December 8, 2008: Last Day with Family in Peekskill

I didn’t even get to sleep in until it was time for work this morning because I got paged out to keep working on the same problem that there was last night at eleven that was not wrapped up during the overnight shift.  So I only got about six hours of sleep at maximum if …

December 7, 2008: A Relaxing Sunday at Home

Dominica, Liesl and I really slept in this morning.  It was nine thirty or possibly later when I finally went downstairs to see how everyone was doing and Dominica didn’t come down until at least ten thirty. The title of the latest James Bond film is Quantum of Solace. Solace, of course, means to comfort …

December 6, 2008: Lots of Weekend Work

I was very tired when the alarm went off at a quarter till eight this morning.  I dragged myself up, got dressed and headed down to the basement to get to work.  Everyone but Dominica and Liesl were already up.  Dad and aunt Sharon were already in the living room hanging out even. Liesl did …

December 5, 2008: Changing of the Guard Again

I decided today that we are having problems taking pictures of Liesl in the new house because it is always so dark in here.  My good camera, my Nikon D50, only has the cheaper zoom lenses right now with the fastest aperture setting being an F4 ad F5.6 at some normal settings and that just …

December 4, 2008: Liesl is One Week Old

Hard to believe that Liesl is now one week old.  Time is flying already. I slept in a little this morning then got up, showered and headed down to the basement to start work around eleven.  I was officially on vacation until after lunch, which would normally be more like two in the afternoon, but …