A surprise in the family
Last Wednesday I was in a car accident. I wasn't hurt and Celeste wasn't in the car. But, two of my airbags deployed, the rear axle and the frame was bent and, after lots of number crunching, the insurance company decded to total the vehicle. So I got a rental car that day. Two days later, C and I stopped at the body shop to get my stuff out of the car before releasing it. It's moments like these that I am so happy that Celeste is such a good kid, because I don't know what I'd have done otherwise. She sat and played quietly in the back of the broken car while I quickly pulled all of our stuff out of it. Then we headed home to pack a bag and then head to my mom's house. My

Digital Book Reading
In my mind there was simply no way to take the paper out of book reading. Something about dog earing and page turning and the dryness of each page between my fingers was just too much a part of the experience to give up. Then, at one point this week I found myself without a book to read. Then I remembered the Amazon Kindle. This device is a digital book reader — that it, it allows you to read electronic books on an electronic screen. More specifically, I remembered there being a version of Amazon's Kindle (iKindle) avai

Camping Sucks
Okay, camping doesn't suck. But I'm sure you'd like to know why, even though I went camping last night, I'm waking up in my bed this morning. Here goes. First, despite having them on three different lists, I forgot diapers again. Not a huge deal. I had enough to make it until morning, but still. Secondly, Celeste through a huge fit when I tried to put her down. And I didn't handle it very well. She eventually went to sleep with a smile on her face asking for more "brown bear brown bear book", but still. I think she may have been frightened by the tunnel nature of the tent. A larger one is probably a good idea. Third, because I was so busy

Cherry Pumpkin Cookies
Tonight, Celeste and I made pumpkin cookies. Despite our measurements being a bit off with her helping and all, they turned out delicious. Many of you have asked for the recipe. I used, basically, my dear friend Melissa's recipe. Only I halved it, and added a few "Daniel" touches. Cookies for YOU! Daniel and Mel

Last day
Our last day was hectic. In fact, i'm writing this from the plane as we decend into DFW. I spent 3 hours getting ready for the day, having breakfast, and packing bags. There was just too much to fit into too little of space. My mom gave Celeste a blanket, two stuffed animals, 3 sweat pant sets, and a huge box of stickers. It was just too much. Leaving late I still managed to get o my brother's house for a quick lunch before heading to the airport. Our wait for the gate in Vermont wasn't too bad. The airport was very crowded though. Our flight to Detroit wasn't too bad either and we even managed to secure an extra seat. However, once we landed in Detroit, w