Well, we got approved for the house in the Heights, so the moving process has begun! Supposedly the phone and DSL service is being switched from our old address to our new on Friday, but we’ll see how that goes. There’s a possibility that this website (along with any MUGS email addresses) may be offline […]

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Joey and I commited many months ago to moving to somewhere less expensive, and have been looking for a house to rent near downtown, for a few weeks now. We had just taken a look at “the last house” on our list, in the Heights, and were driving around the immediate neighborhood, when we spotted […]

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Here they come! Holly’s family and mine both graced us with their presence last week. It was a flurry of activities and chit-chatting, but it was all very good. I enjoyed it. The star of the show, of course, was Ivy who was held and passed around more than she ever had been in her […]

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Happy One-Month Birthday, Ivy! She’s changed since we brought her home, and we’ll be taking one photo per day, to document her growth progress. Look for a link soon. So far, she’s doing wonderfully on lifting and holding her head up, when placed face down. Joey reports that she even (accidentally) rolled over once already. […]

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Jim Gooing came down last week for a visit. He was a trooper in helping us take care of the baby. He joined us in getting very little sleep as Ivy still insists on waking up 2 or 3 times each night. But we managed to have some fun too including a trip to Kemah […]

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Okay, okay! We will update the blog! It has been a stressful and exciting couple of weeks with the arrival of Ivy Sommer Dutton. Lots to tell! But since family and friends have been asking for pictures, I’ll keep the story telling to a minimum and toss a few current photos instead. Overall, the entire […]

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