(Click here to see the Trip Overview, including a Table of Contents) The first day of our trip was mostly spent in transit. We left our apartment at 8 a.m., after waking up at an ungodly hour. (Usually, we awake on Sunday at 9 or 10 a.m., and slowly get on with the last day[...]
Table of Contents 1. Overview (or scroll down) 2. Day One — Getting to Canada 3. Day Two — Downtown Montreal 4. Day Three — Downtown Montreal & Caroline’s Condo 5. Day Four — Ottawa & René-Max’s house 6. Day Five — Saint-Constant & ExpoRail 7. Day Six — Biodome, Olympic Park ALL Photos: on[...]
This is the seventeenth entry in my 365 Bokeh project . These are four of my lens cases, all weather-resistant, all with Velcro belt loops and thick padding. Back: Lowepro 3 — for Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM, with hood & tripod collar Middle two: Tamrac MX5375 , new style (I had an old version,[...]
Yes, it was 7:30 a.m. today (Saturday), when our new neighbors thought it would be a good idea to begin hammering something into the wall. Keep in mind that we live in an apartment. Not the concrete and steel apartments you see on TV, but the kind where if I talk relatively loudly, the neighbors[...]
This is the sixteenth entry in my 365 Bokeh project . This is my Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC, which is my “walkaround” lens. If I’m not sure what situation I’ll run into, I bring this one.
This is the fifteenth entry in my 365 Bokeh project . This is my Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L lens, which is one of my most used lenses when it comes to sports or portraits.
The balance of power is shifting in Seminole County, Okla. For the last few years, those of us who work for the local newspaper have noticed an increasing shift (in certain categories) from boys to girls. In the history of county high school sports, for instance, boys’ teams have won 39 State Championships while the[...]
This is the fourteenth entry in my 365 Bokeh project . This is my Sigma 18-125mm lens, which is one of my most used lenses.
Marline and I have the same problem. We’re both avid readers and movie lovers. This means that we’re constantly caught in the dilemma: Do we read the book or watch the movie? Or both? Almost any regular book-reader will tell you, “The book is always better.” This is true, about 87.3 percent of the time[...]
This is the thirteenth entry in my 365 Bokeh project . This is Marline’s hair, with bricks for a background.
Rebecca did well with potty again today — still working on #2. After an early, short, and surprising nap (she put herself down at 11:50 for just an hour), much of the afternoon was full of fussing and craziness. I got a new debit card today, to replace the old one that was cracking and[...]
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) Today, Rebecca — for the first time — went to the bathroom somewhere besides our house.
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
A few days ago, we passed what I’ve jokingly called “the Rebecca threshold” with our Benjamin pregnancy. She was born about 7 weeks before her due date. As of May 10, we passed that point in the current pregnancy. My wife’s at 34 weeks as of today, and about nine pounds lighter than she was[...]
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
Rebecca woke with a dry diaper this morning and kept her panties dry all day, using her potty correctly all day. We spent the day shifting from (1) us asking if she needed to go to (2) her telling us when she needed to go. And, after three days of holding it, she went #2[...]
Rebecca kept her diaper dry all morning, while MF was at work, and then wore panties the rest of the day, keeping them dry too. She even surprised us by staying dry during a supper trip to Dairy Queen (she had requested an ice cream cone). We put a diaper on her for the trip[...]
Big Milestone: Rebecca is now Three Feet Tall. Not quite tall enough for the WNBA, but on her way. She also crossed the 27-pound threshold for the first time (that we know of; we haven’t weighed her in a while). She’s 2.58 years (31 months) old. Compared to me: My mother didn’t record my height[...]
I woke up early today (because I went to bed on time last night?) and thought that would give me a little more time before RLF awoke. No — her new waking cycle is somehow tied to mine. Perhaps she hears the coffee-maker — I think I’m otherwise very quiet when I get up. She[...]
Houses should come with more shelves, in my opinion. One can never have too many shelves, cupboards, cabinets, closets, and “storage solutions”.
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