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Entries from May 2023

New Grandson!

May 17th, 2023 · 3 Comments

Derek and his wife Kelsey presented us with our first grandchild, Dorian Chen Lafferty! Born May 2, 2023, 6 pounds 13 ounces. Mother and son, a few hours old Father and son

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Solar Upgrade

May 17th, 2023 · 1 Comment

I first installed Solar panels on my roof back in 2011. 7.9 kW. It reduced my electric bill by about $130/month and has been very reliable over the past decade. A few months ago my inverter partially failed and I was only generating about half the power I should have. Along with fixing that, I […]

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We’re still here!

May 17th, 2023 · 2 Comments

I see that the last post was back in 2018! For several years my family used blogs to keep the others informed of their projects, plans and problems. Since we have started using WhatsApp to communicate in real time, the blogs have sat in a dusty corner covered with spiderwebs. My family is still healthy […]

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