Today was "Scout Sunday" at church. Sarah carried the Girl Scout flag to the altar before Mass - along with another 30 or so various flags carried by other Girl and Boy scouts. She did really great! After Mass, they took a picture on the church steps.
Nicholas got himself another cold at the end of last week. He's been mostly just snotty, but we kept him home for a couple days because something was going around his day care. Sarah got the full version of it, though. She was sick to her stomach in the middle of the night. We had to borrow a neighbor's steam cleaner to get the carpet clean.
Nico is getting around on his belly; he's still not technically crawling - more like belly-surfing. But he will get himself across the room, usually to chase a toy that he grabs and then flicks away. He's also seemed to stop falling asleep at the end of breast-feeding. For the most part, he's been falling asleep when we put him in his crib, but there's been a time or two lately when he's been so tired, he can't fall asleep right away.
The New York football Giants are in the Super Bowl this year. David didn't think they'd make it this far, so it's been a pleasant surprise. Sure hope they keep it up!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Happy New Year 2008!
Been too busy to post lately - in part, taking care of sick kids :( Mostly, it's been Nicholas. We're lucky that David has a flexible work schedule and understanding bosses, and is able to work from home in the morning and/or work later at night. David only took Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve off this year - and Ali only took off New Year's Eve. We went to NJ for "A Mocko Family Christmas" at Steven and Jenne's. It was great to see everyone, and the four cousins had plenty of fun with each other and opening some more gifts.
We celebrated the new year back in Bowie at 8:00pm eastern. Sarah was very excited to bang sticks on pots and shout "Happy New Year!". We all went to bed before midnight, though.
On Sun Jan 6th, it was really warm out and Grandpa came over to help us put together a bike Sarah had gotten for Chanukah from him and Sue. After it was done, he, Sarah, and Ali went to a park to ride around, although Sarah was just as interested in playing on the swings and slides. David and Nicholas stayed home and watched the New York football Giants win a playoff game!
Yesterday, David went to a really neat seminar he'd arranged - the speaker showed data from the SORCE satellite, and it showed that the total spectral irradiance (amount of solar energy from the sun) at the top of the atmosphere is about 1361 W/m^2, rather than the 1366 W/m^2, which has been the "solar constant" for some time. This value does vary some with sunspots and an 11-year solar cycle, but the new measurements with more sophisticated instruments are quite precise. Although this is less than 1 percent of a difference from the previously measured average, David and his group are planning to test the effects of these new measurements in their atmospheric models.
We celebrated the new year back in Bowie at 8:00pm eastern. Sarah was very excited to bang sticks on pots and shout "Happy New Year!". We all went to bed before midnight, though.
On Sun Jan 6th, it was really warm out and Grandpa came over to help us put together a bike Sarah had gotten for Chanukah from him and Sue. After it was done, he, Sarah, and Ali went to a park to ride around, although Sarah was just as interested in playing on the swings and slides. David and Nicholas stayed home and watched the New York football Giants win a playoff game!
Yesterday, David went to a really neat seminar he'd arranged - the speaker showed data from the SORCE satellite, and it showed that the total spectral irradiance (amount of solar energy from the sun) at the top of the atmosphere is about 1361 W/m^2, rather than the 1366 W/m^2, which has been the "solar constant" for some time. This value does vary some with sunspots and an 11-year solar cycle, but the new measurements with more sophisticated instruments are quite precise. Although this is less than 1 percent of a difference from the previously measured average, David and his group are planning to test the effects of these new measurements in their atmospheric models.
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