Posted in Family Life, Purty Pictures on July 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The above title is dedicated to Gayle (I just thought you’d like it)
So, while we were on vacation, our cat died. Not the cat pictured above; that would be Summer, our new cat, who my daughter proceeded to theoretically pick out and give imaginary names to the afternoon she found out of Booger’s demise — [...]
Posted in Family Life, Fun, tagged violin on July 19, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I’m playing in church tomorrow. Pray for me!
Posted in Family Life, Purty Pictures on July 19, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Here are some pics from our adventures in the city last week:
My man on the water taxi…a great way to travel.
The weather was GOR…JUS.
Lunch. (As in tavern, not meat).
He wanted the crust off his cheeseburger…WHAT?!
Me and the kids
Aspiring f@shion model
She also fights pirates!
Posted in About me, Blogging, Family Life, Frugality, Spiritual Life, Writing Life on July 5, 2008 | 8 Comments »
The blog, people, the blog!…My one year blogaversary has come and gone. I started this blog one year ago on Father’s Day. I was looking for companionship, community, intellectual life (ha!), and a blog that would honor God. I have found many of those things, but I’m still not sure where this ole blog is [...]
Posted in Family Life, humility on May 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Phew! Now she wants to be an athlete. Hmmm…. wait…. (I must confess this is still slightly less troubling to me.)
Confused?
Posted in Family Life, Spiritual Life, humility on May 6, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Today my daughter told me she wants to be a fashion model. When she was four, she wanted to be a teacher. When she was six she wanted to be a veterinarian. Now, she wants to be a fashion model. When I probed further, she let me know that she wants to be a fashion [...]
Posted in Family Life, Giveaways, Spiritual Life, carnivals, etsy shop on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Well, Hubs has the Etsy shop open, and he’s participating in Bloggy Giveaways. Go enter.
Posted in Family Life, Spiritual Life, etsy shop on April 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As I mentioned here, Hubs and I are working on a little Etsy venture to support Compassion International. We were inspired by the recent bloggy tour of Uganda as well as our church’s ties to the Anglican Church in Rwanda. We hope to start this venture by sponsoring Compassion Children in Rwanda; and we’ll see [...]
Posted in Family Life, Frugality, tagged Thursday Thirteen on March 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
dish soap - 3
maxi pads (there should be a better word for these) - 8
shampoo - 3
conditioner -3
toothpaste - 4
deodorant - 5
bar soap - 11
contact lens solution - 5
razors - 7
pain relievers - 4
body wash - 1
paper towels - 7
mouthwash - 3
Oh, it doesn’t look too extravagant here in such a tidy little list. [...]
Posted in Family Life, Purty Pictures, tagged st louis canyon, starved rock winter photos on March 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The start of our hike through the canyons at Starved Rock.
Cheese!
The sandstone bluffs at Starved Rock are really beautiful in texture and color.
My sweet baboo on a pretty rock.
My goofy self
Oops. Poor forgotten sandal.
I just had this eerie sense that at any moment God was gonna press the pause button again, and I was gonna [...]
