Category Archives: Farmington
Emma Rides, Layla Jumps [Farmington]
Emma has taken to riding the bicycle around the front drive almost every day. Though it still has training wheels, they should come off soon. But Layla–three years Emma’s senior–has shown zero interest in riding a bicycle. She gets along … Continue reading
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Eating In The Hot Tub [Funny]
Way back on Presidents’ Day, the kids except Madysen (who had spent the night with a friend) and I got up early and went over the Krispy Kreme for a nutritious breakfast. (The kids were out of school, and I … Continue reading
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Christmas Festivities Are In Full Swing [Holidays]
Unbelievably, I’m currently blogging from Erick, OK–a thriving bedroom community to, um, nowhere. Nevertheless, we’re here for Christmas festivities with Holly’s family. We’ve done this at least a few times before. On Tuesday of this week, the kids went down … Continue reading
Posted in Emma, Family, Farmington, Holidays, Layla, Madysen, Speed
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A Free Cat [Farmington]
Holly and I (mostly Holly) have long had an aversion to having pets. But at Farmington, our neighbors have a cat, Burger, that spends a lot of time on our property. Emma and Layla have absolutely loved having Burger around. … Continue reading
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Seriously, About Moving And Customer Service [Disappointing People]
If the thought occurs to you, “Maybe we should think about moving,” please call me. I’m the last guy to encourage people to call me, but this madness has to be stopped. I can’t think of anything more painful than … Continue reading
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Seriously, About “Delicate Moving” [Disappointing People]
We’ve been in Farmington for three weeks, and it’s starting to look like an inhabitable house–no pictures though, there are things even I won’t do for fear of upsetting Holly. But with every day of unpacking comes the increasing irritation … Continue reading
Posted in Dallas, Disappointing People, Farmington, Rant
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Farmington [History]
The other day, I mentioned that we have decided to name the new house “Farmington.” I have long wanted to name our homes–both because it has been a popular convention throughout history and in the hope that we’d be less likely to … Continue reading
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Still Moving? [Funny]
We started moving on Monday, had the movers move all the furniture and boxes on Wednesday, and had closing on the old house on Friday afternoon. Sounds like plenty of time, doesn’t it? Not for us. Somehow, even with Holly’s … Continue reading
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Official Moving Day [Disappointing People]
Though we had started moving on Monday (a week ago Monday, August 21st), the movers came on Wednesday to move furniture and boxes. It didn’t start out well. First, they were very late getting started. Then, they stood around complaining … Continue reading
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Moving Is Fun! [Farmington]
The finals for Madysen’s tournament weren’t played until 6 p.m. on Sunday night. We didn’t get back to Plano until almost midnight–with the first day of school the next day. And because the kids were starting at their new HP … Continue reading
Posted in Emma, Farmington, Holly, Layla, Madysen, Me, School, Soccer
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