he will arrive ahead of schedule also, but not as early as Justin. [...]
first
three first birthdays. carrie’s: mike’s: justin’s:
happy easter
happy easter everyone!
water in the woods
taking a look at the snowpack melt/runoff in our woods. thankfully it runs sideways and drains into the ditch on the far edge of our property.
what we’re up to
yep, it’s been almost a full quarter of a year since i updated. life is busy, as you could imagine. i hope you’ll forgive me if i offer up a photo: justin is now 10 months old, and at his last neonatal follow-up he weighed 16lbs, 2.5oz. and he’s a hoot.
look out, new year!
look out, new year – here comes Justin! Happy New Year to all. thank you for following along with us on our adventure in 2009. it’s had ups and downs. but we made it! we’re looking forward to a 2010 with many more ups.