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Passive Regression or “My Glorious, Shining Moment”

Posted in Notes About God's Grace on August 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »

A few Sundays ago, M, W & I were enjoying a lovely summer walk around a local lake when we came upon a park bench along the side of the path. There was a black, wrought iron planter stuck in the ground next to the bench, but instead of a plant, it contained a ziploc [...]

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Summer Project Completed!

Posted in Notes About Events, Notes About My Music on August 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »

As I mentioned in a previous post (that I’m too lazy to find and link to), I had the fantastic opportunity to record in an actual studio this summer. Now, recording a CD has been a life-long dream of mine, and earlier this summer when I was given the opportunity to book a gig at [...]

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Beavers on the Loose

Posted in Notes About Mommyhood on August 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »

One house that I know of has Badgers on the Loose.
Our house, however, is infested with an altogether different animal: Beavers.
Observe a piece of evidence:

Note the crib rail…my beautiful, beautiful crib rail.
We decided that something must be done, and that perhaps the best way to fend off the toothy little critters would be to purchase [...]

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Oklahoma Caviar

Posted in Notes With Recipes on August 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Tonight I made a new favorite recipe: Oklahoma Caviar (but don’t worry, no fish eggs here!).
It’s kind of like a salsa…but more like a meal. A great, summertime meal.
And DEFINITELY yummy.
You must needs make some.
Here is the recipe:
OKLAHOMA CAVIAR

3 green onions
1 16oz can of shoe peg corn drained
1/3 cop chopped cilantro
2 16oz cans of black [...]

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Life Lesson #801: Think Twice Before Assuming You Know an Infant’s Gender

Posted in Notes About Life Lessons, Notes About Mommyhood on August 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »

The other day as little W and I were walking into our local grocery store, we were stopped by an elderly gentleman who reached out to my son with a very warm greeting of “Hey, pretty girl!”
There was a brief, but awkward silence.
“Boy”, the man’s wife scolded, “It’s a boy.”
The man shook his head, looked [...]

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A Lovely Summer Evening

Posted in Notes About Arts & Entertainment, Notes About Marriage, Notes About Restaurants on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Grandparents coming over the play with/watch the baby…laughs and conversation outside over a delicious dinner at Camille’s Cafe…holding hands while strolling down main street on a warm August evening…watching a movie in a theater…having that movie be “Prince Caspian” (which I *still* hadn’t seen yet)…returning home to watch our baby sleep and marvel at how [...]

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