Posted in For Amusement Purposes Only, Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes on Jul 16th, 2007 3 Comments »
I had a real Calvin and Hobbes moment this afternoon. I was on my way outside to give lunch to the children when a startling sight met my eyes and time stopped for just a minute. Samuel was on Noah’s bike at the top of the slide, poised to descend. First he looked guilty. Then [...]
Posted in Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes, Projects on Jul 12th, 2007 1 Comment »
So I mentioned this road trip I am privileged enough to be venturing on. What I didn’t mention is that it has come at possibly the worst possible moment. Our family is in crunch time to publish a role-playing game Seth has written. This means that Crystal has been spending most of most days in [...]
Posted in Quotes, Raquel, Thoughts About Heaven on Jul 12th, 2007 2 Comments »
I think I found my new theme song. I’ve always wanted my own theme song, and while I’ve used, say, Ride of the Valkyrie as a temporary theme song on occasion, I’ve never found one that really fits. This one doesn’t cover all the bases either, but it seems to suit this stage of [...]
Posted in All About Words, Gabrielle, Rants & Rambles, Raquel on Jul 11th, 2007 5 Comments »
 So I (Raquel) ran across this draft of Gabrielle’s in the backstage area of the blog. Thinking she probably wouldn’t mind, I read it. Then I sent her an instant message to warn her that I was about to post it, because I enjoyed it and I thought she should post it. Over her [...]
Posted in Life, Children and Dishes, Raquel on Jul 10th, 2007 2 Comments »
It’s an odd life when:
Bloomington is a lifetime away but places like Arizona, California, and Washington D.C. are starting to feel like old hat.
My idea of a healthy and yummy dessert is whole wheat doughnuts fried in lard (glazed, of course, and even better when they’re hot out of the lard… mmm…).
College holds little interest [...]
Posted in Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes on Jul 9th, 2007 1 Comment »
Yep, this time I actually get to go somewhere. The Lansberrys are heading out on a two week trip to points east and they invited me to come too. So starting a week from Wednesday my life will consist of hot cars, hot sun beating down on my head as I walk from hither to [...]
Posted in Friends & Family, Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes on Jul 5th, 2007 No Comments »
This time last year my life was, how shall I say it? It felt like a mess. I felt like I kept losing bits of my life that I would never get back. This time last year was also right after our family reunion back in Erie. This reunion is set in my memory not [...]
Posted in Books, For Amusement Purposes Only, Life, Children and Dishes, Raquel on Jul 3rd, 2007 3 Comments »
 One would think that one very large bookshelf would be enough for any young single female. That is, of course, unless that female happens to be of the Mutton line. Take, for example, my bookshelf. (No, don’t actually take it–I need it rather badly.) Not only are all six four-foot shelves jammed with books, but [...]
Posted in Friends & Family, Gabrielle, Life, Children and Dishes, Thoughts About Heaven on Jul 2nd, 2007 3 Comments »
Thursday night we discovered the outside lock on our van’s side door was missing. No problem, we thought, We’ll just reached around the side from the front and unlock it that way. But then Sunday when we arrived at church I discovered I was locked into the back. The door was locked and jammed. The [...]