Monthly Archives: November 2008

Christmastime

Advent Begins
Christmas is coming! I have been totally relaxed about Christmas this year. I was going to  follow a Count-Down-Calender to be super organized and unstressed. Turns out I don’t like actually following rules, directions or other people’s list (no matter how brilliant they are) when it come to the Holidays.
We strung a couple bunches [...]

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Black Friday

The New HDTV
So Neat Pete and I are buying an HDTV (I know…I wish I could say “bought”). I am trying to convince him that I could repurpose our old diaper table into a TV stand. Of course his common sense prevails to say…Let’s finish our current projects then we will see about other “creations” [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

Here are my little dumplings with their Daddy on Thanksgiving morning. Thank You God for such a blessing.
We had a leisurely breakfast and played around on our living room “furniture”. Yes, cushions and blankets kept us pleasantly cozy and entertained!
{note: in the upper right hand of the photo the kitchen cabinet doors are painted and [...]

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Ry Says

Shopping
Ryan received a new p.j. set from Grammy Lu and Papa Den while shopping at the mall.
While telling us about his experience Ry said,
“We got my new jammies at nickels.  pause We got my jammies at pennies.”
The store? Why J.C. Penney’s of course!
Compliment
While cuddling with Ryan before bed in his dark bedroom he usually starts [...]

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Hi! My name is Jess.

When I'm 90 I'll probably feel like my whole life was just a blink. Even my early 30's it feels like life is speeding by.

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