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2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2010 7:30 AM
Calvin didn’t get up till around 6:30 today :)

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2010 7:30 AM
The Dr said that it’s time to start introducing whole milk so Calvin had 4 oz of formula and 2 oz milk for breakfast.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2010 10:06 AM
Now preparing for The Great Cat Bathing of 2010.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2010 10:50 AW
We all appear to have survived the experience.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2010 12:24 PM
Willow must have forgiven me as she is now trying to sit on top of my laptop so I’ll pay attention to her instead of work.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2010 7:19 PM
From daycare: “Calvin is doing a great job taking steps!”

2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2011 8:54 AM
Calvin is still sick :(

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2011 8:58 AM
Now to figure out if we have a spare stroller tube so we can go on another nap/walk this afternoon.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2011 9:51 AM
Well, I managed to change the 2 stroller tires even with Calvin’s help. Now to see if I missed any stickers.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2011 9:55 AM
We have a black permanent marker uncapped somewhere in the house (as evidenced by Calvin’s hands). Not sure where . . .

2012

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2012 7:17 AM
Well, so far Calvin’s had 13 hrs of sleep and isn’t awake yet but I think his fever is gone.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2012 2:53 PM
Calvin is now outside playing in water. In March.

2013

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2013 4:20 PM
Calvin has been lying quietly on the sofa letting Nana rub his legs and stomach. This can’t be a good sign.

2014

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2014 8:22 AM
When I decided to make cheesecake for potluck, I wasn’t considering how I was going to transport it there.

2016

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2016 3:58 PM
I’m looking at our new house photos. They’re gorgeous. I don’t think the real house can live up to this standard.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2016 4:23 PM
I think Calvin is going to like our new house.
Paper sign posted on window. It says Lego Club 1st and 3rd Sundays at Excelsior Library. Lego provided for free-play. We provide all the pieces you'll need to create vehicles, robots, castles, and more. For ages 5 yrs and up. Then specific times are shown.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2016 6:15 PM
This library is a 6 min walk from our house.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 29, 2016 5:42 PM
I think this chair looks even more throne-like with Willow holding court in it.
A white cat sits in a large dark purple armchair.

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2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2010 11:13 AM
Calvin woke up around 7:30 last night and cried until around 9:00. Nothing seemed to help. Fortunately, the rest of the night was good.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2010 11:14 AM
He starting making noises around 6am and @calvinsdad got up to feed him around 7.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2010 11:14 AM
I slept in till 8 which was good because I hadn’t gotten much sleep the previous day.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2010 1:11 PM
Calvin is enthusiastically eating garlic bread.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2010 3:46 PM
Just got back from grocery shopping. @calvinsdad, grandparents, and Calvin are still in Boulder.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2010 4:20 PM
I finally picked up a collar for 5, attached the licenses for both cats and let them outside. We’ll have to see how this works out . . .

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2010 10:04 PM
Well, 5 seems to do fine outside. Willow, not so much. As @calvinsdad mentioned, she got stuck under the porch.

2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2011 7:23 AM
Calvin slept well last night so I was thinking he could go to daycare but it turns out he has a mild fever so I guess not.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2011 11:03 AM
Maybe trying to make a double batch of rye bread is a bit too much for a modern-day “Heavy Duty” Kitchen Aid mixer . . .

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2011 1:03 PM
We’re off on a stroller nap attempt.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2011 2:22 PM
Success with the nap but I spent the last 1/2 mile pushing a stroller with a flat tire.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2011 2:35 PM
When I give Calvin Tylenol, he latches on and sucks with an aptitude he never seemed to match with any milk delivery system.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2011 3:24 PM
I really love my Becco carrier. Since Calvin doesn’t feel good, he wants to cuddle and this way he can and I can grocery shop.

2012

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2012 11:37 AM
Well, I got 3 1/2 hrs of work done before Calvin started requiring extensive attention. Not bad.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2012 7:08 PM
Calvin _appears_ to be in bed for the night.

2014

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2014 5:06 PM
Calvin specifically requested subtitles on his video.

2016

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2016 4:39 PM
I feel like I’m in college again with minimal furniture and computers and cables strewn across the floor.

Ted “Theodore” Logan @calvinsdad Mar 28, 2016 5:16 PM
@spreadsheetmom Do you like my Craigslist living room?

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2016 5:20 PM
@calvinsdad Yes, though it’s kind of weird.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2016 4:44 PM
After reading mom listservs I don’t think the whole “just listen, don’t solve” issue with relationships is a guy thing. It’s a people thing.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2016 4:53 PM
This kitchen has 2 built-in cutting boards and when they painted the cabinets they painted the cutting boards to the cabinets.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2016 5:03 PM
I want to setup a chime that tells me when mail has been delivered to the dark recesses of our garage.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2016 8:04 PM
I desperately need a step ladder to get into these cabinets.

2017

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2017 4:34 PM
Julian just said, “Willow, where are you?” (In badly accented toddler but still, pretty impressive for a boy who wasn’t talking.)

2018

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2018 10:26 AM
At the zoo.
Toddler Julian standing in front of a brightly colored anteater sculpture. In the background is vivid tropical folage.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2018 10:54 PM
I think Julian likes the animal benches more than the actual animals.
Julian and Calvin sit on a bright colored bench with giant leaves providing the back and a large sculpted toucan bird sitting on the arm off to the right. Julian has a sun hat on and is slightly leaning forward with an pleased open mouth. Calvin is sitting next to him, looking off to the left, with a grin on his face.

2020

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2020 12:48 PM
Wow, today I think I slept in the latest since Julian has been born (at least with him in the house). Julian being able to make his own breakfast is a game changer.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2020 1:10 PM
Today I’m introducing Julian to peanut butter and pickle sandwiches. It’s been a very, very, long time since I’ve had these.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2020 1:14 PM
I believe @calvinsdad thought I made this up myself but I didn’t: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/dining/making-a-meal-out-of-peanut-butter-and-pickles.html

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2020 1:31 PM
Calvin contemplates the sandwich. @calvinsdad refuses to try it.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2020 2:38 PM
This was a normal sandwich my family ate growing up. However, I had completely forgotten about it until Julian started eating peanut butter and cheese sandwiches, which I found weird.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2020 2:39 PM
We also ate peanut butter and tomato sandwiches, but you have to have really good beefsteak tomatoes for that to work.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2020 2:59 PM
I’m really bemused by how many articles/posts I’m seeing about people realizing how hard it is to teach kids.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2020 2:59 PM
When I was first looking for a librarian job, I never applied to be a children’s librarian because I knew, without any doubt, that working with children was not my gift.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2020 2:59 PM
Though, since we’ve now apparently raised the general consciousness to realize how hard this is, let’s go ahead and raise the teachers’ salaries.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2020 10:12 PM
Laurel, an interior design blogger, noted that figuring out how long this current crisis is going to last feels a lot like wondering how long you’re going to be pregnant.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2020 10:12 PM
Specifically, “You just have to take it one day at a time knowing full well that one day you will not be sharing your body with an eight-pound hyperactive gerbil trying to kick his way out of your abdomen.”
https://laurelberninteriors.com/2020/03/18/how-to-get-gorgeous-free-art-that-looks-expensive/

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2020 10:12 PM
Now that she mentions it, the uncertainty in my two pregnancies really feel similar to the current crisis. Especially the preterm labor drama with Calvin.

2021

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2021 2:58 PM
Julian flies a kite.
Julian flying a kite at the beach. The sky is a brilliant deep blue, not a cloud in sight. Julian is wearing his colorful striped hat and is flying a bright red kite shaped like a squid.

2022

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 28, 2022 5:31 PM
It’s not soup weather :(

Twitter: March 27

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2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2010 6:04 AM
Calvin woke up a little after 3:30. I got him to doze till around 5:30 but now he’s up.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2010 6:58 AM
According to Nana, when she tried to feed Calvin something he didn’t like, he put up his hand like a stop sign and shook his head no.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2010 7:05 PM
Calvin’s asleep for tonight.

2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2011 7:32 PM
Calvin missed his nap today but was in a pretty good mood at the birthday party.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2011 7:33 PM
Then, right after we finished supper, he threw up all over the couch. He’s now asleep, hopefully for the night . . .

2012

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2012 11:50 AM
I think Calvin is having a tea party with his firetrucks.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2012 11:55 AM
I wonder how much _Zen Ties_ by Jon J Muth is responsible for Calvin’s tea party. He’s serving apple tea which is referenced in the story.

2015

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2015 11:01 AM
My cell number has successfully ported. Now to see if the new carrier likes me any better than the old . . .

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2015 9:53 PM
Our excitement for the evening: https://kiesa.festing.org/wordpress/2015/03/27/the-case-of-the-disappearing-kindergartener/

2016

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2016 6:11 AM
Guy in front of me in precheck confused that he can’t keep his cell phone in his pocket and his (small) pocket knife was forbidden.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2016 9:34 PM
I’m on the ground.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2016 10:44 PM
I’m back “home”.

2018

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2018 1:45 PM
At Black Sand Beach.
A beach with black sand. Calvin has a red shirt on and has his back to the camear. However, Julian, also in the water, is walking toward the share and smiling at the camera.

2020

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2020 10:24 AM
Julian is drawing today.

Me: What is this picture?
Julian: It’s you mommy!
Me: Where are my legs?
Julian, gesturing at the lines: These are all your legs.
Me: …
Julian: You’re a spider mommy!
An orange marker drawing. There's a box drawn in orange with lines intersecting it. In the middle is a couple of ovals, one big and one small, with more four straight lines on either side of the large oval.

2022

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 27, 2022 7:16 PM
Rain!!!

(And it was even considerate enough to wait until after Julian’s outdoor birthday party.)

A New Computer and a Cake

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On March 15 I received an email from Framework telling me that they were preparing my computer batch. I had been waiting a long time for this computer so I was very excited. Though, Julian’s birthday party was scheduled for March 23 and I was worried about having my attention divided if it turned up before the party. I received a shipping notice on March 21 with an estimated arrival of March 25. This seemed like a good time for the laptop to arrive.

Jaeger’s parents were coming to visit us for Julian’s birthday and so we played musical offices. Jaeger’s office is also our guest bedroom so he moved up to my office, because I’m better at blocking out random noises, and I moved to the gateleg table in our living room. Picture of a table with computer equipment. To the left is a mobile monitor which is using three books as a computer stand. In the middle is a laptop, also using three books as a stand, on the right is a closed laptop, and in front is a wireless keyboard and mouse.For a temporary space, it isn’t too bad. I borrow Jaeger’s portable monitor and my Zoom “background” can’t be beat because it shows off our bookshelves and Jaeger’s pygmy date palm. As one of my work colleagues commented, it’s the perfect zoom background1. However, I still miss my two full-size monitors at my regular desk.
A gray sofa with a sofa table behind. In back are two bookcases, filled with books, and a pygmy date palm.

Overall, my current job involves a lot of collaboration and a lot of meetings. I don’t usually have many meetings on Friday but last Friday was an exception. I ended up with five meetings that day. During my first meeting the doorbell rang and Jaeger went to answer it. I figured it was a replacement hammock which I had ordered for Julian. However, Jaeger returned with a suspiciously computer-like box and placed it down next to my desk. It was Bree, my Framework laptop, and it sat there taunting me my entire work day. Fortunately, Friday is one of Jaeger’s nights to cook so once I logged off work I started putting my computer together. Work had been a lot that day and I was still a little flustered so I didn’t get proper unboxing pictures. However, I did get a couple of pictures in the in-between stages. I purchased the DIY Framework option so the computer came without the hard drive, memory, keyboard, touchpad, bezel, and ports installed.
An open laptop showing it's internal components. Framework’s instructions were easy to follow and I put it all together and verified I could bring up the Bios right before Jaeger announced supper was ready.

After supper we played Wingspan together. Julian and Jaeger’s mom were a team and Julian kept trying to give her instructions using pseudocode, which didn’t work particularly well. However, point-wise they still ended up solidly in the middle.

Saturday morning I woke up early and nervous because it was Julian’s birthday party day. I went downstairs to make muffins for breakfast and then discovered I had too little sugar for the cakes I was planning to make while the muffins were baking. It was still very early, and everyone else was still in bed, so I rushed to the store to pickup sugar. I got back and mixed up the muffin batter. I went to put the muffins in the oven and discovered that my oven was broken.

So . . . I have a history with this oven. Back in 2021, a couple of months after we moved in, it was Jaeger’s birthday and I baked a cake for him. That went fine. However, after the cake was finished I went to bake the main entree for the evening and discovered the oven was broken. This wasn’t great but we also had a range oven so it wasn’t terrible to have the wall oven broken. I had a repair person come out and he told me it was likely the control board was broken but the oven was old enough we couldn’t get replacement parts for it anymore. However, he said I could send it into some random place on the internet and they could likely repair the board. I delayed for quite a while but eventually sent them in and discovered to my astonishment that it actually fixed the oven. I had two ovens again! However, this last fall, my range oven died and is still dead. I was thinking about replacing it but for complicated reasons it would be pretty expensive and I decided I could live with only having one oven. After all, most people survive perfectly fine with one oven. All that to say, when my wall oven broke Saturday morning, it was a problem.

I contemplated the situation in a mild panic. Clearly I could go to the store and buy a cake but Julian had already specifically requested a strawberry cake with chocolate frosting. I pulled up Consumer Reports and their top rated toaster oven was a Breville Smart Oven it was expensive for a toaster oven but Consumer Reports rated the baking component as “very good”. Miraculously, the specialty cooking store in Santa Cruz actually had one in stock so Jaeger went to pick it up. While he was gone we continued our various birthday preparations. He got back and I started baking the cake in batches. The toaster oven fit a 9″ round cake pan but it obviously would only fit one at a time. That said, I have now baked three cakes in the toaster oven2 and I can confirm that the baking function is very good. The cakes turned out perfectly. While the cakes were cooling, I started putting together the ingredients for the frosting. Then I realized I was out of powdered sugar. I have never had so much trouble making a cake before. I did a last minute pivot to a whipped chocolate ganache topping and finished it minutes before guests arrived.

The party involved a lot of kids, some adults, and a lot of overall chaos. I think it turned out well, aside from Julian having a breakdown at the end, and we all survived.

Everyone departed around 4:00pm which allowed me to squeeze in a little quality computer time with my new laptop. My next task was to install the OS (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS). That went smoothly and I had a functioning computer before I had to go make supper.

As time permits, I’ve continued tinkering with Bree. Overall, I like it. In my opinion, the big screen makes it worth the extra weight but I could definitely see it being too big and bulky for many people. I briefly tested out Sketchup and, unlike my old laptop, it looks like it shouldn’t have any problems running it. I now have all my essential programs installed but will likely continue customizing it for a while. I have the option of either having a numpad or centering the keyboard without a numpad and I’m still testing things out to see which layout I like best. Likewise, it came with the graphics module installed and I want to try it without to see if I prefer the (slightly) smaller size.

Once finish transferring everything from Myfanwy to Bree, I’m going to repurpose Myfanwy to be Julian’s new computer. Julian inherited a very cheap laptop we had original bought for our au pairs to use as a TV for our streaming services. Once our au pairs left, we gave the computer to Julian but it is a very cheap computer and is painfully slow to use. While Myfanwy is old, she still works significantly better than Julian’s current laptop. I’m also planning to switch him from Windows to Linux which will provide more complications from a parental control perspective but I’m tired of dealing with Windows. I have this Friday off, for Cesar Chavez Day3, so I plan to schedule some dedicated tinkering time.

  1. Normally they see patterned blue curtains. My curly hair makes the virtual zoom backgrounds, or blur backgrounds, look weird. ↩
  2. I made two for Julian’s party and then one for Calvin’s birthday today. ↩
  3. This is a state holiday in California but for some reason the kid’s still have school. ↩

Twitter: March 26

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2009

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2009 9:41 AM
Hospital room pretty relaxing. Nicer than PSL, especially the bathtub.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2009 9:42 AM
Great view of snowstorm out my window. Very atmospheric :)

2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2010 9:00 AM
Calvin’s cake is in the oven.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2010 2:30 PM
Just got back from Calvin’s 1 yr appt. He weighs 22 lbs 1 oz, has a length of 30 inches and a head circumference of 46 1/2 cm.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2010 4:05 PM
Finished frosting Calvin’s cake. Now to find room for it in the fridge.

2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2011 7:43 AM
Since it’s his birthday, I’m letting Calvin lick coconut sorbet off the ice cream paddle.

2012

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2012 5:32 PM
Well, Calvin is officially sick. Not the best birthday present.

2013

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2013 7:43 AM
Calvin just told us that he is “incorporated” by me. Not, mind you, incorporation though. We don’t know what he’s talking about.

2015

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2015 10:03 AM
Calvin just lost his first tooth (on his birthday).

2019

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2019 2:39 PM
I was panicking about getting to the airport in time but I keep forgetting how much faster things are without children.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2019 4:52 PM
I always forget how spoiled I am being a vegetarian living on the west coast.

2020

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2020 9:21 AM
We’re starting Calvin’s birthday with chocolate waffles.
Calvin and Julian sit at the dining room table. Calvin is dressed in minecraft pajamas and has ruffled hair. He is using his fork to cut off a piece of chocolate waffle with whipped cream and strawberries sprinkled on top of the whip cream. Julian is sitting to the picture's left looking at the camear.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2020 11:22 AM
I did not have enough birthday paper for Julian’s present but the Costco Christmas pack from 10 years ago is still going strong.
A very large box wrapped in christmas paper decorated with alternating green stripes, strips of holly, and red stripes.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2020 11:49 AM
I’m currently making Calvin’s birthday cake and I am so grateful that we don’t have to ration egg, sugar, milk, etc.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2020 11:58 AM
Nana just called my phone to wish Calvin happy birthday. I hand Calvin my phone and he looks at it in complete confusion. I have to explain it’s a regular phone call, not a video call, and he has to put it up to his ear to hear her.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2020 11:58 AM
He still looks super confused so I switch it to speaker phone.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2020 11:58 AM
Julian spends the entire call insisting we’re doing it wrong because he can’t see Nana’s face.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 26, 2020 12:14 PM
Just when I feel like I have all the kitchen gadgets, I learn I do not have an offset spatula.

Twitter: March 25

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2009

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2009 8:25 AM
The way I was aching last night, I thought I would spend most of my night sleeping in the rocker. However, I was pleasantly surprised.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2009 1:22 PM
I just turned in my final time card until after maternity leave.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2009 5:19 PM
Cats fed/watered, laundry finished, plants watered, trash emptied, and bills paid. Calvin can come now.

2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2010 7:45 AM
Calvin likes cheese polenta with spaghetti sauce.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2010 2:32 PM
Calvin’s _I Love Colors!_ book has arrived.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2010 7:35 PM
From daycare: “Calvin enjoyed making lots of noise with toys”

2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2011 3:09 PM
We’re back from the children’s museum. Calvin really enjoyed it, especially the fire truck.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2011 5:07 PM
Calvin is “helping” me make his German Chocolate Cake.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2011 5:35 PM
My cake looks very strange . . .

2012

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2012 2:08 PM
I’m packing away books for the move while Calvin plays with play-doh in the bathroom.

2013

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2013 4:58 PM
I’m all for encouraging open-ended playing but where am I to store the lovely boxes?

2017

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2017 2:01 PM
Today we run into one of the downsides of living in California: weird light fixtures that won’t work with standard LEDs :(

2018

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2018 9:37 AM
Julian is rubbing his hands all over BART. At least he’ll have an ironclad immune system if he survives to adulthood.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2018 4:32 PM
That was more adventuresome than usual. Not a good flight to try to potty train on. In between bumps tried to make a dash for the lavatory only to have to divert to a jumpseat. In related news, still a firm car seat in planes believer.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 25, 2018 8:25 PM
Flight attendant I was sitting next to was relieved no one had vomited on the flight considering the turbulence. Plane landed and Julian threw up. Then, again all over me in Safeway.

Twitter: March 24

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2009

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2009 9:51 AM
I hate medical billing. Our insurance company is actually pretty easy to work with. PSL in Denver is a very different story.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2009 1:43 PM
Is Sweet Potato Casserole truly the only thing that can be made with Sweet Potatoes!? (I have some and want to do something other than bake)

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2009 1:46 PM
Never mind, I just ran across a recipe for roasted Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges that looks good.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2009 7:08 PM
#Dinner: Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges (B), Ricotta Spinach Fritters (B), Baked Beets (B+), Panda Bars (A)

2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2010 6:38 AM
Calvin is incredibly cranky this morning and I don’t know why.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2010 5:46 PM
From daycare: “Calvin enjoyed chasing his friends today!”

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2010 7:43 PM
After daycare, Calvin practiced walking on snow. I tried to keep him on the path but he was fascinated by the snow’s texture.

2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2011 5:13 PM
Nana is reading a car and truck book to Calvin who is enraptured.

2017

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2017 5:36 PM
I might be slightly obsessed with my new LED light bulbs. These are amazing, particularly with what LEDs use to be like.

2018

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2018 4:33 PM
We have received a kite and drone for Julian and Calvin, respectively (we assume). Anyone want to confess? The Amazon box is not helpful.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2018 5:08 PM
I made the mistake of looking under the bed. I think there was another cat worth of cat hair under it. The storage containers present too much of an obstacle course for the Roomba.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2018 7:07 PM
I most definitely don’t have the right clothes for this trip. My specialty recently has been thick cashmere sweaters.

2019

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2019 7:27 AM
Ah, right. It’s the weekend. I remembered just in time that the bus is not going to stop at the correct stop automatically.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2019 8:21 AM
The airport is way busier than I expected on a Sunday morning.

2020

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 24, 2020 2:34 PM
My favorite tulip has bloomed!
An single orangish red tulip with pointed petals growing out of the bark chipped ground.,=

Twitter: March 23

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2009

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2009 9:39 AM
Time to exercise again. Even if this doesn’t induce labor, at least I’m getting my strength back after being on bed rest for so long.

2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2010 6:09 AM
Calvin woke up at 4. He eventually went back to sleep but woke up at 5:30 again.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2010 6:13 AM
He’s got to be teething. He’s really cranky even after his bottle.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2010 7:59 AM
Calvin is having fun playing the piano.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2010 4:12 PM
Our pleasant patter of rain has now changed to fluffy snow.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2010 5:03 PM
Off to Calvin’s parent teacher conference.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2010 5:40 PM
It’s nasty outside. It’s snowing so hard I had to roll down my window in order to see enough to turn left.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2010 5:41 PM
If it keeps on like this, I’m afraid daycare won’t be open tomorrow.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2010 5:41 PM
From daycare: “Calvin enjoyed banging objects to make music”

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2010 6:13 PM
Calvin *loves* the garlic bread I gave him.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2010 6:39 PM
Well, Calvin has figured how to crawl out of the bathtub. We’re in trouble.

2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2011 1:55 PM
I think we need a motion sensor that starts our roomba upstairs automatically. The cats would never go upstairs again :)

2012

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2012 10:29 AM
@calvinsdad I see our son continues to excel in the management field.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2012 9:10 PM
My flight is now boarding.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2012 11:29 PM
We made good time. Now on the shuttle bus.

2015

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2015 4:26 PM
Walked 2 hrs and did yoga for 40 min. It’s not my fault if baby decides not to come.

2016

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2016 1:06 PM
I have an interview!

2019

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2019 8:08 AM
Julian: “I want to play with my cousin Caleb and my friend Caleb. He has two names! I have two names too! Julian and Babe.”

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2019 8:13 AM
It’s birthday season so time to bring out the LEGO mold.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2019 8:15 AM
Oh, though I appear to only have white and chocolate candy melts. So I’m not going to get fancy LEGO colors.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2019 7:04 PM
One of our nearby parks recently reopened and we finally had a chance to visit it today.
Nature themed playground equipment. It's made to look like it's sitting on top of a tree trunk and the railings and wals are brown. The slide in green. Julian is wearing a colorful baseball cap and a tie-dye shirt and is sliding down the slide.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2019 7:40 PM
I really wish I could convince Google maps that I’m capable of a 15 min walk, especially when walking will get me there faster.

2020

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2020 10:05 AM
Out for a quick walk around the block.
A tree, possibly a magnolia, covered in pink and white flowers. Behind the tree is a house and above is blue sky and power lines.

[Bethany commented that there’s blue skies and blossoms.]

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2020 12:16 PM
Yes! Though, looks like rain will be here soon.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2020 2:42 PM
Went on another walk around the house while on break and this time stopped to read the chalk writing: “Days in quarantine hop scotch”
Chalk writing on a sidewalk says Days in Quarantine Hop Scotch and then has chalk boxes with numbers in them. We see numbers 1 through 13 before it starts getting indistinct.

2021

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2021 9:38 AM
I’ve been waiting for an audio version of this book ever since it was first published. I’m so excited!!
Tweet which is by Tantor Audio @tantoraudio on March 23, 2021. The tweet says "Dive in . . . if you are looking to be charmed and delighted." -Locus Return to the world of Clockwork Boys in this all-new novel from T. Kingfisher. Read by Jesse Vilinsky 👉http://adbl.co/3cW0H93 #audiobook #newrelease #fantasy @UrsulaV @jessevnyc Show more. It then displays a book jacket picture of Swordheart by T Kingfisher which says Return to the World of Clockwork Boys. Faithless in life faithful after death Swordheart . Hugo award winning author T. Kingfisher. Read by Jesse Vilinskiy.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2021 3:05 PM
I told @calvinsdad I got one piece of chocolate for each document our mortgage lender wants and I think he has some concerns.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 23, 2021 4:38 PM
The children are too quiet. It’s suspicious.

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2009

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2009 3:05 AM
I forgot to eat a midnight snack. Now I’m starving. Good thing we have plenty of yogurt.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2009 2:30 PM
Off to stock up on groceries for the next several weeks. Contemplating the merits of bulk buying 25 lbs of oats and 9 grain cereal.

2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2010 7:50 AM
Calvin cuddled with me for almost 30 min after breakfast. This isn’t normal.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2010 8:03 AM
Calvin can push himself backwards while sitting on his truck.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2010 8:06 AM
How is it we never have as many bookshelves as we think we do?

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2010 8:58 AM
Ok, I messed up. Calvin suddenly woke up screaming so I went up to hold him. Now he won’t go back to sleep and he only slept 30 min.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2010 10:43 AM
Calvin is having fun playing with a bunch of books I weeded last night.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2010 10:34 AM
The books were in such bad shape I was just going to throw them away but I realized Calvin would have immense fun with them.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2010 5:45 PM
Sounds like Calvin had a pretty good day in daycare. They even managed to get him to sleep for 1/2 hr.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2010 5:45 PM
From daycare: “Calvin enjoyed pushing the airplane around”

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2010 6:31 PM
Calvin is learning how to splash in his bath.

2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2011 7:58 PM
From daycare: “Calvin had lots of fun with all of the puzzles this morning.”

2013

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2013 1:43 PM
Calvin requested I bring tomato soup to preschool for his birthday treat today. It was an unexpected success.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2013 2:09 PM
Calvin is making a zoo out of Legos.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2013 2:27 PM
Here’s Calvin zoo. It contains an elephant, a zebra, a giraffe, and a tree for the giraffe.
On a table sits a green lego baseboard. On the baseboard are blocky legos put together in very rough approximation of animals. The blue legos are an elephant, the black and white legos are a zebra, the yellow legos are a giraffe, and then the tree is made with brown legos for the trunk and green for the leaves.

2017

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2017 10:43 AM
After the walk Julian isn’t screaming at every little thing anymore. That’s a definite improvement.

2019

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2019 8:02 PM
Somehow, and I have no idea how, I have lost one of my good cake pans (which I bought in Seattle so it should be in the state).

2021

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 22, 2021 10:38 PM
I have made my first new home purchase: Nest Protect smoke detectors because I’m still traumatized by the smoke alarms going off randomly in our SF house.

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2009

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2009 7:41 AM
Must remember to put Cat5 in basement after Calvin’s born. Will not be responsible if the cat wakes me up in the middle of the night.

2010

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2010 4:11 PM
Just got back from a massive trip to Costco.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2010 6:13 PM
I think Calvin is starting to be clingier to @calvinsdad than me now.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2010 6:13 PM
On the other hand, he did spend all of Friday with me.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2010 9:24 PM
Just finished weeding and reorganizing our books.

2011

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2011 5:06 PM
Calvin is making a “train” out of waffle blocks. We have a lot of waffle blocks . . .

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2011 5:54 PM
From daycare: “Calvin was very interested in creative art, although he put the ribbons on then took them all off.”

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2011 7:55 PM
Calvin can point out at least the letters A and O when I ask him to now.

2012

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2012 6:44 AM
@calvinsdad The pillows were on the bed so the cleaning people could vacuum the floor. If the bed was made, it wasn’t me.

2013

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2013 6:24 PM
I love the thrift store. Got a small bin of Duplos and Legos for $3.25 including tax.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2013 8:11 PM
Calvin, “As a special treat for you tonight, you can sleep with me!”

2016

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2016 9:40 AM
SF Water’s security deposit is the same amount as the monthly rent @calvinsdad and I paid for our 1st apartment.

Ted “Theodore” Logan @calvinsdad Mar 21, 2016 11:25 AM
Do they have so much trouble with people walking away without paying that their security deposit is 10x monthly bill? @spreadsheetmom

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2016 11:27 AM
@calvinsdad I have no idea. I don’t recall any utility deposits ever being this large before.

Ted “Theodore” Logan @calvinsdad Mar 21, 2016 11:33 AM
@spreadsheetmom Remember the bad press Detroit got when they started turning off water for delinquent accounts?

Ted “Theodore” Logan @calvinsdad Mar 21, 2016 11:33 AM
@spreadsheetmom I imagine SF Water can’t turn off the water so instead they demand a giant up-front payment.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2016 12:45 PM
Julian seems very hungry today.

2017

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2017 6:29 PM
Julian already has a moderately barky cough. I have a bad feeling about tonight.

2018

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2018 6:53 PM
It’s really cute to hear the word “delicious” in a Julian accent.

2020

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2020 10:14 AM
I no longer have the right clothes to work from home full time.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2020 11:12 AM
Ok, it turns out the cousins are loud even when they’re only meeting online.

Kiesa @spreadsheetmom Mar 21, 2020 11:14 AM
On the upside, it does seem to involve a lot of energy.