it is a Festivus miracle! we've figured out how to link our pictures to our blog. or "bog", as Q calls it. i think you can even link to the rest of the pictures in our web album...so we now have absolutely no excuse to share our pictures with that small group of people in this world who care to see them. if you want to see the other pictures in our web album, click on the link "reid's wedding" on the slideshow just above, and that will take you to the wedding album, and then click on "view geoff and molly's public gallery". we only have one other album on there so far, but we'll add more now that we know how to do it. finally!

we just got back from a wonderful week in idaho/utah for geoff's youngest brother's wedding, and of course Christmas. we had a great time with all the cousins and in-laws, and our newest sister-in-law, stefani. we are tired and glad to be home but it was really fun to be together with geoff's family for a week.

in other happy family news, geoff and i will be celebrating our 6th wedding anniversary on friday--we are both suffering from colds and have plans for new year's eve so our anniversary will be pretty low key this year, but we'll still have fun. hurray for 6 years with your best friend.

today's funny quote from Quinn is as follows: (looking at a book and pointing to the animals pictured on its cover) "Piggy! Doggy! Zee-ba! I did it!!!"

toddler genius wins nobel prize for knowledge of octagon

merry christmas, everyone! we thought you'd enjoy this video of quinn with her favorite puzzle. i like it best when she says OCTAGON!!! please note that i'm sick today and i do know how to wash my hair. :) quinn is sick too so that explains her deep throaty voice. :) geoff would like you all to know that he doesn't like emoticons. :( i like them though. :) :) :) now i am just doing it to bug you, geoff...

this week we are leaving for idaho to visit the archibalds for christmas, and to see geoff's youngest brother reid get married. we are thrilled for reid and excited to have a new sister-in-law, stefani. we'll post pictures when we get back.

we are also excited to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary this month. it is a weird tradition in the archibald family to cram as many weddings into the week of christmas as possible. 3 of the 4 archibald kids have christmas week wedding anniversaries, and so do my mother and father in law. kent and christine got married in august but we love them anyway.

i'm excited for 2008--i love new year's resolutions. i always make a million and occasionally even keep one or two. i like fresh starts with no mistakes yet. one new year's resolution is to keep this blog updated and to post pictures! we have lots of great shots of quinn and all the fun goings on around here, but we're the only ones who ever see these pictures. no more! 2008 will be the year of archibald over exposure. hurray!

be on the lookout for our christmas cards sometime in the first half of 2008. :)
-molly

December 9, 2007

So far the frequency of our posts to this blog has been greater than that of our mass emails so I would consider this a smashing success.

A week ago I sneezed. I did not have a cold or any cold like symptoms at the time nor was I having any problems with allergies. I have not sneezed once since then either. Normally a sneeze is not all that significant. This sneeze was different.

On Friday the 30th Molly and I were planning on going up to northern Minnesota to a resort. It was supposed to be a lovely weekend that my business partner and I were going to treat our wives to as a thank you for putting up with us while we try and set up this practice without any experience. In the morning I was giving Quinn a bath before we dropped her off at Molly's dad's house. After washing her off I sat back and let her play in the tub for a little while. That is when the sneeze hit.

I sneezed and that was when the pain exploded in my lower back. Molly happened to be walking past the bathroom when this happened so she saw me fall to the floor writhing in pain. I have never experienced pain like that before and it is my sincere hope I never do again. I could not move. After about five minutes we called 911.

An ambulance ride and some very welcome Morphine later found me at the hospital. Not exactly my first choice resort but the service was great.

This past week has been spent healing up. I am now doing pretty well and not having to use much pain medication but I will most likely be sore for the next month from what I have been told. It has been nice being able to spend extra time with Molly and Quinn but I think I prefer scheduling the time off rather than having it thrust on my in the form of a couple protruded disks.

Geoff