~ 1 ~I finished watching the movie Inception! My final opinion, should you be interested, is in the com-box of this post.~ 2 ~Speaking of television and watching it and whatnot, do you plan to watch the play-offs this weekend? Believe it or not, I have become a HUGE fan of the sport, in part because I have NO CHOICE (read: two sons, ages 13 … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes Friday
Vol. XXIV: The Linky-Link Edition~ Take 1 ~ Guess who’s coming for lunch today? I’ll give you a hint: it’s someone who knits!Would it be mean to not feed her until she teaches me to cast on? And to knit…and to purl…?It would be mean, wouldn’t it?And there’s no guarantee that my lunch is even worth it.~ Take 2 ~ If you do nothing else today, take … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes Friday
Vol. XXIII: The “This and That” Edition(Alright, alright, I don’t have a real theme.)~ Take 1 ~The other day I heard George yelping and so I raced from the kitchen to find & assist him.This was his predicament:Wedged.Between a rock and a hard place the chair and the underside of my computer desk.On his way to wreak no end of havoc.(I thought … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes Friday
Vol. XXII: The Husband, Wife & Kids Edition~ Take 1 ~My husband had an authentic Mediterranean meal the other day.I guess it was authentic.He had it on the banks of the Mediterranean.~ Take 2 ~Mediterranean is very hard to spell the first time around.Try it sometime.You’ll see.~ Take 3 ~He left on Monday (right after we took the four-wheeler … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes Friday
Vol. XXI: The Halloween Rollover Edition~ Take 1 ~I apologize. Not a lot of time for blogging today, as we're busy getting the house ready for a very special guest. (No big deal, right? It's not like I'm kicking the girls out of their room and...oh...painting it or anything.)Consequently you're stuck with these.Yes, we've been playing with Picnik. … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes Friday
[Vol. XX for Me]The Flummoxed-By-Life Edition~ Take 1 ~There are days when I should not be teaching.If I must teach on these days, I should do it from…oh, I don’t know…the table at Caribou Coffee while sipping a pumpkin spice latte.Except…would all that caffeine really help my mood, if my mood’s so bad I should not be teaching? Case in point: on … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes Friday
The “Close Enough for Rock-n-Roll” Edition~ Take 1 ~Blog breaks make my brain fuzzy. There is more that I wanted to say about that but I don’t remember what it was.~ Take 2 ~I guess I’ll just post a photo instead.George says hi and that he missed you.He’s still very much a little dude.~ Take 3 ~5-year-old Angela continues to deliver one-liners.For … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes Friday (Vol. XVII for Me)
The Lazy Days of Summer EditionSo lazy, in fact, that I’m posting this at 11:00 p.m.Hey, it’s still Friday.~ Take 1 ~Felicity’s ballet recital was an absolute delight. She smiled the whole time and was as cool as a cucumber (dressed in red).Yes, I cried when she came on stage, and no, this photo is not from the actual performance. Are you kidding? … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes Friday
(Vol. XVI for Me)The Roll-Over Edition~ Take 1 ~We went to see the Minnesota Orchestra this week, which I love.(I am a sap when it comes to live music. I tend to cry.)(This despite the middle school kids who are yakkin’ all around me.)Because I had my 80-mile-an-hour Angela in tow, I thought it would be good to get her energy out before the … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes Friday
(Vol. XV for Me)The Busy-ness Edition~ Take 1 ~Between sacramental prep, the start of baseball and continued work on my upcoming talks, the month of April has seemed more like Advent. So much to do, so little month! It’s not that I mind any of these obligations, mind you—it’s not like I’m, say, spending my days at the oncologist’s or anything like … [Read more...]
