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the eric update - day 2060: last day of cross country skiing.

Feb 22, 2010 7:20pm

we've already established that cross-country skiing is odin's favorite winter sport, which he loves even more than - gasp - hockey! so, we're all a little sad that today was the last day of practice. but i suppose we can take some solace in that fact that that...

on the odds of rolling two successive yahtzees in two rolls ( or life in the driftless region ).

Feb 15, 2010 5:42pm

so, mister koppa ( proprietor of the heavy duty press ) and i ended an exciting evening for two middle-aged guys by playing a round of yahtzee. it came down to the final two turns of dice rolling and neither of us had rolled an "any yahtzee"...

odin makes the westby times!

Feb 8, 2010 7:22pm

some longtime followers of odin's adventures may recall odin in parents magazine and mothering magazine and "above the fold" in the vernon county broadcaster. and now, some of the pictures i took of him cross country skiing lessons made section B1 of the westby times! w00t! ...

the infamous note for our wisconsin state senator, left on the organic valley rideshare van.

Feb 7, 2010 6:56pm

left for dan kapanke on our organic valley rideshare van. i truly hope we get more notes like this in the future. ...

the eric update - day 2044: hanging out at the 2010 snowflake ski jumping competition!

Feb 6, 2010 4:01pm

just like we did in 2007 and last year odin and i had a blast hanging out at the snowflake ski club ( the very same place he goes for cross country skiing lessons ( and here ). this year, we missed the continental cup competition which...

the eric update - day 2039: scenes from cross country skiing.

Feb 1, 2010 3:48pm

well, its officially official. odin has, at least for this year, abandonded his first love winter sport love - hockey - for cross country skiing. he's love, love, loving it. he says maybe next year he'll be interested i hockey again :-) ...

the case of the disappearing chromatophores.

Jan 24, 2010 12:42pm

we've had a fish tank with two humble goldfish for nearly ten years. soon after putting both fish the in the tank, one of the fish lost all its color which we thought little of since its not unusual for goldfish to change/shift color over their lives. the...

unnamed, green buddish plant thing that caught my eye.

Jan 23, 2010 1:16pm

everyone was so helpful with the hoar frost identification/nomenclature, i thought i'd test my luck and see who wants some bonus points by identifying this plant that was in a holiday arrangement. after sitting in water for a month the branches have begun leafing out and budding. it...

hoar frost and brambles.

Jan 17, 2010 9:02am

raspberry brambles after a foggy, frosty morning. anyone know if this type of foggy, frosty formation has a specific name? update:it's hoar frost - thanks! ...

the eric update - day 2017: odin's 2010 good energy raffle!

Jan 10, 2010 7:08pm

odin's 2010 "good energy" raffle - win $4,000 and an extra special bonus prize ( deadline: feb. 11th, 2010 ) http://snowdeal.org/raffle/ ...

the eric update - day 2014: Odin The Blower of Snow!

Jan 7, 2010 7:12pm

only a month has passed but the days of being, Odin The Shoveler of Snow are surely gone forever. he asked if he could try the snow blower while we were out clearing the sidewalks after getting a 4 or so inches of snow. "sure!" i replied, quite...

the eric update - day 2012: odin reads his very first book on his own!

Jan 5, 2010 8:00pm

while we, of course, have been reading to odin nearly every day of his life today was the very first day that he read an entire book all by himself. "the sad cat" from the from the bob books series. i guess to give himself a challenge, he...

the eric update - day 2011: cross country skiing at the snowflake ski club!

Jan 4, 2010 6:02pm

odin started cross country skiing about a year ago and is already pretty handy at getting around but we thought it would be fun to enroll him in a new class at the snowflake ski club to give him a better grasp of fundamentals while hanging out with...

the eric update - day 2007: pretty much a pretty typical new years eve day.

Dec 31, 2009 12:57pm

our vacation to visit family over the holidays is winding down. and by winding down, i mean, well, things are getting loopy after a week of living out of a suitcase, and late nights and sleep-overs and no naps. it's usually at this point that we give up...

the eric update - day 2006: the dude abides.

Dec 30, 2009 11:09am

we went out bowling with odin and a whole bunch of cousins and aunts and uncles and even a grandparent. and while it was a whole bunch of fun, i do think odin could have taken it a little easy on his old man, since it was only...

the eric update - day 2005: a quick visit to odin's nicu!

Dec 29, 2009 10:01am

since we were back in grand rapids for the holidays we thought it would be fun to make a quick trip to the nicu where odin was born on the fourth of july. nicu nurses rarely get to see the children they take care of after they leave...

the eric update - day 2003: one of the reasons we travel a thousand miles for the holidays.

Dec 27, 2009 6:33pm

so that odin and his cousin ella can play ( and somewhat begrudgingly pose ) during a snow storm. old timers will recall that a photograph of ella was the first to be uploaded to my flickr photostream about two weeks before odin was born. thousands of photographs...

the eric update - day 2001: to the stars, and beyond!

Dec 25, 2009 8:39pm

if i were a betting man, i'd wager the planetarium gift from family will beat out both the wooden tracing labyrinth and the race car contraption in terms of sustaining odin's interest and stimulating his imagination. wonderful gift, thanks ...

the eric update - day 2001: merry christmas! lets guess which present odin liked better.

Dec 25, 2009 7:35pm

ahhh, christmas morning! santa always brings such nice, simple gifts. often wooden and often preferring gifts that require imagination instead of batteries. gifts like this wooden tracing labyrinth. we like to think they're easy for the elfs to make up in the north pole. and then there's...

the eric update - day 2000: the day santa visited us in the sauna on christmas eve.

Dec 24, 2009 7:54pm

two thousand days. it really is hard to believe that two thousand days have gone by since odin was born so soon on the fourth of july in 2004. everybody loves round numbers and more than a few have noticed that day 2K was approaching , and on...

the eric update - day 1999: 'twas the night before the night before christmas.

Dec 23, 2009 8:45pm

or, otherwise known as the times the try the souls of five and half year olds what with christmas day being so close and yet so very, very far far away. and the presents are just calling to you. calling. calling. calling. ...

the eric update - day 1999: partying like it's 1999!

Dec 23, 2009 6:12pm

well, at least partying like it's day 1999 ( of course, relative to that fateful day fourth of july ). and by partying, i mean just hanging out and spending some quality time together while getting beaten handily at chutes and ladders. i don't know how...

'tis the season for ice candles!

Dec 22, 2009 6:43pm

i don't know if ice candle making is practiced primarily by yoopers with finnish saunas ( that's where we got the idea ), but 'tis the season for ice candles! you make them by filling a sauna bucket ( aka a five gallon pail ) with water and...

odin makes the about.com retinopathy of prematurity page!

Dec 19, 2009 6:42pm

odin is now the face of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) page on the prematurity about.com site! the original image and the story behind it ( because there's always a story! ) can be found on day 1010: odin's first pair of glasses!. interestingly, one of citations on...

for the plaster repair experts - help!

Dec 19, 2009 10:36am

i have a bit of plaster ceiling that needs repairing. it appears that a textured finishing coat has been applied on top of plaster "brown board" ( i think that's what it's called, but maybe i'm wrong ). anyone know how to replicate this finishing coat? what is...