http://nerdtobe.net the happenings of sidonie ridgway stern Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:04:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Meeting Jack and Lucy Originally uploaded by nathaniel s Now that is a laugh! Enjoy me enjoying Jack and Lucy on or very first encounter. http://nerdtobe.net/2010/02/25/meeting-jack-and-lucy/ Fresh snow is yummy! My winter days are filled with Lifeways and friends and 'rents and cats. That's right, CATS!!! I named them -- Jack and Lucy -- and I like to pretend to be a cat with them. My meow rocks and my purr is coming along nicely. Ballet has ... http://nerdtobe.net/2010/02/25/winter-days-short-but-full/ Bumper Cars at Gold Reef City Originally uploaded by nathaniel s http://nerdtobe.net/2010/02/25/bumper-cars-at-gold-reef-city/ So Fun! I had an absolutely wonderful time down south. Saw heaps of friends and family, did tons of fantastic things, went on adventures, hang out, made new friends, met a lot of dogs, got in a goodly amount of swimming and running around in the buff. Sadly, despite the number ... http://nerdtobe.net/2010/02/25/my-south-african-vacation/ Waiting For Father Christmas/The Hanukkah Armadillo (Friends joke) At last, some photos from Christmukkah. We had to leave early on Christmas day to go to South Africa, so for more of my Christmas adventures see the next post. Thanks to everyone who made Christmas so much fun and soooo lucrative!!! ... http://nerdtobe.net/2010/02/25/waiting-for-father-christmasthe-hanukkah-armadillo-friends-joke/ Family! We had a grand Thanksgiving feast, lots of family fun time, and even got in some shopping, a Christmas pageant, a visit to the "special museum" (kids have to take grown-ups) and finished dressing the Christmukkah Bush. In the lead up to the weekend, we also got to visit ... http://nerdtobe.net/2009/11/30/family-thanksgiving-best/ Buzz Lightyear does Wawatosa Halloween was a blast! We went to Wawatosa to Jeff, Jessica and Isaac's with a whole parade of folks: little Isaac and Naomi (with Aaron and Sarah and Grannies in tow) and Azalia (with Kari and Jason) and later we were joined by spiderman, little red riding ... http://nerdtobe.net/2009/11/02/buzz-lightyear-does-wawatosa/ Here are some of the things I have been up to since August (busy, busy, busy) and here are two movies of me (firstly, eating Halloween cookies and telling scary tales of monsters and then dancing in a Isadora Duncan/Mick Jagger sort of way). Enjoy … We miss you all!!! ... http://nerdtobe.net/2009/10/29/doings-and-stuff/ So, so, so sorry about how bad the ‘rents have been at keeping up with the posts. Here are a bunch of pics from my August visit to NYC. I had a wonderful time and saw lots of folks and I gave my first speech at a rehearsal dinner – ... http://nerdtobe.net/2009/10/29/my-summer-vacation/ Summertime ... pink, pigtails, precious ... A few photos of our summer (such as it has been) so far. Sid loves water of all kinds and despite the chill is very happy to go to the beach and play in the lake; she loves ("big," as she would say) her tumbling ... http://nerdtobe.net/2009/07/30/summertime-pink-pigtails-precious/ [caption id="attachment_198" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Zaelia, Nonie and Big Isaac at Lake Park"][/caption] http://nerdtobe.net/2009/07/27/friends-2/ Tripping Through the Sprinklers Originally uploaded by nathaniel s Happy Birthday Daddy! What a lovely day in the gardens -- we even got "pretend summer" for the day! http://nerdtobe.net/2009/06/16/tripping-through-the-sprinklers-on-daddys-birthday/ "I think you might be right about Buckminister, Popop." A wonderful visit to Chicago as part of the ongoing 3.0 celebration. Thanks to Popop (I am bending his ear here) and Babba! Thanks to Daddy too, this hat belongs on my head, forever, seriously! Oh, and thanks to Mum for the ... http://nerdtobe.net/2009/06/15/chicago-is-my-kinda-town/ More Plotting? Three three year-olds plotting to get their party favors in the air (and, if that doesn't work to drag them along the ground stylishly) at the Sidonie Kites and Cupcakes Party/Picnic (alongside the Kite Festival on the Lake). Much fun was had by all. Originally uploaded by nathaniel ... http://nerdtobe.net/2009/06/15/sidonie-30/ Base-ballon! (video) Originally uploaded by nathaniel s Short video of Nonie, the future home run hitter for the Brewers! Swing batter batter batter batter, swing!!!!! (Note to South African viewers: file size could potentially be a bit of a drag; but we'll try to compress the cricket playing video better, when we ... http://nerdtobe.net/2009/05/21/base-ballon-video/