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Archive for July, 2007

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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(Gabrielle) (Raquel)

  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 [...]

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It’s an odd life I live.. (Raquel)

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 [...]

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Road Trip! (for real this time) (Gabrielle)

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 [...]

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I went out full… (Gabrielle)

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 [...]

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Something’s gotta give… (Raquel)

 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 [...]

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See You in Heaven (Gabrielle)

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 [...]

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