tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26435241017256424662012-02-16T20:50:10.986-06:00Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.comBlogger601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-66116518907696469882010-04-13T17:21:00.002-05:002010-04-13T17:58:20.482-05:00

corned beef hash and cabbagest. patrick's day 2010doesn't look pretty, but it's delicious!easter 2010easter 2010Of course no pictures of the food. The menu was delicious, though, if I do say so myself! Honey cured ham, sweet green beans, Ruth's Chris potatoes, baked macaroni and cheese, homemade rolls, and two kinds of cake for dessert!

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No, I'm not planning on kicking the bucket anytime soon. But Bing! Travel came out with a list of 12 places in the world that might be playing soccer with the proverbial bucket. And some of the places were really surprising! Now, I don't claim to be a world traveler... far from it, actually. Up until a few years ago, I really didn't even have the desire to see new places. I don't mind

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-75844999559230684842010-03-15T12:45:00.004-05:002010-03-17T11:59:49.790-05:00

Update: As with all to-do lists, the fun is crossing off the things you've accomplished... right, Penny? So I'm updating this post by striking through those tasks that are done. finished. complete.Today (Monday): It took me half the day to finally get moving, but I did!1. Take a shower (that would require getting off the couch)2. Make my menu for the week (Tonight is a traditional Irish meal in

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-21945398230326843272010-03-11T16:35:00.004-06:002010-03-11T17:02:35.412-06:00

The week before spring break. The week seems like it will never end while the days fly by as I try to cram impart last bits of knowledge before the 9 day vacation. The craziness doesn't end at the end of the school day... our evenings have been on the crazy side too.Monday we enjoyed a delicious dinner with friends before our 9:30 volleyball game. I don't know about you, but playing volleyball

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-20022223405231862002010-02-17T20:53:00.002-06:002010-02-17T21:23:08.887-06:00

fun valentine paper and ribbonyour favorite glass bottled sodacolored candyvoila!valentine gift fun!could easily be modified for other holidays like st. patrick's day (do they make festive m&ms for that?) or easter!

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-6293698582442596422010-02-14T18:06:00.004-06:002010-02-14T18:31:16.346-06:00

Thanks to my good friend Penny for the idea behind this post... and causing me to finally post, period! In celebration of "Love" Day, here are 20 things 10 things that I love. But to be different, I'm going to countdown...10. Flats (as in shoes, not apartments) I wear flats all the time. They are so comfortable to teach in and versatile too!9. Scarves. Enough said.8. Matt's El Rancho-

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-79375405660245196252010-01-06T21:03:00.004-06:002010-01-06T21:16:06.288-06:00

Tomorrow is the National Championship game... in case you didn't know. And my Longhorns are taking on the Crimson Tide from Alabama. Needless to say, I'm a little excited. And nervous. And relieved. You see, for the past couple of weeks I've been trying to figure out how to work my burnt orange attire to fit the teacher dress code at my school. Then today I got an email that made me go

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-90429016048136381512010-01-01T14:34:00.009-06:002010-01-13T12:36:59.644-06:00

Thanks to Kelly I'm actually posting on my blog! Her New Year's post has inspired me to sit down and close out 2009 while looking ahead to this next year.5 things I'm thankful for in '09:1. I'm so thankful for D, of course. I know it sounds so sappy, but I truly do love him more now than ever. He's my best friend, the one I can rely on always. Sure, we get on each others' nerves, but we also

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-39697324659682090402009-12-01T20:39:00.002-06:002009-12-01T20:51:56.483-06:00

If you want to call it that. It's probably more accurate to call it writer's block... or blogger's block. Life has been happening. And I can't find the words to write about it. Or maybe the energy? I did change the background to get in the Christmas spirit and all.That's all for now.

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-17221908476223091932009-10-18T17:09:00.007-05:002009-10-18T17:58:39.775-05:00

It was a great weekend for the Longhorns... maybe not the prettiest of games, but a win nonetheless! Our Red River Rivalry weekend started Friday at noon when we left Austin for Dallas. I had heard horror stories of how bad the traffic can be, but we didn't run in to many problems until we hit Dallas Friday afternoon traffic. We finally arrived at R&P's friends' apartment around 5. Here R & P

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-78646453495713768662009-10-11T17:06:00.004-05:002009-10-11T17:26:41.168-05:00

I am excited for so many reasons... first of which is that my week is only 3 days thanks to Mr. Columbus and to the title of the post. If you're a Longhorn fan, then you're probably aware that the Texas-OU game has become the biggest game of the season in the recent past... mostly because we're both usually ranked and can be a deciding game in determining what kind of post-season game we'll play

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-31523931434405029822009-09-14T20:07:00.004-05:002009-09-14T20:42:33.344-05:00

D received this list of random thoughts in an email. We both got such a good laugh out of it that I thought I'd share. I don't know the identity of the original author.Random Thoughts of the Day:I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-4610260543643254622009-08-29T08:05:00.002-05:002009-08-29T08:24:06.954-05:00

I got the giggles last night for the first time in a long time. You know the kind- the-make-you-laugh-so-hard-you're-crying, everyone-looks-at-you-like-you're-crazy, can't-explain-what-you're-laughing-about-due-t0-lack-of-oxygen, it's-n0t-nearly-as-funny-to-everyone-else hysterics. I don't know what it was- maybe the super-sugary shaved ice at 9:30 at night contributed to it. It was a great

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-90666419720121946162009-08-17T19:08:00.002-05:002009-08-17T19:29:33.342-05:00

Isn't it funny how we are such creatures of habit? I find myself sticking to the same routine, day after day... and watch out if something throws a wrench in it! Don't get me wrong- I'm not a strict follower of my non-existent day planner, but I do find myself going about my life pretty much doing the same things, eating at the same restaurants, watching the same shows, etc. This follows even

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-45453217511197150392009-08-04T16:11:00.006-05:002009-08-04T16:42:43.203-05:00

I've been absent from the blogging world for a couple of weeks, keeping myself busy doing all sorts of things...We've been working on D's investment project:Making trips to the library with my new library cardOrganizing our closets (getting rid of old clothes to make room for new ones!)Those aren't his only clothes, but he does need to go shopping!Refurbishing patio furnitureTrying to keep our

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-60787906545846483642009-07-16T08:45:00.005-05:002009-07-16T09:11:05.480-05:00

Here are before and after pictures of our bedroom makeover that I have almost finished. Enjoy!Before:After:New furnitureNew AccessoriesNew Wall ArtHandmade pillowsChargers-turned-wall artDecorative fruit, of course!'Green' wall artCrafty, huh?Next project: re-upholster chair and renovate legsWhat do you think?

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for a dear friend of mine whose husband was told yesterday that he has terminal cancer and has been given 3 months to a year to live. He went to a different doctor today who has a better attitude about his chances and is now waiting to be accepted into MD Anderson. Please pray that God will put the right people in place and that He will give them wisdom as they go down this road together. Also

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-48452109963166327022009-06-30T13:49:00.004-05:002009-06-30T15:34:31.790-05:00

*I started this post last week, but due to being out of town for a family reunion on our actual anniversary, I didn't have time to publish it.*June 26, 2004- D and I began our new life together. We were so young- I was 18 and he was 20. I remember thinking about how young I would still be when we celebrated our 5th anniversary. And now, here we are. We've started and finished college, found

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-7315733100524383952009-06-23T10:56:00.009-05:002009-06-24T15:49:24.298-05:00

I don't know why, but I have that song stuck in my head. Anyway, yesterday we returned from our cruise with R & P. To say we had fun would be an understatement. It was so great to spend time away from everything, hanging out and laughing with friends.DepartureGalvestonThursday morning, we woke early to get on the road by 7:00 am. After a stop in Giddings to see the house the guys are working

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-70313032753673216792009-06-07T19:03:00.003-05:002009-06-07T19:36:13.509-05:00

My first weekend of (almost) Summer has been great! We watched the Horns play in the Super Regional last night (won) and this afternoon (lost)... which means we will also be watching them tomorrow evening to see if they will be making the trip to Omaha. I'm really liking Texas baseball this year (and high school baseball as D's little brother's team is going to the State Championship tournament

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-66543151028868177462009-05-06T17:30:00.004-05:002009-05-06T17:38:40.094-05:00

As I mentioned in my last post, I have not been feeling well lately thanks to the pesky mold spores in the air. I missed school on Monday because of the pounding headache my friend was giving me. The best thing about missing school is how much love your students lavish on you the next day. Here's a card a student gave me when I returned on Tuesday:I feel so loved. And speaking of feeling

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-44757547302587276462009-05-05T17:07:00.002-05:002009-05-05T17:13:50.438-05:00

Sunday: Sore throatMonday: Sore throat and pounding headacheTuesday: HeadacheStinkin' mold spores that are in the air.However, the rest of my week looks bright. Tomorrow I'll be at school, doing the regular routine. But Thursday and Friday I'll be attending a reading workshop, which will be held at our school so I won't be in class. It'll be a nice change. Then after school on Friday, D and I

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-51267795490459548332009-05-04T21:31:00.004-05:002009-05-04T21:37:05.319-05:00

why D would be excited?11 biscuits for the price of 10. What a bargain shopper.

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I've been meaning to update my blog lately. Life, however, has gotten in the way- in good and not so good ways.Monday: I actually can't even remember what happened on Monday. I do know that the evening found us shoe-shopping for D. This is something that 1) doesn't happen often and 2) is usually about as fun as pulling teeth. D, in all his frugal-ness, tries to find the best value for a pair

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-5537941666897743452009-04-06T19:13:00.004-05:002009-04-06T19:39:10.908-05:00

There are so many things to write about- some easy, some really hard to put into words.Last week was not fun. In fact, it was horrible, downright emotionally exhausting, heart-breaking, and a roller coaster that seemed to keep me with that feeling you get when you lose your stomach after each drop. Of course, the last part is hearsay... I stay away from roller coasters.Without going into too

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-10502609638263550862009-03-25T18:06:00.003-05:002009-03-25T18:13:13.083-05:00

Hello Spring! Today we had a storm that involved hail, high winds, lightning, and heavy rain. As I was sitting at home waiting on D, the storm roared outside. It was really a scary experience. I'm so thankful that after about ten tries, I was able to get through to D and tell him to pull over so he and his truck would be safe. Here are some pictures of the hail on our street and on our back

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-64593753302294941612009-03-11T20:31:00.001-05:002009-03-11T20:33:22.910-05:00

I'd like a number 5 12-pack with a Sprite.

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-36378718814141704212009-03-05T22:15:00.002-06:002009-03-05T22:24:54.558-06:00

I forgot to include this in my post earlier- and had actually forgotten all about it until D was telling the story to some friends this evening- but on Monday while D had the day off, I convinced him to come visit my class. Now D, being the shy person that he is (totally tongue-in-cheek), is nervous about meeting my class. I continue to remind him that they're only 5 years old and only come up

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-74199571394724595112009-03-05T16:40:00.004-06:002009-03-05T16:52:41.796-06:00

For the past several weeks, I just haven't been feeling the blog-itch. I've been keeping up with friends' blogs and strangers' blogs, but haven't felt like posting anything new on mine. I'm still not back, but maybe if I start by writing what all has been going on, I'll start feeling it again.My last post was about the Esther study- it's still amazing. I love it. I got a bit behind the 2nd week

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-4491321121529055332009-02-09T15:24:00.002-06:002009-02-09T21:58:07.921-06:00

Last night was the first night of the Esther Bible study by Beth Moore. For most of my life, Esther was one of my favorite books of the Bible. When I found out it was the only book where God was not mentioned, I didn't know what to do. Should I still like this book? Why isn't His name in Esther? Does that make it less holy or less Biblical? That's silly- it's still in the Bible. I really

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-58026898352655528852009-02-05T20:34:00.005-06:002009-02-05T21:08:06.274-06:00

Our traveler's insurance documents came in today for our cruise this summer that we're going on with some great friends of ours. This trip has been in the planning for over a year... we first talked about it last year, but neither of us could really afford to do it with us buying a home and P finishing up her master's. So when it was brought up, we would always say, "Maybe next year." Well now

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-22642195640270411442009-02-04T15:19:00.003-06:002009-02-04T15:48:40.528-06:00

My kindergarten class' Bible time has been focused recently on the life of David. Our Bible time usually starts out with me going over the lesson, telling the story, showing pictures (if available) and lastly, if the story is covered in the children's Bible that I have, I read the story again and the students get to see the pictures. Let me preface this with saying that I absolutely love this

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-31709167256710394882009-02-04T10:32:00.003-06:002009-02-04T10:33:46.872-06:00

My mom will be having another surgery tomorrow morning at 10:30 to remove the pool of blood on her eye. The bleeding has stopped, but it has collected and they will need to remove the clot. Hopefully this will be the last surgery and her sight will return to her soon. The doctor says she should be able to go back to work on Monday!

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-3939544712559191742009-02-02T10:36:00.006-06:002009-02-03T22:41:41.933-06:00

Update Tuesday, February 3:My mom went to see the doctor this morning and found out that the bleeding from the surgery had not yet stopped. They told her to go home and look at the floor all afternoon and they would see her again at 3. (sounds funny, doesn't it?) When they checked her again this afternoon, the bleeding had slowed, but still had not stopped. She left to go home to continue

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-58335797304750209232009-01-28T10:09:00.002-06:002009-01-28T10:17:44.150-06:00

... school delayed until 9 this morning. The extra hour of sleep was great- and it was nice to wake up to the sun shining through the window, instead of the usual pitch black darkness. The roads weren't bad for me since I don't drive far to work, but others weren't so lucky and had to drive across ice-covered bridges to get to school this morning. At 9 this morning, only half of my class had

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-35598958176255335332009-01-22T16:15:00.003-06:002009-01-22T16:19:06.736-06:00

A typical morning in kindergarten...C: Mrs. B, can I chap my lips?Me: Can you what?C: Chap my lips?Me: How would you do that?C: I have chapstick in my backpack to put on them.Me: Oh, you want to put chapstick on your lips?C: Yeah, I guess.I love my job.

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-22221305866510864912009-01-16T19:10:00.004-06:002009-01-16T19:24:43.166-06:00

This past Sunday (through the help of good friends), D and I (re)-discovered our love of puzzles. After working on one puzzle for the majority of our Sunday afternoon, I decided to make a trip to my secret addiction favorite store Target to pick up a puzzle for us to work on this week. After browsing for way too long, trying to decide on the right puzzle to purchase, I finally decided on this

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-32143598079963233642009-01-15T20:03:00.003-06:002009-01-15T20:22:52.676-06:00

The Office is back on and this makes me happy jump-for-joy-excited similar to the way I did when the Longhorns won the National Championship. I didn't realize how excited I get about this TV show until I noticed I was shaking my hands up and down like the proverbial kid in the candy store... and this was during a commercial. A little much? Nah...Hurray for The Office! Hurray for Thursday night!

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-34349029097724451252009-01-14T21:11:00.003-06:002009-01-14T22:30:56.558-06:00

At lunch this week, the topic of conversation was the recent Bridal Extravaganza that one of my friends from work had attended with her roommate who had recently gotten engaged to her boyfriend. I don't know what it is about women and weddings, but we all quickly started giving out opinions, advice, asking questions about the wedding being planned... and reminiscing about our own weddings (or

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-20242263563267009572009-01-10T20:10:00.006-06:002009-01-10T22:49:46.047-06:00

...the Upward Basketball season, that is. And we won! But that's not the important thing, is it? The girls had fun. They played really well for their first basketball game. I had fun yelling at advising the girls to get down court, to find their girl, to take the ball out, to not take the ball out, to dribble the ball, to pass the ball, to shoot, shoot, shoot!I'm making it sound like I lost

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-28773682853903845542009-01-06T19:51:00.002-06:002009-01-06T20:03:46.923-06:00

Unraser: known to the greater public as an eraser, this object is found at the end of a pencil and is used to 'undo' mistakesHanitizer: Due to the busy day and *all the talking they have to do* (insert sarcasm), the words hand sanitizer have been combined to just hanitizer. Hook 'em Horns: This phrase is used anytime the University of Texas is being talked about.Ex: Did you see the hook 'em horns

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-55003838803072348412009-01-01T09:53:00.003-06:002009-01-01T10:47:19.057-06:00

I am usually pretty indifferent about welcoming in a new year- basically because I've never had enough to complain about that would warrant being super-excited about the new year. Until 2008. While I have plenty to be thankful for in 2008 (like purchasing our home, loving my job, making awesome friends (and keeping the already awesome ones in my life), the year also handed us the death of D's

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-83565359857588667952008-12-30T09:18:00.004-06:002008-12-30T09:31:14.487-06:00

One of the things that I wanted to do while my younger sister was in town was take our Christmas picture. We haven't mailed out Christmas cards in a couple of years, so now was a good time to reverse that trend. So one evening with A armed with our camera and D and I trying to look our best, she snapped some pictures. Here are some that came from that evening...

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... in our new home! I have been so excited about doing our house up for Christmas. Choosing a fresh tree, putting lights up outside, hanging stockings over a fireplace, and garland. How can one forget the plastic greenery that gives a home the Christmas feel?We bought our tree from a farm down the road- you might know it as Lowe's- and loaded it into D's truck to bring home. It was quite a

Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249122861270736865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643524101725642466.post-91104851627365742352008-09-12T20:33:00.002-05:002008-09-12T20:43:56.036-05:00

So apparently my kindergarten class is prone to accidents- in the first 3 weeks of school, we have had a nose bleed, a broken arm, sprained ankle, and today two boys ran into each other and my student went home with a goose egg above his eye! It was not a pretty sight to look at... actually, none of them have been particularly appealing. On the bright side, my kids are so sweet and have such

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Today in one of the kindergarten classes, the teacher was talking about the seasons of the year. After one student named the four seasons, one of the other students raised their hand and said, "No, you forgot one. There are five seasons." The teacher was really curious and asked the student to name the other season. The student answered, "Dove season. My dad and I went dove hunting last

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So as some of you know, Third Day is my all-time favorite band. I love their music, their lyrics, and the fact that Mac Powell's voice is so unique. When I heard this weekend that they would be performing on Jay Leno, I was pretty excited- not just about hearing my favorite band, but that a Christian band was playing to a pretty secular crowd. Since I usually don't watch Leno (I'm more of a

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So D and I tried out something new last night. There's this organization called Above Grounds that arranges different venues around our city for local Christian artists to play at one night a month. Last night, it was at a cafe in the same area as our church and we had nothing else to do so we thought we'd try it out. Three bands played (but we got there late so only heard two of them). The

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My older sister gave birth to a healthy baby boy at 2:30am today. He weighed 8lbs 60z and measured 20 3/4 inches long. Both baby and mom are doing fine. I'm going to see them tomorrow.

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Our day started off with a pretty lazy morning, but picked up in the afternoon. We met up with some friends and played volleyball (where the girls dominated the guys) and then went swimming. Our friends' little girl was so excited to go swimming and we all had a lot of fun playing with her in the pool. Pizza was the food of choice for dinner- not very patriotic, but it was quick and we were

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On My OwnBarlowGirl...cause i promised myself i wouldn't fallbut here i've falleni guess i'm not as strong as i thoughtall i can do ... is cry to YouGod, you have to save meyou're my last and only hopeall my right answers fail mei can't seem to make it on my owni always thought that i would be strong enoughwhat made all of them fallcouldn't take me downyeah, did i think that i was above it all?i

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D and I finally bought a house... the most perfect house! God just opened the door and we knew it was the one. After a long month of waiting on inspections and appraisals, we closed on it at the end of March. This past weekend we made our move into a new city, new neighborhood, and the beginning of new experiences: opening the garage door from the car, having a garage!, appliances that spin

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i found out about something today that left me feeling down. sometimes it seems like no matter what lengths i go to, for some it will never be enough. while i know in my heart that i'm not on this earth for me, but as part of a bigger story, i'm still human. and humans have a tendency to let other humans down. i should know this by now. but knowing this in my head and having it in my heart

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Have you ever noticed the difference in women's to-do lists and men's list of things to be accomplished? D was complaining to me about the amount of things that he has to get done and how it seems that he can't keep up with the list. When I asked him to tell me his list, this is what was on it:Car Appointment at DealershipPick up mower from SearsMeet Nate on Saturday to talk about lawn

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so we have continued our house hunting and it has been a roller coaster, to say the least. from excitement, to nervousness, questioning yourself, and then disappointment, it's enough to make me want to live in a cardboard box! as a friend says, at least then you know you won't be in a bidding war over the box. i never thought that this process would be this hard. we've been excited about

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so d and i have looked at a couple of houses, and after researching information on loans and down payments, decided if we saved for a few more months, we would be better off. of course, after we say this, we find the house of our dreams. okay, maybe not "our", but mine, at least. we've looked at it twice, and while d seems to have come around on some of the features that he didn't care for,

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Have you ever had something happen to you that just can't be explained by the work of any human being? Some people call these occurances coincidences. I call it a "God-Thing". No matter how well I try to make plans and control circumstances, God can work things out that I think are impossible, or at least unlikely. Just in the past two days, plans have made a complete 360 degree turn and have

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Christmas season has arrived! Carried in by the lights, music, decorations, and celebrations, the season of Christ's birth brings joy to my life. As a child, this time meant a family trip to pick out a Christmas tree. It was then delivered back home where one of us kids was given the responsibility to choose the decorations for the tree. Would it be the candy ornaments or the western cowboy hats?

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Anyone who is in contact with young children on a regular basis understands the importance of physical exercise and exertion of energy to help the children focus on other tasks the kids would deem on the lower side of the fun spectrum. So today, my kindergarten class made its way to the playground for our morning recess. Before I unlock the gate, we quickly review the rules and then the kids are

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One sentence says it all. Blogging is new to me. It's not that I've been living under a technological rock, I've just not familiarized myself with this ever-growing journaling phenomenon. I have asked myself so many questions as I signed up for my account: What will I blog about? Will people be interested? Will I even make sense? What if I have nothing witty or intellectual to share with the

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