Casa Jonsson

With two kids in school, and two at home, life feels calmer in the morning hours … more conducive to conversations about life goals. Our four-year-old very seriously posed a conundrum different from others I have faced: “Mommy, when I’m a grownup, do you want me to be a pirate or a hunter?”
Funny, neither of […]

Posted on September 11th, 2007 by Araceli
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It’s been a while since we’ve posted. A lot has happened. The baby is eating solids, and trying to crawl. I’m trying to crawl out of bed. :)
I thought I’d share a few glimpses into life at Casa Jonsson. Our three oldest sons have taken after their father as men of deep thought (though our […]

Posted on October 9th, 2006 by Araceli
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It isn’t news to those of you who know Nils and me well: we aren’t pet people. That might be an understatement. We don’t even want a goldfish. I’ve often said I’d rather have another baby than a pet, and I don’t make claims like that lightly.
You pet lovers will be amused to hear that, […]

Posted on July 3rd, 2006 by Araceli
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About three months ago I started publicly charting my blood-sugar levels. Since then I updated two charts daily in order to track a single measure: how well I’m doing at managing my Type-1 diabetes. This got me thinking about how to quantify blood-sugar control in one number instead of two or more.
If you’re diabetes chic […]

Posted on May 25th, 2006 by Nils
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On the way in to work this morning I got stuck in traffic behind a semi truck. It had a good deal of grime on it, and someone had made the following inscription in the grime:

EL PASO
   
EL CRUNCHO

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—> —>

I thought this was a lot funnier than “WASH ME.” 

Posted on April 20th, 2006 by Nils
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I love the deep questions kids ask. Maybe it’s just our kids—although that would surprise me—but in our house when it rains theology, it’s a flash-flood. The imponderable questions start with no warning whatsoever and come spilling out one after another, rapid-fire. One hardly gets a chance to attempt an answer before another two or […]

Posted on April 9th, 2006 by Nils
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Our six-year-old, having taken piano lessons for some seven months now, considers himself quite the little maestro. He loves the damper pedal. Since he only measures 43 inches tall, he isn’t able to reach it without standing up. (We finally invested in a piano pedal extending platform so his posture won’t go down the tubes). […]

Posted on March 20th, 2006 by Araceli
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The last 3½ weeks have not been the easiest time for Casa Jonsson. During the last weekend of January we were at our kindergartener’s first piano recital when our newborn had what appeared to be some sort of seizure. We spent the next three days in the neonatal ICU ruling out seizures and heart problems […]

Posted on February 21st, 2006 by Nils
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Today is the 250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart. In honor of him I offer you this silent, poor-man’s video of me playing a piece by a composer whose work he admired and promoted, namely, J. S. Bach.

That’s not a goatee I’m wearing. I’m picking my nose with a microphone.
This picture was taken at my company’s […]

Posted on January 27th, 2006 by Nils
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Our church is putting on a “Greatest Hits Night”—an evening of live music that was heard in our worship services during the year. It’s a time of fellowship, food, fun, and worship for the church. It’s also an opportunity for members to invite friends and family from outside the church who might find an evening […]

Posted on January 20th, 2006 by Nils
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