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Monthly Archives: April 2008
plough
because i’m just this smart. s8: “mom, what does the word plough mean?” me: “you mean p-l-o-w?” s8: “no, i mean p-l-o-u-g-h.” me: “i think that p-l-o-u-g-h might be pronounced plough (long o), you know, like dough (long o).” s8: … Continue reading
because i’m a giver
**COMMENTS FOR DRAWING ARE CLOSED – WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON. COMMENT #116 IS THE LAST TO ENTER.** and because all the cool kids are doing it – i’m joining the bloggy giveaway carnival. and i’m having two drawings. which … Continue reading
we need a fix
it seems google thinks we’re thai. which means any and all things google related – like blogspot – think we’re thai. we’re not thai. we can’t even read thai. which is a problem. because we can’t read any of the … Continue reading
zolo update
zolo is out of surgery and all went very well. the growth was completely removed and his bone has been repaired. the dr said had this been cancer they most likely would have had to amputate the entire leg – … Continue reading
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compassion international part deux
tomorrow, april 19, at 2 pm a twelve year old boy from mongolia will be having surgery in chiang mai, thailand to remove a tumor from his leg. i would like to share his story, or at least the part … Continue reading
haiku friday – it’s hot
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ one hundred and five does temperature justice forty not so much it is not simple to convert temp-er-a-tures far’nheit to metric ~~~~~~~~~~ i know this conversion can be done in my head. i even have the formulas written down … Continue reading
poem in my pocket
it’s international poetry month and today, april 17, is the first international poem in your pocket day. (to find out more about poem in your pocket day click the pocket.) the poem i have in my pocket is smart by … Continue reading
Posted in love all around
Tagged national poetry month, poem in my pocket, shel silverstein, smart
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he’s the King, i tell you
“Ooh!” said Susan, “I’d thought he was a man. Is he–quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion.” “That you will, dearie, and no mistake,” said Mrs. Beaver, “if there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without … Continue reading
dish water hands and a poll
i have no dishwasher. i also have no hot water in the kitchen. and i have a tendency to be, well, a little lazy. meaning, i’m not going to boil water to do the dishes. i just do them in … Continue reading
sawadii pii mai
thailand is in the middle of their songkran celebration – which is the thai new year – and party animals that we are we had to get into the middle of it. so we loaded up the family in the … Continue reading
