Archive > January 2006

facts of life

teaching really is quite fun.
i found myself sitting down with a very sanguine student this afternoon and he caught on faster then he had a right to. and then another little girl noticed the mole on the side of my face (what?! you’ve never noticed it? here’s a [...]

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think outside the bun

i ordered something other then two soft-shelled tacos tonight at taco bell.
i can’t even remember what i ordered, but it had tomatoes in it.
and i ate it and i thought it was yummy.
yay! for diversity and yay! for louissa eating tomatoes.
i think she might be growing up.

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untitled

it’s nights like this, that i think owning my own car would make my life simpler. but i chose to not buy a car like most kids my age do — i bought a piano. in the long run it’s a better investment. i just have to keep telling myself that.
why must [...]

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tuesday night

new pictures from our family dinner.

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old school and a girl named louissa

at times i miss the simplicity of life when i was younger.
who would have thought that a girl for Derbyshire (where Mr.Darcy lived) would find my site and comment? she left a comment on a few posts previous, but i was so excited that i’ll post it here.
i couldnt find anywhere else to write [...]

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my music

it’s easier for me to admit to liking country music, then to admit to the fact that i’m a “not so very” closet-like fan of pop singers, kelly clarkson and avril lavigne. hmm… something does seem to be messed up.
And I don’t wanna fall to pieces
I just want to sit and stare at you
I [...]

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soccer moms drive minivans

…burt’s bees beeswax lip balm is the best stuff.
…i felt like a soccer mom this morning as i drove the minivan, dropped a sister off for a violin lesson, and then went to the bank and then the grocery store. it probably didn’t help that i was wearing a borrowed pair of jeans from [...]

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stuff

it’s 9:30 pm and i’m exhausted. long day — long week. and another one coming up.
my sister is going to have a baby. no, not her, you silly. her. another baby and a happy aunt once again.
i lead worship this morning. my monitor didn’t work through the whole service [...]

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gabriel, bronwyn, and jackson

yes, i love our new baby.
we had the oldest two at the house this morning.
i love ‘em, i love ‘em, i love ‘em.
so much.
you should get yourself some nieces and nephews. they’re the best.

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this and that

i’m not feeling very good and it’s rather dreary out. i don’t like today very much.
i taught two little girls on monday morning. while one sister waited for her turn to have a lesson i gave her a notebook of mine and she had fun drawing all sorts of fun pictures. i [...]

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