Vanderfleet-Martin.net http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/ Information about the Vanderfleet-Martin family en-us 2011-12-20T17:02:53-05:00 Christmas 2011 http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000031.html Another year has past and here we are again wondering what to write about it. Thinking back the events freshest in our minds have to do with the weather. At end of August we were hit with Hurricane Irene... smartin 2011-12-20T17:02:53-05:00 Christmas 2010 http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000030.html So where does the season begin? Is it the first snow fall? Perhaps it’s when we put up the lights after Thanksgiving. Maybe it began with the purchase of the first gift. Barbie thought it started when she sent... smartin 2010-12-25T10:37:42-05:00 Happy Solstice, etc. http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000029.html Another year has come and gone and it is time once again to update the web site. I feel kind of bad that it has been a whole year since we've posted anything here, but then again at least... smartin 2009-12-25T18:10:45-05:00 Christmas 2008 http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000028.html "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" and it is actually snowing as I write. However this song which has been a holiday standard in my head each year has been replaced by "I'll Have a Blue Christmas Without You"... smartin 2008-12-24T12:34:56-05:00 Melbourne Australia http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000027.html About a year ago we were notified by Whole Foods that we had won a trip to Australia, at first we didn't believe them but after a little investigation it turned out to be true. The trip included air... smartin 2008-11-30T14:42:03-05:00 Renovations Finished http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000026.html This of course took a very long time and when we finally got the tiles, the quality was not what we expected and had to have them re-ordered. ... He got about 80% done and ran out of tiles, so another order and another wait and finally we got them and Jim finished the job this weekend.

]]> smartin 2008-01-21T17:09:35-05:00 Christmas 2007 http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000025.html He went off to summer camp this year for the first time and for the most part enjoyed it, though one week would have been better that two (for him, not Barb and I).


... As for the upcoming year, I expect it will be more of the same, Barb is slowly expanding the quilting enterprise to other areas of the house, so it is my job to try to keep it under control.

]]> smartin 2007-12-21T17:18:32-05:00 Graduation 2007 http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000024.html The end of the school year this year brought two graduations for us, Alec graduated from middle school and John graduated from high school. Alec's graduation was on Wednesday afternoon and took place on the lawn of his school... smartin 2007-07-07T15:55:31-05:00 Merry Christmas 2006 http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000023.html Another year has passed us by and once again it's Christmas. This year we are staying home in New Jersey just hanging around the house and hoping that somehow it will snow. Barb will be quilting, John will be... smartin 2006-12-25T14:28:48-05:00 Fall 2006 http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000022.html Well it's been a long time since I did an update to our site. So long in fact that the software that runs the site cleared my previous entry from the front page. Well, I will try to cover... smartin 2006-10-20T10:18:30-05:00 Merry Christmas http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000021.html Well it's that time of year again, time to reflect on what's happened over the last 12 months and what is going to happen in the next 12. To be honest when I start thinking about doing this, I... smartin 2005-12-24T20:12:42-05:00 Summer Dispatches http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000020.html It's been a while since my last major post, so here is a summary of what we have been up to in the last few months. Summer Vacation This summer Barb and the kids went back to Canada for two... smartin 2005-08-30T19:47:20-05:00 Alec's First Triathlon http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000019.html On July 30th Alec participated in his first triathlon. It consisted of a 250 yard swim, a 2 mile bike ride and a 3/4 mile run. He did very well coming in 49th out 75 kids aged 9 to... smartin 2005-08-01T18:10:44-05:00 The Gates http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000018.html On Friday Barb and I went to Central Park to see The Gates, an art exibit consisting of 7500 gateways lining the paths of the park. While I'm not sure that this is high art, it was impressive to... smartin 2005-02-21T16:52:46-05:00 Merry Christmas http://www.vanderfleet-martin.net/archives/000017.html We'd like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope everyone gets a chance to take a break and relax for a few days, preferably in the company of some fresh snow, a... smartin 2004-12-22T16:00:46-05:00