10th August, 2009
Moving my blog
To here.
Please make a note of it. :)
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4th August, 2009
My challenge to myself – 12 books in 12 months
A friend of mine is setting a goal for herself to read 35 books in one year – beginning and commencing on her birthday, which happens to be this month. I thought it was a wonderful plan, but for it to be attainable for me, I needed to tweak it a bit. One book, once a month. Much better. And, since my birthday is this month also, that works out well too.
Now, although I do love books, I am horribly guilty of often not finishing them and usually have about 7 going at any one time. So, this is definately a challenge for me (and that’s not even taking into account that I fail miserably whenever I attempt to make resolutions or long term goals). But enough of the depressing stuff…
I’m going to do this! And if anyone would like to join me in it…please do! I’ll need all the accountability I could get, and knowing you are plodding along with me in it will encourage me to keep going. Anyone in?
Here’s my small list so far. I’m going to check out Susan Wise Bauer’s book, The Well Educated Mind from our library and mull over her suggestions before picking my 12.
Amusing Ourselves to Death Neil Postman
How to Read a Book Mortimer J. Adler
Postmillenialism Keith A. Mathison
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
Pssst – in the interest of full disclosure, I have started reading a few of these already. OK, all of them. :)
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16th July, 2009
Homemade imagination
The other day I made some homemade blueberry chocolate chip ice cream (courtesy of a dear lady in our church). As we all sat down to enjoy some, Ian notices he has a few holes in his icey mound.
“Daddy, look! It has holes in it!”
Acknowledging Ian’s excitement, Jeff smiles and nods.
Reassuringly and quite matter-of-factly Ian adds, “Is OK to eat, Daddy, but caterpillars can crawl inside.”
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4th February, 2009
Morning snack
This morning while I was trying not to hurl my travel size sewing machine across the room after the 39th time the thread came out of the needle, Ian saunters up to me with an interesting question.
“Mommy, it’s 10 o’clock. Can I have ice cream?”
I have no idea how these even remotely relate to one another (and when did he have ice cream before lunch?), but apparently Ian felt quite sure he needed a sugar high mid morning.
I plopped him in front of Sesame Street instead.
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1st February, 2009
I guess it’s a bit like counting sheep?
After four (FOUR!) pieces of pizza tonite, Emma says, “I’m still hungry.”
“Well, think about all the people in China” Jeff says. I think he meant, “Think of all the people in Somalia or Uganda or ???
“I don’t know how that’s gonna help” Emma replies.
To which Hannah states, “Thinking about all the people in China will distract you from being hungry.”
Ah. Yes. 100,000,003…100,000,004…100,000,005….
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4th January, 2009
Scenes from December
I’ve been very lax about updating my blog lately and thought I’d just post some pics from our last month. The holidays were busy and joyful. Belated Merry Christmas and Happy 2009 to you!!
Putting up the artificial tree…
Christmas morning:
We all got new stockings this year – all monogrammed!
One of Daddy’s funny stocking stuffer items!
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20th November, 2008
Scaling back.
This year, in observance of an economically scaled down holiday, I’ve decided to save the drain on my camera batteries and my sanity and choose from only 2 photos for our Christmas greeting cards. Even though my batteries are rechargeable (thanks to the good friend who clued me in after 4 years and $2,987.00 of disposable batteries later…) and my children enjoy displaying an amusing array of poses and expressions (none of which tend to produce that elusive and serene shot worthy of the Hallmark quality their mother seeks, though cuteness is never lacking), I choose to boycott the stress and par down the selection.
Hence, Exhibit A.
And Exhibit B.
Personally, I’m leaning towards the tummy shot.
One holiday decision (almost) made, only 583 to go!
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20th November, 2008
Photography, the cure for whining.
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20th November, 2008
Cleaning optional.
Since my dear 7yo, along with her older sister, has been unloading the dishwasher for the past few years, I assumed she knew how to load the dishwasher.
At least that she had the general idea.
Alas.
I was wrong.
Bless her dear heart though. She will make a fine packer someday.
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3rd November, 2008
Face plant follies
This evening Ian was careening through the family room and kitchen with his big trucks. As he rounds a corner, he ends up on his face.
“Whoopsie daiseys!” I sing, in an obvious attempt to divert him from the whimpering sure to commence if I but show an ounce of sympathy.
In a gallant show of united support, Jeff cheerily chimes in, “Daiseys and whoopsies!”
Ian, a bit perplexed and clearly perturbed he’s not getting the compassion he feels he’s due, whines, “Nooooooo! Is not daiseys and whoopsies!!!”
Oh how I wish I caught more of these on video.
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