Monthly Archives: December 2006

Coffee Festival and Kiln Opening

This post has been updated and republished. Originally posted on 12/8/06. Speaking of coffee, there is a Winter Roast Coffee Festival at the Chattanooga Market. For a $5 donation you can sample ten coffees from five local roasters. Proceeds benefit the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. The market runs all weekend long, extended for holiday shopping, [...]

Ethan Smiled

At seven weeks old I finally got Ethan to smile for the camera! He has actually been smiling for about a week. There were some questionable ones back in November. I said it was gas, but Pam said it was in his eyes. o_0 Apparently Ethan has also begun to coo, but I have not [...]

Time to Eat the Donuts

On the way to work I heard an NPR report on Dunkin’ Donuts and their plans for expansion into the South. You may remember that rival Krispy Kreme tried to do the same up North a few years ago, but were plagued with problems due to growing too rapidly. The difficulty to become established should [...]

Santa and Jesus

Is Santa made up? A few minutes later . . . Is Jesus made up? — Aidan at the dinner table this past Wednesday.

Soccer or Singing

You can’t play soccer and sing. — Aidan at the Chattanooga Boys Choir Annual Singing Christmas Tree Concert, responding to the question of whether or not he would like to sing in a choir someday.