Monthly Archives: January 2008

Ahhhh, A Welcome Compliment

January 28, 2008 – 1:04 pm

As I was going through the potluck line at church yesterday, one of the men in line looked at me and told me I looked really beautiful and that pregnant women are always so beautiful. Then he got embarrassed and said that might be chauvinistic. I laughed and told him thank you, it was really [...]

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Want to Help Bring Silas Home?

January 25, 2008 – 3:07 pm

Not particularly interested in a quilt but still want to help donate to the airline tickets to bring Silas home? I talked with Erica and I’ve put together a donation button that goes straight to their PayPal account so anything you donate will go directly to them.
If you want to skip buying a couple of [...]

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I’m Getting a Nephew!

January 22, 2008 – 5:59 pm

My BIL and SIL, David & Erica (George’s brother and brother’s wife), are adopting a little boy from Ethiopia and will be traveling from Arizona to Ethiopia in the next few weeks to go pick him up. His name is Silas and he’s three years old. Travel to Ethiopia is expensive, so one of their [...]

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And Because I Clearly Have Too Much Time on My Hands…..

January 17, 2008 – 11:55 am

Or possibly because I am effectively procrastinating doing the dishes and starting a load of the kids’ laundry (I’m not telling which; I’m sure you can all figure that out yourselves….)…. it is now time for Princess Bride Trivia! Yes, I wasted a significant portion of my feckless youth watching this ridiculous movie (which I [...]

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I Hate Potty Training (what a shock)

January 15, 2008 – 4:29 pm

Do this really need further exposition? In case you are one of those blissful childless people who has never experienced this lovely pastime, I just want you to know that when you have kids and get to potty training (by which time, hopefully I’ll be done or maybe have only one left), I plan to [...]

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Boogers for Breakfast, Anyone?

January 7, 2008 – 1:09 pm

Kyra and Faith often come in when they wake up in the morning (around 8:15 or so) and climb up on me & George’s bed to visit for a few minutes. The other day George was already showered and in his office when Kyra came in to visit with me (she’s 3). Her lips have [...]

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And the Borg Say…. Mopping is Futile!

January 2, 2008 – 1:42 pm

Oh wait, that’s “Resistance is futile.” Well, if they had small children and didn’t live in a cube, no doubt they would agree that mopping is also futile.
My out-of-town cousin and his family (three kids) came over on Saturday for the day, and my parents and my brother & family (one kid) came over to [...]

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