Category Archives: Too much advice

The Return of Elisabeth

Posted on June 6, 2014 by jackblee

Our daughter Elisabeth returns tomorrow morning after ten months in India.  She’s had a wonderful experience, and it’s hard to believe that she’s finally coming home. I keep thinking about when I returned to the United States after a year … Continue reading →

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The Usual Suspect

Posted on December 1, 2013 by jackblee

    Timothy is making more sounds and his favorite word is ‘carrrrrr’, and he says it whenever he sees a car or hears the word spoken.  His pronunciation resembles someone from Boston clearing their throat as they say ‘car’ … Continue reading →

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Online dodgeball

Posted on June 30, 2013 by jackblee

Laura got up with Timothy a few times last night.  He’s got a red, runny nose and is enduring a summer cold, allergies or possibly teething (we’re casting a wide net on this diagnosis).  When he started making noise at … Continue reading →

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Paging Dr TRBL

Posted on June 9, 2013 by jackblee

We would not be surprised if Timothy eventually becomes a thoracic surgeon or ear nose and throat doctor.  This boy has such a keen sense of the anatomy of the neck and throat.  If you’re holding him and he’s feeling … Continue reading →

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Tasmanian Devil

Posted on March 31, 2013 by jackblee

Timothy is nothing if not generous.  He has a cold and his nose has been running like a faucet.  The other day, I grabbed a Kleenex and did my best to wipe away what was under his nose.  Timothy then … Continue reading →

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Mardi Gras

Posted on March 10, 2013 by jackblee

At church tonight, Timothy was acting up and so I took him to the back of the church for a change of scenery.  Back there was a guy probably a few years younger than me carrying a baby girl and … Continue reading →

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Meow meow meow meow

Posted on February 17, 2013 by jackblee

One of my favorite movies is “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”.  In one scene, the guys are working with a crusty old miner, who, frustrated with Butch and his partner, laments, “Morons.  I’ve got morons on my team.” As … Continue reading →

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Shake your blog feathers

Posted on January 30, 2013 by jackblee

Note: This is the final blog entry to be posted in both Caring Bridge and here. I owe Caring Bridge a big thanks for providing such a great platform for communicating about Timothy’s early health issues and later about our … Continue reading →

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Take me out to the dog park

Posted on January 16, 2013 by jackblee

We have many friends who always made it a habit to put their young kids to bed early at night, like at 7 or 8pm.  We’ve never put our kids to bed that early.  It wasn’t due to some philosophical … Continue reading →

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Ho ho ho

Posted on December 24, 2012 by jackblee

Proving that Santa’s not the only one bearing gifts today, Timothy started off Christmas Eve by peeing on me while I was changing his diaper. Ho ho ho. Our pediatrician cautioned us that every year she gets kids coming in … Continue reading →

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