Nothing like a lack of sleep to set your whole day wrong. Yesterday the whole family got grumpified starting at six AM. TH thumped down the hall as usual, the drumbeat to which I awake every morning. (She gets it…
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Errata and the Season of Thanks
Time for a few housekeeping notes about the blog. For anyone who’s noticed, the Winter War book has been pulled from the writing tab. Why? Nobody went to visit or read through it, reinforcing my understanding about reading books—good in…
Marbaugh’s Birthday
First the answer then the question. Question: Why is Toddler Harbat so quiet after breakfast? When I’d showered and dressed I came into the kitchen and found the above scene. When I asked TH what she was doing, the answer…
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Hang On
One day you look up from your routine, your life, and realize three years has passed by. I’ve always thought of life as a whirlpool—when you’re young you are bobbing around at the periphery and seem to be hardly moving. …
Cheap Fun
My wife’s a genius. Why spend buckets of money on complicated electronic toys when sometimes the cheapest toy is the most fun? Yesterday she bought Toddler Harbat some hair curlers at the dollar store. Actual cost of plastic? Three and…
They Listen
Every morning that I drive Toddler Harbat to school I have to get through a four-way stop. Sounds simple, but this intersection is made worse by two factors. One, there’s an elementary school on the corner that starts session right…
Never a Dull Moment
Having kids means being ready for anything. Which isn’t really possible because they’ll always surprise you with something. Example: earlier this week I was giving Toddler Harbat a bath and, as usual, she had a running commentary going. When she…
Bread and Horses
We had a lot of both this weekend. The great ciabatta bake day was a pretty simple affair. No-knead ciabatta is mostly about leaving dough in a bowl to bubble on its own—it’s the perfect lazy man’s bread. So bake…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: baking, bread, ciabatta, farm, horses, kids, thanksgiving, whole wheat
Baking Day!
Short post today. I’ve got the batter for 16 loaves of ciabatta fermenting away in the kitchen. Mixing bowls, stock pots, even the shell to the salad spinner are all pressed into service to hold all this dough. This afternoon…
The Joy of Playing Games
Watching TV has always been a fall-back for me. When you think you have no energy to do anything, the chores are done, you can sink back into the couch and watch TV for an hour before going to bed. …
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: computer games, disc golf, gaming, indiana jones, playstation 3, playstation move, television, toddlers
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