The Davolts

Do you ever get the feeling your being followed? You look over your shoulder as you turn a corner. You think you hear footsteps coming up behind you... And by footsteps, I mean the slapping of hands on the hardwoods. Yep, Nathan is crawling! Taking the lead down the hall. I have tried for a week to upload video evidence (because he is always giggling while he crawls and it's just cute) but every time I try, I get an error message. Nathan's new found mobility is a mixed blessing of course. He is excited to make his way around the house on his own. He smiles and giggles while he goes along. He loves crawling with the other babies at school, happy to follow around those with a little more practice under their diapers. But, Nathan has also had a few more bumps lately as he loses his balance or tries to turn faster than his body will let him. Additionally, he is trying hard to pull himself up on bookshelves or chairs, leading to more bumps, when his arms give out.  ...

    And our car has certainly expanded.  After much consideration and deliberation which is how we make most of our decisions, Erin and I decided on a new car.  For more extensive background on our deliberation click   here  for my first post on the topic of cars.     Erin and I knew we wanted and somewhat needed a new car.  We've both driven the same two cars since we were married almost 7 years ago.  However, our days of having a car payment were long gone and boy is it nice not to have a car payment.  We also have made a conscious decision not to have more than one car payment at a time, and with my Honda being both just a two door vehicle and approaching 14 years old with over 150,000 miles it was the logical one to replace.    Of course until recently, I had not had a full-time job and our budget was not always in the black, so the idea of purchasing even a new used car was a ways in the distance.  However, I w...