The Great CD Purge of ‘08

This post is going to make my husband SO happy.
As many of you know, I recently left my job at a Christian bookstore, after nearly 8 years of service. During my time there, I primarily worked in the music department. One of the great perks of this role was that I became the automatic [...]

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Miracle Baby

As I type this, Will is sitting next to me in his exersaucer, busily spinning the spinny-thing and talking to his Whoozit toy (thanks, Kim!)  that’s propped up on it’s ledge, and I am struck by the fact that a year ago, he was roughly the size of a lima bean. A lima bean! He [...]

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Why I’m a Single Issue Voter

hol·o·caust  /ˈhɒləˌkɔst, ˈhoʊlə-/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[hol-uh-kawst, hoh-luh-]  –noun

1.
a great or complete devastation or destruction, esp. by fire.

2.
a sacrifice completely consumed by fire; burnt offering.

3.
(usually initial capital letter) the systematic mass slaughter of European Jews in Nazi concentration camps during World War II (usually prec. by the).

4.
any mass slaughter or reckless [...]

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Juno

Last night we saw the movie “Juno”. If you haven’t heard (i.e. if you’ve been living under a rock), it’s about a teenage girl who finds herself pregnant. I saw the trailer several months ago, and since then had been intrigued. It looked witty, touching, and possibly as though it carried some very pro-life (yes, [...]

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ScrapMania

I just got back from a refreshing little night out. I went with my friend Tami and two of her friends to our local Archivers for their weekly “ScrapMania” – which is basically just a time where, for a minimal fee, they offer you food, a big table to work on, the use of their [...]

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Bold Prediction

On the coffee table net to me, there lies a yellowish envelope, on which is scrawled this name:
Christie Lee Cook
I want to remember this name, for it belongs to the person whom (who?) I believe will be this year’s winner of American Idol.
Amazing voice, the “x” factor, wholesome (or at least somewhat wholesome, considering she [...]

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The Birthday Celebration

So…I realized today, after posting my little photo essay in honor of my beloved, that I’d failed to post about our little celebration this past weekend! Even though Mark’s birthday was today, the three of us celebrated on Saturday night, as school nights just do not make the best celebratory evenings for my dear teacher [...]

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Happy Birthday, Sweetie!

 I’ve got the best husband in the whole wide world. Today is his birthday! Here are some of my favorite pictures of/with him…

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Blog Recommendation

One of my favorite blogs to read lately has been Badgers On The Loose (formerly titled “Good Knight Baby”). I don’t know the author personally, but Sarah (huberhadley) is a mutual friend. All you mommies should check it out…I think you will be encouraged (and get some laughs, too).

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Deeper

I’ve lately found myself frustrated that I have nothing even remotely deep or profound to type about in this little blog. I suppose you could call it a “dry spell” of sorts – but I don’t think it’s due to a drought; I think it’s due to a lack of just “stopping to drink” – [...]

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