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Freaking over flies

For the last few weeks, Audrey has been afraid of bugs in general, flies in particular. Every time she’d see one, she’d get agitated and shout at it, “Go ‘way, f’y!” (Her l’s are non-existent at this time. She doesn’t have r’s down yet either.) But a couple of days ago we were in the […]

Posted by Curtis Gibby on August 9th, 2007

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Birdhouse in Your Vent

Our clothes dryer started taking a really long time to get things dry a couple of weeks ago, so today I finally decided to check out the exterior vent. I was expecting to find a bunch of lint and junk, but I was surprised to find a whole bird’s nest in one four-inch duct. It’s […]

Posted by Curtis Gibby on July 4th, 2007

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City Sidewalks, Busy Sidewalks

Last night we went up to Salt Lake to see the Christmas lights at Temple Square. It took us forever to get there because the streets were packed and there was absolutely no parking. Neither Sarah nor I have ever seen so many cars in Salt Lake. I was getting aggravated and we were ready […]

Posted by Curtis Gibby on December 17th, 2006

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The “Big One” hits the Salt Lake Valley

So there I was at home, reading a book while Audrey slept and Sarah was at work, when it hit. The big one — an earth-shattering quake! Actually, it was only 2.5 on the Richter scale and lasted only 4 or 5 seconds, tops. While it was happening, I wondered if it was wind blowing […]

Posted by Curtis Gibby on November 17th, 2006

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A First for Audrey

This week, Sarah and I went to the temple for the first time since Audrey was born. That meant that Audrey had to stay with a babysitter for the first time. We left her with one of Sarah’s very reliable Young Women and told her to feed Audrey a bottle with formula. When we got […]

Posted by Curtis Gibby on August 21st, 2005

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