Author Archives: kiesa

Twitter: March 18

2009

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2009 11:54 AM
I finished all my job work orders yesterday so expected to be scrounging for things to do. Obviously I shouldn’t have said anything aloud.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2009 11:54 AM
Now off to exercise in hopes of popping this baby out sooner rather than later.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2009 2:24 PM
Off to Costco to stock up on food for after Calvin’s born.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2009 4:59 PM
1 week before I’m due I finally break down and buy a body pillow. I wouldn’t have except the Costco price seemed pretty good.


2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2010 7:53 AM
I think I need to cut out Calvin’s first bottle. He seems under-enthralled by solid breakfast even though I’m giving him sweet potatoes.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2010 9:06 AM
Calvin has figured out how to take off his gloves when in the carrier.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2010 12:14 PM
Calvin just had an amazing diaper experience that managed to get all the way up to the back of his neck.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2010 1:45 PM
I’m having trouble finding a list of library jargon I can link to that includes definitions for both bibliographic records and items.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2010 4:07 PM
Daycare just called to tell me Calvin has diarrhea and is lethargic. Diarrhea isn’t unheard of but lethargic? I’m leaving to pick him up.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2010 4:55 PM
Well, we’re home and Calvin doesn’t seem too lethargic to me. He’s walking around with his truck walker fairly happy.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2010 4:55 PM
On the other hand, when I came in to daycare he was in the baby swing and I’m not sure the last time he tolerated that.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2010 6:01 PM
Well, Calvin just threw up all of solid food supper and I don’t think it was because he gagged (though possible).


2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2011 9:00 AM
The good news is I have my piano music picked out for next week. The bad news is I have to find time to practice it.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2011 5:17 PM
Mental note: do not add red pepper to soup when Calvin is distracting you.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2011 7:38 PM
From daycare: “We had an awesome day with the small group – we played in water and painted as well.”


2012

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2012 12:32 PM
This warm weather is making me nervous.


2013

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2013 8:18 AM
I keep thinking if I look long enough I’ll stumble across a reasonably large/deep pre-made sandbox.


2015

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2015 2:35 PM
I walked (slowly) on the treadmill during work for about an hour today.


2016

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2016 5:52 PM
I think I just crashed my first TV.


2019

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2019 3:36 PM
Well, it’s days like this I miss San Francisco. We’re definitely verging on too hot.


2020

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2020 4:57 PM
Calvin enjoying a book.
Calvin, laying in a hammock with a blue fleece blanket completely covering him, reading a book with the title Sawbones.


2021

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2021 11:15 AM
Julian is running around singing “Homework! Oh yeah, oh yeah! Homework! Oh yeah, oh yeah!”

(No idea what the context is.)

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 18, 2021 11:37 AM
Calvin is referencing “What If?” for school which probably means shenanigans are afoot.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c1c379ae-3a0b-4d2c-978d-dbf67a337a27

Twitter: March 17

2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 17, 2010 7:43 AM
I had a restless night but it was due more to constant coughing than Calvin.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 17, 2010 9:28 AM
Calvin and I went for a quick walk around the neighborhood. Just enough to get some sunshine but not long enough for him to fall asleep.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 17, 2010 5:50 PM
I let Calvin walk around our yard and he was very happy until I decided it was time to come in.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 17, 2010 6:13 PM
From daycare: “Calvin does a great job feeding himself pieces of food!”

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 17, 2010 6:13 PM
I’m now wondering if I have the right child.


2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 17, 2011 5:44 PM
Calvin and I had breakfast for dinner tonight: buttermilk waffles topped with fresh mangoes and real whipped cream. Yummy.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 17, 2011 7:12 PM
From daycare: “Calvin was very interested in floating boats in the sensory table this morning.”

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 17, 2011 8:32 PM
I thought I had Calvin’s nighttime routine down but Calvin doesn’t agree.


2015

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 17, 2015 7:05 AM
Calvin has requested green oatmeal this morning.


2017

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 17, 2017 6:19 PM
Ok, pay work is definitely more relaxing than being home.


2019

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 17, 2019 6:31 PM
Well . . . I was planning on doing one thing today and ended up doing several other completely different things.


2020

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 17, 2020 8:40 AM
Ah ha! I have discovered how to login and view school assignments! Calvin will definitely rue the day I acquired this power.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 17, 2020 5:00 PM
I love this post from LibraryThing about working from home: https://blog.librarything.com/2020/03/work-from-home-like-librarything-does/


2022

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 17, 2022 5:41 PM
Groceries arrived on Monday. I got two bags of apples (well, three but one bag ended up for pie). It is Thursday and we are out of Apples.

Twitter: March 16

2009

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2009 10:34 AM
Induction is officially planned for a week from this Thursday. The doctor’s keep being shocked I haven’t gone into labor already.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2009 3:41 PM
Just got back from getting a lab down at the hospital. Last CBC was completely normal but they wanted to check again.


2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2010 7:34 AM
I think Calvin is adjusting better to the time change than I am.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2010 8:41 AM
Ugh, I hate how eggs smell. (I boiled one for Calvin to try as finger food. This may be the 3rd time I’ve boiled an egg in my life.)

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2010 9:50 AM
Baby-related quandary: hold the hands or the feet when changing a dirty diaper? Neither option seems to work well.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2010 5:42 PM
From daycare: “Calvin is very good at waving :) ” (odd, I hadn’t noticed that)

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2010 5:52 PM
Calvin doesn’t seem remotely interested in trying egg. Can’t say I blame him . . .


2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2011 5:04 PM
Calvin has been invited to his first birthday party.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2011 5:04 PM
From daycare: “Calvin worked hard to build big tall block towers today!”

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2011 5:04 PM
In other news, Calvin did not take a nap at daycare.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2011 5:13 PM
Calvin is asking to use the computer by saying tuu! tuu!

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2011 5:13 PM
I’m trying to explain that he’s already had his “screen time” allocation for the day but he doesn’t believe me.


2012

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2012 11:48 AM
5 does not seem to realize that I’m locked out of the house just like she is.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2012 11:48 AM
At least it’s pleasant on the deck and I have power and wireless. What more do I need?

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2012 5:50 PM
I think I might need to turn the air conditioner on early. It’s 80 degrees on the main level.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2012 5:51 PM
Of course, I’ve been saying this for the past week. It’s psychologically hard to turn it on in March.


2013

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2013 7:55 AM
I hear Calvin coughing, then he says to me, “I have an unnecessary cold.”

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2013 8:03 AM
I’m always suspicious when my pancakes turn out looking like they’re in a TV add. Did I accidentally forget and add some plastic?


2014

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2014 2:10 PM
I’m not sure what to think about Calvin wanting to spend more time in Peppercorn than me.


2015

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2015 11:12 AM
My chives are starting to grow!

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2015 4:26 PM
One more document and the county clerk might let me register the van. I _knew_ they were going to say I was missing something.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2015 4:26 PM
We need an “affidavit of facts” to put my name on the title so I can register it.


2017

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2017 8:18 PM
New Windows 10 computer. 4 GB of updates.


2020

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2020 8:42 AM
Motivational complaint of the day: “I was promised zombies. Where are the zombies?!”
Whiteboard with green, fairly sloppy, writing. On the top right corner it says I was promised zombies. Where are the zombies!? The top left says 3/16/2020. The rest of the text is a schedule: 9:00 - Math (multiplying/dividing fractions, decimals, word problems); 10:00 - Short Walk; 10:15 Reading (Non-fiction, fill out story works sheet); 11:15 - Lunch/Freetime; 12:45 - Long Walk; 1:15 - Writing (Roanoke - write what you think happened - rough draft); 2:00 - Social Studies (Indigenous History Note & Introduction); 2:45 - Short Walk; 3:00 - Music (The Beatles); 3:30 - Freetime; 4:00 - Online Coding; 6:00 - Supper

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 16, 2020 5:11 PM
I seriously considered whether or not it was a good idea to take a meeting in the laundry room when it was scheduled at the same time as Calvin’s online coding class. It might still happen. https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/mom-is-the-coronavirus-over-yet/

Twitter: March 15

2009

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2009 8:42 AM
No baby yet. I just finished breakfast. Now I’m going to run many errands in hopes that Calvin gets excited and decides to come.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2009 12:43 PM
Hunting down documentation for tax deductions seems more complicated than it should be. Why don’t I see issues when the forms first arrive?

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2009 3:16 PM
Off to climb Rabbit Hill: [link no longer exists] This might be a bad idea.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2009 8:11 PM
I successfully walked the Little Thompson Overlook Trail :) This might be the most I walked since December (I broke my toe Christmas Eve).


2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2010 7:46 AM
Calvin doesn’t seem particularly excited by the idea of breakfast.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2010 5:45 PM
From daycare: “Calvin had fun playing with cars”

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2010 7:07 PM
I think @calvinsdad fell asleep before Calvin.


2012

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2012 5:11 PM
Calvin is now trying to fall off our deck railing.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2012 9:08 PM
If I’m very lucky, Calvin may now finally be asleep.


2013

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2013 9:27 AM
Oh goody. The ants are back.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2013 1:33 PM
The weather is lovely outside. Let’s not get any hotter, ok?


2015

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2015 6:07 PM
Calvin smuggled a can of black beans to his room, hacked it part way open, and spilled black bean liquid on the floor.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2015 6:07 PM
We don’t know why.


2016

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2016 12:21 PM
That was a long TSA pre check line. Though, even with the wait it’s nice.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2016 1:40 PM
On the plane!

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2016 1:40 PM
The back lav reportedly does not work till 16k and then won’t flush.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2016 1:41 PM
I am SO glad I’m not flying with kids.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2016 4:34 PM
I think going to a conference without kids counts as vacation even if it’s technically work: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vacation-or-trip-a-helpful-guide-for-parents_b_7789310


2017

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2017 7:10 PM
Argh! It’s March.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2017 7:15 PM
I must work on my Hugo nominations tonight. I’m sure the kids will cooperate . . .

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2017 9:52 PM
Ok, Hugo nominations submitted. Unfortunately, I have a nagging feeling I’m forgetting a novel I want to include . . .


2018

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2018 6:29 AM
I think the new trend in homes is remodeling and leaving out adequate cupboard space.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2018 6:31 AM
IMO, you should not have the experience of looking at a 2500+ sq ft home and be unable to figure out where the cans of tomatoes can be stored.


2021

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2021 8:52 AM
Today, as I walked up the stairs to Calvin’s room, I didn’t hear any frantic clicking as he tried to hide his non-school activities. I took that as a good sign until I realized he was still asleep. I hadn’t bothered to check as I heard both alarms go off.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 15, 2021 9:18 AM
Julian lost a tooth during his Zoom meeting. He’s super excited.

Twitter: March 14

2009

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2009 10:37 AM
I actually slept the entire night :)


2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2010 8:10 AM
On the way to the airport. Calvin has been cranky this morning :(

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2010 9:33 AM
Made it through security fine with baby. PDX TSA were very helpful.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2010 2:17 PM
On ground at DIA after a good flight.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2010 3:29 PM
On the shuttle but it might take awhile because we go via Broomfield.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2010 3:44 PM
Calvin is napping!

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2010 4:58 PM
Home!

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2010 5:41 PM
I was afraid that coming from mom’s house, ours would feel cold but I’ve been running around so much today 71 feels a touch warm.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2010 6:37 PM
Calvin seems to be having fun in his bath tonight.


2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2011 8:46 AM
Grandma and I are taking Calvin to the zoo today.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2011 3:41 PM
The zoo was a success. Unfortunately, Calvin only got 1/2 nap but at least he got one.


2012

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2012 9:23 AM
Oh good, I’ve crashed my new work iPhone with the very first app I tried to download.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2012 5:32 PM
Me: “Calvin, would you like to go look at the house that might be our new home?” Calvin: “Yeah, bring it over here to the TV.”


2013

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2013 1:55 PM
Playing this Saturday for church and I _still_ can’t find an offertory I like.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2013 5:45 PM
The Lego candy was a big success. If I get ambitious, there may be pictures later.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2013 6:04 PM
Whew, I finished picking all the silicone pieces off the Legos used for the mold.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2013 7:09 PM
All about our Lego candy experiment: https://kiesa.festing.org/wordpress/2013/03/14/making-lego-candy/

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2013 7:34 PM
Mental note: next time something comes in styrofoam sheets, get rid of the styrofoam before Calvin gets home.


2014

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2014 4:09 PM
I’m making pie for pi day: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/old-fashioned-pecan-pie-recipe


2016

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2016 9:46 PM
I’ll be seeing @calvinsdad in less than 24 hrs!

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2016 9:46 PM
Unfortunately, my bags are not packing themselves.


2020

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2020 9:37 AM
I slept in this morning. Julian came to my bed and informed me that he was really hungry and had toasted two pieces of bread and got the strawberry jam and a plate out. (Though, it turns out he couldn’t open the strawberry jam.)

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2020 3:47 PM
Possibly I should have investigated the noises earlier.
A living room with two sofas pushed together. Scattelde on top and around the sofas are boxes, various backpacks, along with misc other things including an iPad.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2020 4:28 PM
The WSJ has an article titled “Silicon Valley Was First to Send Workers Home. It’s Been Messy”. First, whether or not work from home is viable should not be determined on our current situation.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2020 4:29 PM
I know how to work from home and, in general, am more productive working from home than when I’m in the office. Last Thursday was probably the least productive work day I’ve ever had but it wasn’t because I was working from home.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2020 4:32 PM
Second, it takes time for an organization to figure out how to make work from home work, even if they technically have all the tools. It takes practice item.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2020 4:34 PM
Third, in a normal situation, not everyone should work from home. I’m really productive but I can ignore kids that are screaming right outside my door. @calvinsdad, not so much. You can’t make assumptions on how other people work based on how you work.


2021

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2021 3:41 PM
So . . . found a bug in my credit card’s website. Sent them the info via their contact us form. Got a response that I have to call to submit a website bug. I guess that bug isn’t going to get fixed.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 14, 2021 8:21 PM
Ahhhhhh!!!!!

(This scream brought to you by Calvin and his homework.)

Looking for a New Laptop

In June 2023 I decided it was time to get a new laptop. Myfanwy, my most recent laptop, has been a very solid computer. However, she is eight years old, ancient in computer years. I don’t need my computer to do much, usually, and Myfanwy has met most of my needs. Except, back in June I was trying to use SketchUp to figure out some patio options and it was too much for my poor laptop1. This, combined with Rio slowly destroying my laptop’s bezel by persistent gnawing — she loves the rubber edge — finally pushed me over the edge into looking into a new laptop.

Normally, I buy refurbished units so I probably wandered over to Dell’s Outlet to take a look at what they had on hand. I can’t remember my exact train of thought but at some point I decided I wanted a laptop where I wouldn’t have to guess if all the components were Linux compatible. This led me to the System76 laptops which I was half-way talking myself into until Jaeger asked if I’d seen the Framework laptops. Apparently they’re very popular among his coworkers, at least the ones that don’t have Macbooks. I took a look and was intrigued. I really liked the idea of a laptop that would let me easily upgrade parts. However, I didn’t want a 13″ laptop. I like my laptops big and my phones small. Lucky for me, Framework was in the midst of trying to create a 16″ laptop.

One thing led to another and in July I preordered a Framework 16. I ordered the same day it was announced and ended up getting in the 5th batch. The modular options were my downfall and I went a little crazy when ordering the options. It’s officially the most expensive computer I have ever bought and it costs more even than many Macbooks. What I ordered:

  • The base Ryzen™ 7 7840HS system
  • 180W Power Adapter (theoretically, one could get this somewhere else but it didn’t feel worth it)
  • Both the Graphics Module (AMD Radeon™ RX 7700S) and the Expansion Bay Shell (so I could slim it down when traveling)
  • 1 32 GB of Ram (this leaves another slot free if I want more later)
  • 1 TB SSD (I wavered a bit about whether I should get larger but at the moment it’s more than I need and I can upgrade later if necessary or get a second drive)
  • The basic keyboard
  • A numpad and spacers for when I don’t want the numpad (this is flat out just an indulgence but it might be useful when I balance bills and I am not docked for some reason)
  • Expansion ports: 2 USB-A, 2 USB-C, MicroSD, HDMI, ethernet, and headphone jack (I can only use 6 at one time but I wanted the option to slip in MicroSD, HDMI, and ethernet as needed. I’m still debating though if I should get more USB-C ports.)

Back in July the Framework 16 was estimated to ship in Q4 of 2023. However, it was a brand new product and the timing slipped. This wasn’t particularly surprising but I was disappointed I didn’t get a fancy laptop to play with over winter break. They did start emailing bi-weekly emails explaining exactly where they were in the process and I found them interesting to read.

During the delay, I started creating a migration plan for what I was going to move to the new laptop. In addition to replacing Myfanwy as my primary laptop, I initially thought it should also be able to run Windows. Anna is my 14-year-old all-in-one and currently my Windows computer for the rare occasion when Linux won’t work (i.e. iTunes and the occasional special PDF doc that needs a digital signature). Anna is barely functional at this point and it’s time for her to retire. Doing some sort of dual boot on the new laptop made sense. I had almost decided to go with two hard drives: one for Linux and one for Windows so I wouldn’t have to deal with partition nonsense, when Jaeger proposed an alternate option: a shared Mac Mini. He was already thinking about getting a Mac Mini both so he could have a personal computer that ran iTunes and so he could have a computer that ran his code. If he was getting a Mac Mini as a supplemental computer, it made sense to just buy one big enough to handle any reasonable iTunes needs I might have also2.

In January Framework shipped out review laptops and the reviews started coming in toward the end of the month. There was a fairly wide, range of reviews. Everyone thought the concept was fascinating but not everyone was convinced the novelty was worth the price. Some people questioned whether they wanted to cancel their preorders (which one can do without penalty). However, based on what I could see, it still met what I was looking for in a laptop.

Once the review models hit I started haunting the Framework community forums to keep an eye on when customers from the various batches received their computers. The very first report of a customer getting their Framework 16 computer happened on February 2 with more getting them by the first full week in February. However, there were numerous complications such as the factories shutting down for Lunar New Year and bottlenecks with specific configurations. In particular, “International English – Linux” keyboards were delaying shipments for some Batch 1 customers3. While waiting for the delayed components to arrive, Framework started shipping Batch 2 computers for those who didn’t have delayed components.

One advantage I’m anticipating with the Framework laptop is the ability to add relatively cheap add-ons to my Birthday/Christmas wish lists. For example, it’s designed to easily switch out the bezel. I don’t really love the colors currently available but I suspect that more colors will be added later4

Today Framework sent out an update saying that batch 5 should ship before the end of Q1. I’m tempted to take the day after it arrives off work so I can dedicate time to setting it up5. I have my USB drive ready with Ubuntu, I have a name for the computer, and I have a plan for what software I want to install and the files I want to transfer. I think I’m ready.

  1. I’ve been using SketchUp for years to model our houses and Myfanwy has been getting progressively worse at being able to handle it.
  2. I have not completely given up on the iPhone SE. I have hopes that someday there will be an iOS audiobook app that meets my needs. If that happens, I want iTunes to be able to backup the phone locally.
  3. As an aside, they do not currently offer a Dvorak keyboard. I’m not convinced I’d want one even if they did offer it but I was a little surprised it wasn’t an option given how many other custom keyboard options there are. Possibly they expect people with alternative layouts to get one of the blank keyboards. However, while poking around I learned that there were more people, at least on the forums, who were interested in Colemak keyboards, which I hadn’t heard of before.
  4. The 13″ currently has black, gray, green, lavendar, orange, and red. Red might be interesting but I’d really prefer a blue.
  5. Though, I have concerns it may arrive right before Julian’s birthday party, on the 23rd, which would be very bad timing.

Twitter: March 13

2009

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2009 2:52 AM
How much of weird body quirkiness can I blame of pregnancy? I’ve been up for about an hour with waves of nausea :S

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2009 9:00 AM
Well, that was exciting. Nausea and lots of cramping much of the night yet no contractions.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2009 9:00 AM
Everything seems to have settled down. I’m going to eat breakfast and then go back to bed.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2009 4:19 PM
I’m finally up from sleeping away most of the afternoon. I really hope Calvin comes soon . . .


2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2010 8:36 AM
Calvin woke up at 4am today. He went down for his nap around 7am and I expect him up soon. Maybe he’s dealing with the time change early.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2010 2:34 PM
I just realized that I accidentally didn’t declare my hand sanitizer and diaper cream and the TSA didn’t notice it either.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2010 2:35 PM
This in spite of the TSA seeing my old baby food jars filled with dry formula on the x-ray and thinking they contained liquids.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2010 6:53 PM
Calvin continued to work on walking a couple of steps at a time by himself today.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2010 6:53 PM
Calvin also managed to swallow a couple of pieces of tofu instead of pushing them out with his tongue!


2013

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2013 4:25 PM
Calvin built a tall structure at preschool today. When I came to pick him up, he seriously explained we had to imagine the damper.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2013 5:44 PM
I was considering moving this twitter feed to Google+. Nope. Not going to happen: https://googlereader.blogspot.com/2013/03/powering-down-google-reader.html

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2013 8:16 PM
Well, since every Google Reader alternative appears overloaded at the moment, I guess I’ll go through and weed my feeds.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2013 10:23 PM
A cooking experiment for dinner: https://kiesa.festing.org/wordpress/2013/03/13/calvins-tofu-loaf/


2015

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2015 7:28 AM
Well, the weather change didn’t trigger labor. I am of the opinion that he’s not going to come on any day he’s predicted to come.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2015 8:06 AM
It might have been too long since I drove an automatic. I almost forgot to put the van in park. Other than that, very excited to have a van!

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2015 5:00 PM
To do: get a phone that doesn’t crash after every text message I try to send.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2015 6:37 PM
I suppose it’s too early to go to bed?


2016

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2016 12:50 PM
I missed grocery delivery while at the grocery store. Oops.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2016 1:28 PM
Somehow the house gets so much messier on the weekends.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2016 1:29 PM
Julian does not think the great outdoors is nearly so exciting when I have him contained inside a (large) play yard.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2016 5:46 PM
Why dear phone did you decide to correct “food” to “good”? I assure you, I knew what I was talking about.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2016 5:50 PM
To call my state of mind “scattered” at the moment is, as Bujold would put it in one of her books, a “charming understatement.”


2017

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2017 6:18 AM
It is too early to eat breakfast.


2020

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2020 9:22 AM
I’m teaching my son to get through boring training videos by chatting with his classmates. Not sure if this is me being a bad influence or teaching a useful life skill.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2020
This is what Calvin worked on during art time today. I asked him to “draw a pirate scene.” He drew space pirates.
Pencil drawing of a large pirate ship. The large mothership almost looks like an angular dragon with smaller space ships flying out of the front mouth like dragon flame. On the side of the large ship it says Space King. Above and a little to the right of the ship are three circles of explosion.


2022

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 13, 2022 9:38 AM
Ok, I’m ready to go back to bed.

Twitter: March 12

2009

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2009 6:38 AM
After the massage, I went to my final breastfeeding class last night. Learned many things but arrived home exhausted.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2009 6:46 AM
I was considering going to another Le Leche League meeting this morning. However, I don’t think I’ll be coherent enough.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2009 8:04 AM
Just finished exercising. My goal is either to make up for muscle lost during bed rest and/or induce labor. I’m not sure either is working.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2009 4:47 PM
After great pain and suffering, I finally got the liabilities in GnuCash to balance with our mortgage refinance statements.


2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2010 8:40 AM
Calvin managed to get his hair brush stuck in one of his toys. Fortunately, we have a screw driver.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2010 8:40 AM
He also seems to be swallowing some of the crumbs he gnaws off his bread now.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2010 4:48 PM
Calvin just walked a couple of steps by himself.


2013

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2013 7:16 AM
Well, I feel a little more human today than the last 2 days.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2013 9:36 AM
Well . . . 5 vomited over a huge swath of floor but remarkably didn’t hit carpet.


2018

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2018 5:53 PM
It’s raining!


2020

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2020 9:20 AM
Calvin and I are officemates today! (I tried to get him to take a picture with me but he declined.)

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2020 11:11 AM
Calvin refuses to be in the picture but here are our desks.
A somewhat haphazard office. To the left is a window and underneath is a desk with an external monitor and a laptop to the right of it. On the right wall is a large white board and underneath it is a small desk with an all-in-one computer with keyboard. In front of both desks are wooden dining room chairs.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2020 1:35 PM
I have succeeded in my goal as a parent! Calvin wants to know how soon until he can go back to school.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2020 1:49 PM
I would just like to say AHHHHHHHHHHH.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2020 1:50 PM
For context: https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/inslee-orders-all-private-public-k-12-schools-in-king-pierce-snohomish-counties-to-close-through-april-24/

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2020 2:20 PM
Dear companies, Unless you have a solution that explains steps I can take to handle my kid not having school for the next 6 weeks, I don’t really care what your response to COVAD-19 is.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 12, 2020 2:27 PM
We are running desperately short on chocolate. Why wasn’t I hoarding like all the sensible people?

Twitter: March 11

2009

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2009 2:05 PM
My husband’s twitter presence has shamed me into trying twitter. I’m not sure this is a good idea as I barely blog.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2009 2:06 PM
Now I must run to get car seat install checked and prenatal massage.


2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2010 4:42 PM
Just got back from a misty walk outside. Calvin seemed to enjoy looking at all the green.


2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2011 12:44 PM
By “new” (5th gen) iPod Nano has arrived! Good thing I’m almost done with work.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2011 4:12 PM
We have more sand for the sandbox!

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2011 4:12 PM
From daycare: “Calvin had fun today playing outside in the beautiful sunshine!”


2014

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2014 6:00 AM
Well, today’s an improvement. I’m mostly coherent.


2016

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2016 4:59 PM
Julian has learned how to turn over his toy bins so he can crawl up and use them to hang over the child gate.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2016 8:26 PM
I still want to know who thought a 23″ wide by 74″ deep closet was a good idea.


2017

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2017 3:25 PM
I should have brought my knife.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2017 3:42 PM
The sink is fine. The stove is marvelous. The rest needs help.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2017 4:40 PM
I think Calvin missed the snow.
Calvin playing in the snow.


2019

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2019 7:21 AM
I am not awake.


2020

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2020 7:13 AM
In retrospect, maybe I should have realized that the bus might arrive earlier if fewer people were riding it.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 11, 2020 7:04 PM
Ok, I think we have a plan for the next two weeks. Now to see how well it works in practice.

[Context: All Seattle Public Schools closed for at least two weeks starting Thursday due to coronavirus outbreak]

Twitter: March 10

2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 10, 2010 9:51 AM
Calvin is down for his morning nap. Yesterday, he napped for 3 hrs. Wondering what he’ll do today.


2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 10, 2011 3:39 PM
From daycare: “Calvin had fun coloring at the Easel and trying to do puzzles this morning.”


2013

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 10, 2013 7:42 AM
Ugh. I don’t believe in time changes.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 10, 2013 3:22 PM
Calvin is eating mango! (This is about as unprecedented as the stereotypical child eating broccoli or spinach.)

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 10, 2013 6:42 PM
Calvin was trying to open the prototype Easter eggs I bought by cracking them like real eggs.


2014

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 10, 2014 7:43 AM
Ugh, ugh, ugh. Make the day go away. I’ve been up 2 hrs and am ready for a nap.


2015

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 10, 2015 5:10 PM
Based on the noise upstairs, I believe Calvin is diligently working on getting his room back to his preferred level of mess.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 10, 2015 5:28 PM
I’m out of curry leaves. I wonder if Julian will wait till I have a chance to visit the Indian grocery store again.

[Yes.]


2021

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 10, 2021 11:21 AM
Calvin can wear my shoes.


2022

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 10, 2022 7:38 AM
I picked up a table yesterday from Craiglist for the kitchen. We’re testing it out in the smaller oddly shaped part of the living room to see if we want a long-term table there. I’m not sure what I think yet.

Round table with four chairs in the 3-sided corner of the living room. In the foreground Julian is sitting on the sofa.