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Friday, May 28, 2010. School's out for summer. Do you hear that? What is that noise? That's me singing "School's Out for Summer"! It truly didn't come soon enough. That's why I stole away and picked Miah up for the staff picnic this morning. Thank you Mrs. Yescas for slicing up three watermelons. Thank you Mr. Hillam for drawing a caricature of my daughter in chalk, and for your patience as she scooted over the image in curiosity and smudged it all. Saturday, May 22, 2010. When you get a text message fro...
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Saturday, April 2, 2011. Poky Little Animal Crackers. A current favorite story in our home lately is the story of. The Poky Little Puppy. Miah has taken the story to a new level by reenacting the story on the counter with her snack, the animal crackers. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Verse of the Day. Sometimes," said the Skin Horse. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt.". Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit? I like to read. Big T and Little S.
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Friday, December 24, 2010. Even though we didn't talk about Santa this year, she got the message that she needed to sleep fast; she only put up one fight before nodding off. Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Speaking of tunes. Miah loves Grandma's tree lights that make music on the first two settings. It's playing now. Miah demands of Mark every evening, "Turn on Christmas! My sunshine on overcast mornings. 65279;. 65279;. This is what I look forward to on breaks. Tuesday, December 21, 2010. In order to ...
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becoming: June 2010
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010. We didn’t quite make it to the grave yard because we were poking our way through the tall grass with a toddler. When Jen went ahead to determine our final destination, Miah and I took a break in the shade. Then Miah’s imagination took hold. “Shhhh! Baby sleeping,” she told me, and pointed a little ways up the hill. If I did something that seemed obnoxious to her, she would tell me again, “shhhhhhhh, baby sleeping! Earlier in the afternoon, I began training to become an NRA certi...
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The Pickles: In which we breathe deeply
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Monday, May 05, 2014. In which we breathe deeply. I solemnly swear I will publish this today or perish in the attempt. Basically, I had to make sure they weren't running around naked and eating nothing but berries and nuts while I was gone. I actually asked prayers from several friends for peace of mind about the trip, and of course God totally answered them. The actual traveling was pretty awesome! It also helped that I was carrying a secret weapon - Andy's cheeks. Andy did really well on the flight....
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The Pickles: Place ye bets!
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Baby #6 is due in two weeks, so it's high time to place ye bets! The official due date is Wednesday August 5, which means tomorrow I will be 38 weeks pregnant. This time around you have the opportunity to choose the birthday, birth weight, and TIME of birth. All my labors happened during the night, until Andrew, who decided he wanted to come during the day! That sure threw us for a loop regarding sitters for the rest of the brood. At 6:51 pm. 7 lbs. 10 oz. Birthday and day of week?
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The Pickles: Baby Bedhead
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Babies in our house get pretty awesome bedhead, due to all the hair with which they are blessed. Herein is catalogued the offerings of the latest Pickles baby, Andrew. It's not all fun and games, though - especially when the grasping reflex meets the tonic neck reflex! My bathhead is pretty impressive, too. The haircut that started it all. I think this one takes the cake - for the rest of the morning he had a mowhawk that WOULD NOT be tamed. Mmf whaz goin' on? And I need another haircut! 2015 - New baby!
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The Pickles: Desperation
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Monday, March 30, 2015. I only have so much energy to expend on devising creative punishments for ignoring Mommy. Thankfully this is helping - there is a certain amount of shame in being asked to make a Red Mark on the white board in the kitchen where all can see. (Although a certain nameless someone found too much creative enjoyment in the task.). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). In the Country of the Blind. Rgenoud: R version of GENetic Optimization Using Derivatives. HP and the Goblet of Fire.
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becoming: July 2010
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Saturday, July 24, 2010. This oath caught my eye at the 4th of July parade last year:. I promise to love God,. Cherish my family,. Honor my country,. And Serve in my community.". I had to know who these girls were, and I have waited over a year to volunteer for the American Heritage Girls ( http:/ www.ahgonline.org/pages/page.asp? Wednesday, July 21, 2010. See the barrel sticking out of the window? Mark and Chris had to move inside the building because the wind was so strong. It made me imagine India...
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The Pickles: Pickle Quotes
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Friday, April 01, 2005. So without further ado, Quotes by The Pickles:. Mr P: ”It's Zeus, the God of Thunder. quick, everybody hide your wife! Context: sitting in a metro station, hearing the loud thunder-like rumble as a train approaches, being reminded of the philandering of said God of Thunder]. Mr P: ”If I were a minstrel, I'd write a song about chips and salsa. Well, maybe not – but it seemed like a good idea at the time.”. Mr P: ”It's like swimming in an ocean – only fuzzier.”. Mr P: “I know! Let's...
