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Life with Joseph (and Vivienne) - 9 - Snow & Planes

Lately it's looked a lot more like picture-perfect Switzerland, thanks to the snow and cold.  Except that it could be...

 
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Mona Lisa News

Still famous after all these years.  Check out the news about the light a copy sheds on da Vinci's masterpiece.  (Just a...

 
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Susan G. Komen: Wimps

Way to make everyone mad, Susan G. Koman folks.  Either make a decision, or don't.  If you're thinking about an action as...

 
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Life with Joseph (and Vivienne) - 8 - Spinning

Joseph has two different words for "spin."  One, pronounced "pin," refers to when he, himself, is spinning.  The other I...

 
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Life with Joseph (and Vivienne) - 7 - Who Misses Dad-o?

This was the first video , taken nearly two weeks ago to let Dad-o know that Joseph is thinking about him even though he isn't here...

 
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Life with Baby Vivienne

Posted in IrishOboe

It’s hard to compare Vivienne with Joseph as a newborn.  I’m used to not having a life already, so that makes it all...

 
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Homeschooling is IN?

Here's an interesting article from Newsweek on the popularity of homeschooling with "urban, educated" parents . We think of...

 
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The New Industrial Revolution: We're Still Getting it Wrong

We interrupt the Life with Joseph series to bring you this very important post from the Occasional CEO:  Lowell on the...

 
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Life with Joseph (and Vivienne) - 6 - Navigation

The real question is not, How Smart Is Your Baby? but How can you help your baby avoid losing his extraordiary powers as he grows up?...

 
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Life with Joseph (and Vivienne) - 5 - Language

Joseph's language abilities are growing steadily; it's amazing to see how much he has learned in the short time I've been here. ...

 
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7 Quick Thanks Friday – 14 (Vivienne is born!)

Posted in IrishOboe

This week the list of things to be thankful for could and should go on and on, so I just went with the first things that came to mind....

 
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Life with Joseph (and Vivienne) - 4 - Prayer Time

Every day, after the noon meal, we follow the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer "Daily Devotions for Individuals and Families" noontime...

 
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Vivienne Linda Stücklin’s Birth Story

Posted in IrishOboe

The rest of the story, for those who like the details . . . Unlike Joseph’s birth, it was hard to know when labor actually...

 
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Life with Joseph - 3 - He Has a Sister!

As you might have guessed by the blog silence, we've been a little busy around here.  We have Baby News at last! Vivienne...

 
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Announcing Vivienne Linda Stücklin

Posted in IrishOboe

On January 21 st , 2012 we welcomed a precious little girl into our family.  Vivienne Linda Stücklin was born at home at...

 
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Life with Joseph - 2 - Mealtime in Emmen (no baby news yet)

Breakfast An international child, Joseph might start his day with leftover pizza, or rice, or bread and peanut butter, or a tortilla...

 
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7 Quick Thanks Friday – 13 (Still not in Labor)

Posted in IrishOboe

Things I am thankful for in no particular order: Our baby is still healthy and moving plentifully (it’s uncomfortable...

 
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Is Our Postage Too Cheap?

Do e-mail, SMS, Facebook, Skype, and other quick-and-easy forms of communication, in an increasingly non-literate society, spell doom...

 
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RIP, Senator

When Moses received the Ten Commandments, when Hatshepsut ruled Egypt, when the Phoenicians were developing their alphabet, The Senator...

 
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Life with Joseph - 1 (no baby news yet)

It's hard being a long-distance grandmother, whether the distance is 1000 miles or 4800.  Certainly I'd rather our grandchildren...

 
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Forgetfulness and the Doorway Effect

[ I know most of you are waiting for Baby News, but as that has not yet been forthcoming, I have to improvise. ] A series of...

 
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How To Read a Book: Part II (or How to Have a Conversation)

Posted in IrishOboe

‘Way back in September I gave an incomplete review of Mortimer Adler’s “How to Read a Book” and said that last...

 
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Outstanding in the Field

If I weren't eating so well at the famous Swiss Zum Stücklin , I might be sad at missing the Outstanding in the Field event held...

 
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7 Quick Thanks Friday – 12 (Not in Labor)

Posted in IrishOboe

Things I am thankful for in no particular order (and the list could go on):   Computer time!  This quick thanks...

 
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7 Quick Thanks Friday – 11 (or Tuesday. The pre-baby...

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If I can’t blog regularly on Fridays before the baby’s here I doubt I’ll keep it up after.  It was fun while it...

 
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