Our 2010 Christmas Letter

Dec 17, 10 Our 2010 Christmas Letter

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We sent out our family Christmas letter last week along with our custom family photo Christmas cards, but I wanted to post it to the web site in case anyone who isn’t on our holiday mailing list would like to know what we were up to this year.  This year’s letter was written by our cat, Xiao-Ai.  If you’re not on our...

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Aiden And Gavin Get A Call From Santa Claus

Dec 11, 10 Aiden And Gavin Get A Call From Santa Claus

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Aiden and Gavin got a phone call from Santa Claus last night.  We put it on speaker for both of them to hear.  He asked for each boy by name and knew exactly what each one wanted for Christmas.  He even told Aiden that he would see him at pre-school next week.  I was as amazed as they were. How did this Christmas miracle come...

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Did Anyone Ever Tell You How Much It Costs To Replace A Catalytic Converter?

Dec 10, 10 Did Anyone Ever Tell You How Much It Costs To Replace A Catalytic Converter?

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Two years ago, my Acura RSX almost didn’t pass its emissions test because the check engine light was on.  I took the car to the dealership service center and they diagnosed the problem as a faulty oxygen sensor.  They replaced the sensor, but warned that the warning light may return if the catalytic converter needed to be...

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Aiden And I Saw Tangled In 3D

Dec 09, 10 Aiden And I Saw Tangled In 3D

Posted by in Being A Dad, Movies and Video

Aiden was so good when we took him to see Toy Story 3 that was it was an easy decision to take him to another movie.  Aiden and I went to see a matinee showing of Tangled in 3D.  And like last time, he was very good during the entire movie.  He didn’t make barely a sound, and even shushed me once or twice.  I guess I was...

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Sometimes I Run Across Things That Rule

Dec 06, 10 Sometimes I Run Across Things That Rule

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I might need a Tumblr account.  Tumblr is a web site where you can display any bits of art that you find around the internet.  I usually just link to that stuff with Twitter updates (my Twitter feed was originally supposed to be used for content updates to this blog). But Twitter takes up too much of my time already, let alone a...

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