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It was a cold Saturday at the cemetery
Saturday morning was full of surprises. Surprise number 1 was it was quite a bit colder at the cemetery than it was in town. The actual temperature was probably in the low 50s or upper 40s, but a stiff north wind kept the chill in [...]

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Boot Hill for my ancestors
Once a year, the Guentzels in central Texas descend on a little plot of ground in Williamson County known as Guentzel Cemetery to commune with other Guentzels.
That sounds so much better than we’re going to a tiny speck of acreage in the middle of nowhere to cut back [...]

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Our temporary breakfast table
Susan and I finally got on the ball to buy some furniture for our new home this weekend. We took the kids with us and I’m not sure if I would prefer that or a sharp stick poked in my eye. It was fairly miserable for everyone. Erik was [...]

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Every year, I participate in a NCAA basketball pool for fun. I usually do a reasonably good job at guessing winners. This year is already a disaster. Syracuse loses. Kansas loses. Alabama loses.
On the other hand, this is why I love this tournament. On any given night, your 8 or 9 guys [...]

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happiness is…a little hand on an optical mouse
Well, Emma started her journey down the path of computers this morning. She played her first game with her computer. The thrilling news? She actually figured out the mouse to cursor connection (i.e. when you move the mouse, the arrow on your screen moves [...]

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Erik enjoys a hot bath with all his toys
You may interested to know that we bathe the children from time to time. As you can see from these pictures, Erik got his bath in the plastic tub tonight. He’s six months old today and we thought it was time.

Erik examines his generous [...]

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We now have living room furniture
The new house is starting to grow on us and it feels like home, except there are boxes everywhere. Notice how in this picture, I’ve cleverly cropped out the chaos that surrounds the furniture. It’s our little oasis of order.
The old house is getting a little [...]

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