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Joshua on July 11th, 2009

Wesley checked out a new DVD from the library last week: Smithsonian Networks Kids! Critter Quest.  In one of the episodes of this nature show for kids, the host builds a small deadfall trap in his backyard to catch nocturnal insects.  In the show they catch 3 beetles and then held beetle races.  Wesley thought […]

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Joshua on February 20th, 2009

My wife is a genius. But we all knew that already. A few weeks ago she spent about $2 and made one little bedroom much more colorful and one little boy much happier. Here is how she did it. Amber took a few thumbtacks, about 15 feet of embroidery floss and a some clothes pins […]

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Joshua on February 20th, 2009

The bed arrived today just as we were sitting down to dinner. As soon as we were finished eating Wesley and I hauled the 100 pound box upstairs. Unlike a traditional mattress this one requires a bit of assembly. I set up our Canon SLR and connected it to the computer via the USB cable […]

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Joshua on February 17th, 2009

It was a sad day in the Hunter household yesterday. I received an email from Costco explaining that “Due to the overwhelming response for this item, the delivery timeframe has been extended on your order”. So now instead of 10-15 days it could be 15-20. If there is anything I like more than having to […]

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