Here are some blogs I want to share with you….
1. Almost 6 years ago (try to wrap your head around that) Jones & I and our 2 little boys set off for a new life. I remember driving in our cramped...
Critique of Your Powerpoint Presentation Titled "Sales Forecast, Third Quarter": Upon receiving your ambiguously titled invitation, "Sales Meeting," I did not expect to witness the birth of a new mixed-media art movement. On the contrary, I suspected that it would be...
My head is swirling, as it is most days. I’ve got lots of things I want to do, lots of things I need to do and lots of things I should do that I don’t want to do. I feel...
We watched this the other night, both having pretty high hopes for it--I as an avid reader of Narnia, Tim as one who has not yet experienced Narnia in its book form, but enjoyed the first movie. Now, I realize that...
This is one of those rare live action book trailers. I do think the book blurb is more convincing than this trailer though, in terms of getting me to read the book. But it is still a nice trailer. ABOUT THE...
So, I just found this post about a recent MLA conference that included childcare as part of its offerings at the conference. I'm all kinds of impressed with that. Even in my own field, I've seen the lone mom wearing a baby...
eta: caution--very longI planned have a post for you about delivering orphanage gifts today.I set out this morning and the Colorado-girl in me immediately categorized last night's snowfall as great powder. Images of skiing (from long ago) flitted through my...
I have no patience for trinkets and clutter (especially ultra-cheap plastic toys). Rest assured those birthday-party goodie bags will be sent almost straight to the trash, my own children’s parties included. (Candy eaten first, however. I mean,...
The girls and I in my small group have recently started reading "Shopping for Time." It's basically about how to accomplish everything called has called you to do each day. One of the suggestions is to wake up...
This week I’m using the prompt from Katy Lin’s blog the great adventure to brag on my fabulous husband. It’s a questionnaire about our husbands. Katy Lin is the genius that started My Husband Rocks Friday! Check out her blog!1....
The Telegraph has a piece informing us in no uncertain terms that:Sacha Baron Cohen's black Jesus to shock AmericaOh. Goodness. A black Jesus. Shocking. What ever shall we silly Americans do? A source reported to have seen the film in...
Today has been a little rough. I just couldn’t shake how tired I was, which made me a tad grumpy and feeling directionless for the day. Fuller really wanted to head to the park, so I took him.
There were...
Several years ago I got Gabe a pair of chopsticks that were connected at the top and he's really enjoyed learning to use them. Only problem - we only had 1 pair and 3 children. So, before Christmas my bargain-shopper...
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Just a quick little housekeeping post. If I know you in real life, and you have a blog, would you please leave a comment or an address so I have them somewhere handy? I've started to...
I'm back! Tallinn was a nice trip--wide, clean streets and friendly people. 'Most everyone spoke English.If you've been to other medieval cities in Europe, then this one could be passed. (My pick--Carcassonne in southern France.) But, for a little respite...
what a grown up smile she has on her face. this was taken on the way to the airport. after we dropped tim off mya said, 'i do miss tim but i want to go to the mall...
That's what Charlie said to me as I was putting him into his crib for his nap. Aaah. What more could I want? It has been a good day. Not a perfect day: I've gritted my teeth a few times,...
And the derivations of the book reviewer's link-up meme just keep on coming! John Anealio wants to write a reprise/part 2 version of his song based on the meme, and he needs your help to do it. There is also some...
I've never really done the whole New Year's Resolutions thing, unless you count the year I decided I wanted to grow house plants (don't have any now so you can see where that resolution went). The whole concept of...
[Had this typed and ready to post a few days ago, but forgot about it. Oops.] Archinect has made available 20 predictions of varying length, wit, and quality for 2009. (Perhaps unsurprisingly) the two most provocative belong to Kazys...
You know that you are doing something right when the other team's fans are singing your name -- in praise, not derision. That something is embodied best by the run starting around 1:45, culminating in Messi's third goal....
Meet Miko, the new member of the family.She's our 'neice'. We are taking care of Miko for the next several months as Yukari goes off to Africa. For the longest time I thought my sister would be roughing it...
Bath fun. Later he tastes the loofah.The Pearl and RebekkaI'll post more of these portraits later. Jen had a migraine but she and everyone else helped me get some good shots that I'm really happy to have....
Paul and Ken built this bridge using trees off the land which they toppled and wrangled into place with their gloved hands, barely escaping unscathed.Papa and the Boogs, who really likes dropping rocks in the creek over and over and...
Today, as I sat at my reception desk in the middle school lobby, I heard a student coming in the front door, a distinct rattle issuing from her hand. It was the sound of a brown bag lunch. I love...
So you've been a running a review blog for a while now. Sometimes you get lucky and a publisher contacts you about a new novel, or an author stumbles across your site and asks if you could review their novel....
So I committed to this photo a day thing. I didn’t promise that all the pictures would be good. Please remember that.
We got almost 4 inches of rain yesterday, resulting in flooding and closing of schools. Today I wanted to...
I remember walking with a friend in England by a canal in Kent and talking about the role of sanctification in the Christian life. He said that when he was growing up as a fundamentalist, they emphasized "making a decision"...
We made donuts again tonight. I told the kids we would if they ate their whole bowl of green-bean/corn/spaghetti. (Yes, altogether. It's called sneaking in veggies.)
And finish they did.
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