“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Learning the value of labor
Throughout my life many people have been vital in teaching me how to do the various jobs I’ve held. A few stand out in an already outstanding crowd. The mentor who taught me how to lobby; how to frame my argument; how to be pit bull relentless in getting an answer. Yeah, she rocks. At […]
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Review: Cozi Family Calendar
I’m something of an organization addict. I’m constantly looking for the latest, greatest system that’s going to turn my chaotic life into an orderly, peaceful dream. Now, realistically, I know that’s never going to happen, but I still look. Order is particularly important for homeschoolers, or the books, science projects, works of art, and Lego […]
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My precocious child
Because I’ve told this story twice in the past week and I’m too tired to blog anything that makes my brain work: a story about Sprite, my 8-year-old daughter. (That’s so you can skip this if you’d rather not read a mommy blogging post.) Last fall, I was taking Sprite to something softball related and […]
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On this day, (mumble mumble) years ago…
… I was blessed with the coolest, craziest, most fascinating sister on the planet. Of course, I didn’t realize that at the time. I thought she was kind of a pest and mildly amusing. Okay, hilarious. She’d entertain me and my friends for hours. But I digress. She has become an amazing woman. Strong and […]
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State of the Fair
Yesterday, the family made the great journey to the Texas State Fair. Last year, the girls and I took a quick look around before we saw “Mary Poppins” at the Music Hall. But this was the first year we truly went to the fair. It was lots of fun. And delicious. It is a […]
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They went thata way!
Today my daughters left. On a jet plane. They’ll be back on Sept 6. So, not so much like the song. They’re spending a week with their grandparents in Minnesota, then we’ll drive up and spend another week before heading home through Mansfield, Missouri and this lovely locale. We’re also going to the Minnesota State […]
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I hearby resolve. . .
to take pictures of the adults in my family, to make sure I have pictures of couples without children,to take pictures of adults as individuals or groups, without children,to make sure my sister-in-law gets a lot more camera time,to get pictures of my parents,and to not wait til Jan. 27 to do the yearly photo […]
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On the Eighth Day of Christmas
I finally got my around to my “Christmas” Letter. Hey, technically, it’s still the Christmas Season. At least in my head. Here are a few excerpts. (If you’re on our list, consider this a trailer.) Since this was our first full calendar year in Texas and I wanted a complete year to chronicle. Not buying […]
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Christmas Memories
This year is the first Christmas without my grandpa. My grandfather loved Christmas, reveled in it. He wrote an annual Christmas letter that ranged from multi-page collage catalogs of all his wishes (complete with a new vacuum for my grandma) to poems and quizzes reminding us of the importance of God becoming man. He made […]
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Best Sister-In-Law of 2008!
Winner by a landslide: the youngest sister of MTG.
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