http://www.justpowers.com Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:25:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SPRING!!, originally uploaded by Justpowers. First swing of spring. Thomas bike helmet and all... http://www.justpowers.com/2010/03/07/spring/ I am beginning to despair that my family will ever EVER be healthy again. Six weeks. We have been sick for six weeks. Back at the end of January it was Emma who struggled with a cold and fluid filled ears. Then Will caught the cold which garnered him a double ... http://www.justpowers.com/2010/03/01/the-plague/ Mike's grandmother, Emma and Will's great-grandmother, Hester, passed away last Sunday. It was her 97th birthday. Hester was quiet, but had a gentle strength. She cried the first time she met Emma and watched Will with intently when she met him last October. Emma was fascinated with the softness of Nana's ... http://www.justpowers.com/2010/02/28/nana-hester/ William turns 11 months old today. Unfortunately, his "monthly" updates seem to be as sporadic as his ability to sleep through the night. I try to keep up with them, but something about having two (just one thing Jen?) prevents me from doing them as regularly as I would like. ... http://www.justpowers.com/2010/02/19/william-month-eleven/ Snow slide!, originally uploaded by Justpowers. After Snowpocalypse/Snowmageddon 2010 we built a snow slide out of the mound of snow created by shoveling the driveway. Emma was a fan. http://www.justpowers.com/2010/02/11/snow-slide/ http://www.justpowers.com/2010/02/05/snowpocalypse-now/ We're playing Mama., originally uploaded by Justpowers. Emma and Will playing together. It was sheer luck that I turned around at the very moment they were playing and even better luck that the Flip camera was within arm's reach. I am hoping that moments like this will outweigh ... http://www.justpowers.com/2010/02/02/were-playing-mama/ I discovered something important about myself last week. I hate bath time. I thought I liked it. I thought it was fun and relaxing and a great way to keep the kids occupied for a half an hour or so, while getting them clean at the same time - what ... http://www.justpowers.com/2010/01/31/i-hate-bath-time/ I am ashamed to admit that I have mostly avoided the coverage of the Haiti earthquake and its aftermath. It was an avoidance I have been conscious of even while I haven't been sure of the reason behind it. Tonight, watching the Hope for Haiti Now fundraiser the reason became ... http://www.justpowers.com/2010/01/22/avoiding-haiti/ William finds a puzzle, originally uploaded by Justpowers. In the last week William has started crawling - not just rocking back and forth anymore but full on forward motion - and cruising. He loves our coffee table because it is big and he can cruise around and ... http://www.justpowers.com/2010/01/22/william-finds-a-puzzle/