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Week 15: Drawing, David and Daddy hiking

We walked (some of) the Cliffside Trail this week, which we haven’t for a while – since summer, when we would have our picnic on the rocks at the cliff. That worked better when I was at the campsite in … Continue reading

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I put this in the (new for this post) Technical category, and installed Ultimate Category Excluder to exclude it from the home page because I don’t think most people are that interested. So if you’re reading this, you probably searched … Continue reading

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“Catch Daddy!”

I didn’t think much could top “sack of potatoes” in David’s eyes, but lately I’ve been running ahead of him and inviting him to “catch Daddy,” trailing one hand so he can catch it, or, which he likes even better, … Continue reading

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Rearranging the drive to WV

Since July 2020, when we got the order for me see David, even though the time given was very limited, I have been driving from my home–our home–in Indiana to West Virginia every other Sunday, and home Saturday. I like … Continue reading

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Introduction and Welcome

My name is David Robins. In March 2018, my wife left our home in Indiana with our seven-month old son David Geoffrey. David has been kept from me for most of time since. This summer (2024) David has finally been … Continue reading

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Week 14: At the playground, baking cookies, doing puzzles

Sunday, January 31, 2021 to Saturday, February 6, 2021. Although this is the 14th week, and more than that since this is my second exile to West Virginia, after I finally got court-ordered time with David after she withheld him … Continue reading

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David on the “Big Boy” Swing

Until now when we went to the playground (one in Mullens or one of the several at Twin Falls state park), David rode in the kid swings – bucket-shaped with leg holes – but he never liked getting out, because … Continue reading

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Hiking the “Nature Trail” on a Chilly Day, and a New Hat

On Saturdays, it became our habit to hike one of the trails at Twin Falls, and we have done several of them. Today we hiked the Nature Trail, a 1 ¼ mile loop that crosses the Falls Trail and touches … Continue reading

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The Beginning

If you found this site, welcome – at time of writing (February 2021, but back-dated to be the first post) it was still ramping up. This is the first entry. It will chronicle my strange journey from my wife leaving … Continue reading

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