thebuchanans.net http://thebuchanans.net/blog Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:54:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Sledding with friends http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2009/01/11/sledding-with-friends/ http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2009/01/11/sledding-with-friends/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:54:34 +0000 matt http://thebuchanans.net/blog/?p=184 Yesterday, we decided to ignore 10″ of snow on the driveway and take the boys sledding with their friends Megan and Connor. What a blast!

It wasn’t long before all four kids piled onto the same sled. “See mom, all of us can fit!”

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]]> http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2009/01/11/sledding-with-friends/feed/ Trying to kick start the blog again http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2009/01/11/trying-to-kick-start-the-blog-again/ http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2009/01/11/trying-to-kick-start-the-blog-again/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:32:19 +0000 matt http://thebuchanans.net/blog/?p=182 Ok…I’ve been harranging Renee lately in an attempt to get her to start blogging again. I upgraded the WordPress install this morning…the new version makes it super easy to upload photos. I even installed a fancy new look.

Tonight I’ll teach her how to use the new upload feature. Hopefully after seeing that she’ll get the blogging bug again.

]]> http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2009/01/11/trying-to-kick-start-the-blog-again/feed/ Blast it with the hammer http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/04/07/blast-it-with-the-hammer/ http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/04/07/blast-it-with-the-hammer/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:51:07 +0000 matt http://thebuchanans.net/blog/?p=160 We’re putting the finishing touches on a bit of remodeling work in Jonathan’s room.  As I was putting a final coat of paint on the wall the other day, I saw Jonathan holding his old ceiling fan and ‘explaining’ to Jake how it works.

“The electricity goes from the switch to this thing, and then the blades move.”

Pointing at the motor, I asked Jonathan if he knew how “this thing” works.

Jonathan:  “I dunno.”

Dad:  “Why don’t we take it apart and figure it out?”

Jonathan and Jake:  “Yeah!”

We spent the next hour our so dissecting the old fan.  They both did great with the screwdrivers and we eventually stripped it down to the motor housing.  Unfortunately, it was crimped so tight we couldn’t crack it open to see the coil.  They wanted to “blast it with this huge hammer, dad” but I decided to call it a day at that point.

Here are a few pics from the adventure.

]]> http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/04/07/blast-it-with-the-hammer/feed/ Just upgraded to WordPress 2.5 http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/30/just-upgraded-to-wordpress-25/ http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/30/just-upgraded-to-wordpress-25/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:11:14 +0000 matt http://thebuchanans.net/blog/?p=153 thebuchanans.net is now powered by the latest version of the greatest thing on the net - WordPress. One of the best features in the new version is post-level image galleries, with a simplified upload procedure and auto-thumbnailing. This will make it much simpler for Renee to put pictures on the site…and should encourage her to do so more often.

I placed a summer-inspired gallery into this post to show off this new feature. (we’ve had two snow storms in Toledo since the official begining of spring, so we’re a longing a bit for summer weather right now)

Anyone else in the family want a WordPress-powered blog or site? Let me know…..

]]> http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/30/just-upgraded-to-wordpress-25/feed/ Quick pics from San Francisco http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/12/quick-pics-from-san-francisco/ http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/12/quick-pics-from-san-francisco/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:24:41 +0000 matt http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/12/quick-pics-from-san-francisco/ Here’s a few quick pics from my recent trip to San Francisco. I managed to sneak in about three hours of sightseeing on a Friday afternoon.

Hills, cable cars, and fresh seafood!
Killer hills of San Francisco
San Francisco cable car
Fresh crabs at Fisherman's Wharf

]]> http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/12/quick-pics-from-san-francisco/feed/ Was she really that small? http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/11/150/ http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/11/150/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:52:47 +0000 renee http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/11/150/ Sophie in the snow

Sophie stealing a glove in the snow.

]]> http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/11/150/feed/ Spring is in the air http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/11/spring-is-in-the-air/ http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/11/spring-is-in-the-air/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:56:09 +0000 renee http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/08/spring-is-in-the-air/ Go Indians!

We’re getting ready. Are you?

]]> http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2008/03/11/spring-is-in-the-air/feed/ A bit smitten http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2007/09/09/a-bit-smitten/ http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2007/09/09/a-bit-smitten/#comments Sun, 09 Sep 2007 12:24:20 +0000 matt http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2007/09/09/a-bit-smitten/ IMG_1680We ‘rediscovered’ this gem when showing Renee’s new computer to my mom the other night.

That’s Lexi and Jonathan at his pre-school gradutation. Sure looks like he’s about to deliver a kiss, and it sure looks like they’re both a bit smitten with each other.

Click the thumbnail to see the full size picture…it’s worth it.

]]> http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2007/09/09/a-bit-smitten/feed/ Here She Is… http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2007/08/23/here-she-is/ http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2007/08/23/here-she-is/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:13:13 +0000 renee http://thebuchanans.net/blog/2007/08/23/here-she-is/ After years of Jonathan asking for a dog, we have finally decided to go ahead and get one (it also helps that Jake is almost potty trained). Jonathan is so excited, I’m not sure our cat, Henry will be as thrilled! The puppies were born yesterday and the breeder sent me a couple of pictures already.

It was “Hannah’s” first time giving birth and she only had two puppies, both girls. So if you have any good suggestions for names let us know.

Without further delay….here she is:

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We took Jake to an open skate tonight. He was so excited to get on the ice so he could skate like his big brother!

He loved it (even though it totally killed our backs).

After about 15 minutes Jake was ready to get off the ice and go find the Zamboni!

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