Posted in daily-life, fun, love, marriage on December 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I have this horrible paradox in my personality: I love surprises and hate it when they’re blown. But I also compulsively try to figure things out, even when I have next to no information to work with.
Many times over our almost sixteen years together (that counts dating), Pete has said seemingly benign things about gifts [...]
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Posted in family, fun, love, marriage on November 12, 2007 | No Comments »
It’s off to a wedding we go.
Or went, actually. Sticking to my commitment to not tell the blogosphere that we’re going to be out of town until we’re already back, I didn’t post about my cousin’s impending wedding, but I can post about it now.
This was my last cousin to walk down the aisle. Or, [...]
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I grew up in a football-loving household. And I’m not just talking about the men. My mother whooped and hollered right along with my dad–even louder. It was the perfect training ground for my future role as wife to a Cheese-headed Packer Backer.
I have often heard women complain about their husbands’ fascinations with [...]
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Posted in blogging, family, fun on September 18, 2007 | 17 Comments »
Since my girls were tiny, I’ve always tried to play lots of different types of music around the house and in the car. You know, the whole “well-rounded” thing. I have never been a huge fan of “kid” cds. For the most part, I find them annoying and oversimplified. I just [...]
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Posted in daily-life, fun on September 11, 2007 | 17 Comments »
Ever have one of those days when you have lots of stuff in the fridge and pantry, but no clue how to put them together? Hmm… shall we have ricotta cheese and mushrooms? Or scrambled eggs and garbanzo beans?
I recommend www.allrecipes.com. You can browse through the pages at random, or you can [...]
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I got into teaching purely by accident. My husband is the one who felt called to teach. I was not interested. I spent all my days home schooling our girls, which I loved. But I had no desire to attempt to capture and hold the attention of more than, say, [...]
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