de Finkibus: A Blog about Finks

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Monday, January 30, 2006

Sunday, January 29, 2006

Graham had his first exposure to the legume family at dinner this evening. I was sure that when those green beans hit his palate he would react with horror. I hate green beans. And I'd always dreamed of having a son who would follow in my footsteps. It appears, however, that Graham actually likes the vile weeds. As Sarah breezily informed me, this seems to have been his best feeding. The shame.

Saturday, January 28, 2006

GPoD: 1.28.2006

A sneeze: caught in the act. H-U!

Friday, January 27, 2006

Happy Birthday to . . . Whom?

Today is Mozart's birthday. Happy birthday, old fellow. Here's an interesting piece of trivia: his baptismal name was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus (Gottlieb) Mozart. (Nota Bene: if you're wondering where the title of the 1984 Milos Forman film came from, it's simple: "Amadeus" is the Latinized form of the Greek name "Theophilus,"--"Gottlieb," in German--which means, incidentally, "lover of God." So the great composer was partly named after the recipient of Luke's Gospel and its sequel.)

The GrahamCam: Air Time

Here is some footage of Graham getting some serious air in his jumper. This is has been his favorite pasttime by far over the past month.

GPoD: 1.27.2006

Here's Graham posing for one last picture with Grandma and Grandpa before they left for home this morning. Don and Jeri have been with us for the past three weeks, and the catalogue of their accomplishments has been quite impressive: baking, cleaning, laundry, roof repair, appliance repair, insect extermination, painting the living room, plastering the bathroom, installing a new outlet in the foyer, building new shelves in the utility room, fixing the blower on the wood stove, brewing beer, tending to our greenery, and spending coutless hours with the little fellow. And probably many more things I've forgotten to list. It may be quite some time before Graham realizes that the entire created order does not revolve around him, so much attention has he had the last few weeks. Thanks for all the help.