Monthly Archives: July 2008

i hope you won’t think less of me

i know i’ve shared many of my struggles with you guys (and there’s plenty more where those came from, you can trust me on that.) but it’s been brought to my attention that i’ve left out one really big part … Continue reading

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mission trip

c14 left on his first ever mission trip today. he’s headed off to an akha hill tribe village near the thailand/burma border. and part of me thinks that it’s pretty cool. and is hoping that this experience has a great … Continue reading

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i get all my tv from the internets

not having cable or satellite or even an antenna i’ve been forced to turn to alternative entertainment methods. and now, i’m in love with surfthechannel. i have my pick from current shows and old shows, british shows, shows that air … Continue reading

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alive! it’s alive! it’s alive!

for those of you out there who are comment followers this is old news.  but for the rest of you – which i’m thinking includes all of you – the wii, it is not dead.  the kids just fried the … Continue reading

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so that’s how that’s done

yesterday was suture removal day! yay! and we were in and out in no time. the guy who removed them used a handy dandy tool. i’m guessing he was not a doctor (he didn’t have the official doctor’s coat and … Continue reading

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what are wii doing with no wii?

since the wii fried what have wii been up to?? for me pretty much the same thing. you know. being the mom. but the kids have been busy swimming. a lot. 5 hours a day is probably not a bad … Continue reading

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rice krispie treatz

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ at grocery store surprised to find marshmallows cause for happy dance is it possible can we find rice krispies, too? butter we have got found what we needed headed for home with a plan spirits are lifted googled recipe … Continue reading

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he was clapping in his head

michael is now in texas. he got there a few hours ago. the last leg of his flight was between vancouver and d/fw and it was a big, ol’ celebration. seems it was the captains last flight. once he got … Continue reading

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the rest of us are a tad bit jealous

we dropped michael off at the airport tonight and as we said goodbye we were all eyeing the extra suitcase he’s taking with him. trying to figure out how we could manage to hide in it. this isn’t his first … Continue reading

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same song, second verse

it started with these vaguely familiar words coming from the mouth of one of my kids. “c14′s bleeding, alot.” so michael and i took off running towards the pool. and sure enough – he was bleeding. alot. c14, a11 (who … Continue reading

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