Author Archives: ericnewell

We had our third and final round of Christmas at my parents house on Christmas Day.  Both my brothers and their families made the trek up that morning due to commitments to their spouses families.  We stayed over at my parent’s house, so we could inspect the fruit and socks provided by Santa Claus atContinue reading “Christmas 2007, Take 3”

We headed back from South Dakota on Sunday late afternoon and dealt with a little bit nasty weather on the way back, but we made it home by about 8pm.  It was good to get home in time to get unpacked and get the girls some sleep.  Amelia is getting her two back molars in,Continue reading “Christmas 2007, Take 2”

We’re out in South Dakota for our first leg of the Christmas journey this year.  We were able to avoid the oncoming blizzard (which never really came) on Friday afternoon, so we made it out in time for supper last night.  Then we did something this morning that I’d never done before – had aContinue reading “Christmas 2007, Take 1”

Amelia sure is a glutton for punishment.  She fell awkwardly on the first stair and banged her nose on the bannister Sunday afternoon.  She got three red cuts on the front of her nose and it’s swelled up a little.  She wouldn’t let us put ice on it and we had to hold her down toContinue reading “Amelia the Red Nosed Toddler & Weekend Recap”

Growing up, I used to look forward to winter some years primarily because I wasn’t required to shovel the driveway and I loved to sled.  I spent a good part of my youth on the little hills behind our house trying to perfect my sledding techniques.  It’s been ages now since I’ve mounted a hillContinue reading “Our First Attempt at Sledding”

I’ve been toying around with the idea of not writing a Christmas letter this year because I didn’t think we had anything especially important to share.  I decided I’d give it the old college try first before giving up.    Merry Christmas to all from the Newell family!  We hope the holiday season finds you happy andContinue reading “Our Christmas Letter – draft”

Becky has convinced me finally that it’s time to update my office.  It is on the main floor just off the entrance to the house, and this far I’ve been treating it like a giant dumping ground.  I have four different types of cabinets, two different colored desks and a bookshelf that doesn’t go withContinue reading “Office Renovation”

As we move from the Day Care Center back to our regular day care, I decided to take some time off to hang out with the girls.  I had some vacation to burn, and that was one factor, but it’s been hard for me to see Amelia cry every day when we drop her off,Continue reading “My Days with the Girls”