Good Question

“I wonder if the kids in Georgia will be able to understand my language.”
–Caleb, 6 years old, Idaho

Home for the Holidays

Nothing feels quite like walking through the door of the home you grew up in and being folded into the arms of your family, all hugging and laughing and talking at once.
I like to think it’s a little tiny taste of what heaven will be like.
Coming home.

Coming to a Street Near You

At last, I’m off to the movies to see “New Moon”!  I heard that even if you’ve read the book, there are a few surprises in store.  I think I accidentally stumbled over one when I was looking through YouTube yesterday:

Watch for the sequel: Nightmare on Sesame Street!

Twilight Craft Night

Once a month, the women of our church congregation get together for a Craft Night.
It would more accurately be called a Talk and Eat and Watch Movies and Play With the Girls Night, but that’s too long to put in the bulletin announcement.
I mean, we do bring craft supplies.  Some of us are quilters, some [...]

New Mooooon

I am the Ticketmaster.
At least, that’s what Jen called me today when I was collecting money from friends in preparation for buying movie tickets for everyone.
Now I have ten glossy cinema passes in my purse, and they all say “New Moon” on them.
Unfortunately, they also say “Saturday”.  Two whole days away.  There’s a big, silly [...]

10 Songs I Love

1.  Hero – Skillet

2.  Cornerstone – Day of Fire

3. Again – Flyleaf

4.  Breathe Into Me – RED

5.  Monster – Skillet

6.  Into the West – Annie Lennox

7.  All Around Me – Flyleaf
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But You Have To Take Care of It

Ever since we bought our own house, the kids have been lobbying for us to get them a pet.  Katie wants a talking bird.  Caleb wants a dog.  They’ve both used every tool in their arsenal of emotional blackmail to try to bend us to their will.  I’m not against pets, by any means, but [...]

Our Friends, Slash and Axl

We just got back from spending the evening at the home of our friends, Jim and Alyson, where the girls (I’m tickled to say) totally put the smackdown on the boys in a very close game of Three For All.  In the guys’ defense, though, Alyson’s sharp nails made it a little scary for anyone else [...]

And Now, the Continuing Story…

…of a quack who’s gone to the dogs!

Crafty

Oh, wow.  I got carried away with sewing and now I’m almost out of time to post for today.  I’m happy to report that I am 33% done with the project, and it is not wrecky at all.  Yay!  Not being much of a virtuoso behind the sewing machine, I was a little uneasy when [...]