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March 14 — Happy Birthday

Mar 13, 2010 8:47pm

Fourteen. 14. A ten plus four. Such a little number when compared to the number of people in the world or the number of sand on the beach. But an important number. In the past 14 years I have lost a father, a mother and a father-in-law. I have moved from a town...

College Acceptances

Mar 13, 2010 8:26pm

No one shared with me what a roller-coaster ride senior year would be. Or, if they did I didn’t hear them. Sure I heard that it was a year of waiting—waiting for the first acceptance, waiting for the financial aid letters to come, waiting for the merit scholarship letters to come...

Lili is so proud…

Mar 13, 2010 6:58pm

Today was Lili the chicken’s big lay… I mean day! Yep, she finally laid her first egg… The first of many, I’m hoping. It’s just a little egg, because Lili is a banty hen… but R’s already put dibs on it for breakfast tomorrow! Now to get a few more chickens so we...

Symphony

Mar 13, 2010 6:09pm

After a bit of a rest we went over to a church to hear the Aurora Symphony and see a play called ‘remote control’ by the Shoestring children’s theater. By the time we got there it was standing room only, but it was a shorter performance since it was meant...

Secular Thursday (A Tad Late): Science Daybooks & Sciencesaurus

Mar 13, 2010 4:27pm

It’s Secular Thursday! (Okay. So it’s actually Saturday as I’m sure you are aware, but I’m still getting in this Secular Thursday rhythm, so bear with me here. I’m also trying to work up some sort of witty Secular Thursday intro to use regularly, but the coughing...

Patchwork

Mar 13, 2010 4:26pm

Sorry I’ve been neglecting this blog. I am alive. All is well. This week, I’ve been working on a patchwork project. It all started when I was unpacking the fabric and putting it on shelves. I know, we moved last May but some things are still in boxes. Anyway, after visiting Andrea and...

Hike the rock

Mar 13, 2010 1:55pm

After we picked up Bethany from her sleepover we went to Castle rock…rock. There is another rock that looks more castle-y, but the town of Castle rock doesn’t have it’s main street cut through to that one. We had a picnic lunch and then started the climb to the summit....

Cursive and World Peace

Mar 13, 2010 1:27pm

Wow. I got a rather lengthy comment today from a reader who took offense at a post I wrote last September about our nation’s move towards eliminating cursive writing lessons. Apparently the lack of cursive lessons will mean that we can’t communicate in other countries, will be unable to write receipts...

Anna Update

Mar 13, 2010 12:38am

Just thought I’d post a little bit about what Anna is up to. I’ll post updates of the others soon too. Here’s a sampling of Anna’s current interests: Van Gogh coyotes photography vegetarianism child trafficking fashion and makeup Harry Potter a fairy game online horses New Moon Girls blogging report writing making movies short division Aztec dancing the song “Fireflies” (and driving her siblings nuts by playing...

Mar 12, 2010 8:42pm

Hmm… Friday already… it looks like another week has gotten away from me. Today was a good day for, and with, M. He didn’t throw up once and was able to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner! The exclamation mark at the end of that sentence gives some idea as to how...