It's been a very nice break from work this past week. Even though I'm enjoying the new job, having a week at home has been great. I got to spend it with Liz and Monique. We hosted Christmas this year for the first time. It came off very well and the family had a good… Continue reading Writing break
Updates, updates, updates, get ’em here
October 31: We had a Girl!Monique Anne, born October 31 at 10:25 in the morning.She's so darn cute. November 4: We took Monique home today and spent our first evening alone with her. If anything this was more nerve wracking than her birth. At least at the hospital we had the nurses to fall back… Continue reading Updates, updates, updates, get ’em here
Baby’s room
We finished the baby's room this morning. My dad came by to help put up the border. Still no baby. The official due date is two days away. Everything's packed and ready to go for the hospital. We're pretty anxious for our new addition to arrive. First week at the new job went well. There's… Continue reading Baby’s room
Been a while
So I've been busy lately. Lot's of little things and very little of an earthshaking nature. One big thing (literally) is our soon-to-be-arriving baby. At her most recent appointment Liz learned that said baby is on track to be at least 10 pounds. Apart from other baby-related preparation, I've been writing a short story, something… Continue reading Been a while
Novel draft finished
Well, it's done.I finished the novel on Monday August 2. It was a late night, but well worth the sleepiness next day.This represents the first full pass through the manuscript since September 2002. Before that it's been starts and aborted ideas. I never really got past the first half of the book. That mad rush… Continue reading Novel draft finished
Toronto Trek 2004 convention report
FridayPacked and stopped at the Beer Store on the way out of town.Picked up John and drove in after stops to get wine and groceries.Checked in to hotel.Ran into Nathan almost immediately.Registered at con and ran into Dan.Hooked up with Nathan again and checked out the charity auction (some interesting items present).Went to hotel bar… Continue reading Toronto Trek 2004 convention report
Productive week at the cottage
I had an extremely productive week at the cottage. I went through almost 300 pages of editing on my novel manuscript. I'm at the point in the book where the climax begins and only have 60 pages left to edit. The whole thing grew by about 50 pages (possibly more since I collapsed a bunch of… Continue reading Productive week at the cottage
Baby moves
For weeks now Liz has been feeling increasingly strong motion from the baby, from faint fluttering to little pushes. Finally I felt the baby move for the first time last night!
Another first for the week
We participated this morning in our first garage sale. It was part of a street sale on our court. About six houses had stuff out and there was an amazing amount of traffic. I was able to sell a cedar chest, TV stand, bike rack, two boxes of books, a BBQ tank (but not the… Continue reading Another first for the week
Pre-natal class
Liz and I went to our first pre-natal class last night. There were two other couples there who were as far along as we are, but the others were much earlier in their pregnancy. So some of what they covered in terms of what to expect was stuff we've already encountered. Had a bit of… Continue reading Pre-natal class
Dispatches from Obscurity 