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Happy Birthday to Me!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Yesterday was my 34th birthday. I spent the day doing somewhere around 632 loads of laundry. But last night, four of my faves came over for dinner. Here’s 2 of them:

And here’s the other 2:

My sister was having a fit about me making my own birthday dinner, but I kept it simple [...]

Family Reunion

Family Reunion

If you’ve been reading me all summer then you know that back in June our family took a 3 week sabbatical and headed south. Halfway through that 3 weeks, we attended a family reunion in Mississippi. Oh the memories!
My grandparents have been gone for many years, but three of their four [...]

What I'm Reading

What I’m Reading

I’m a book fanatic. I’m pretty sure you know that by now. In fact, when I was getting ready to graduate from high school, I was crowned “Class Bookworm” by my classmates. A prestigious honor, indeed. I probably would have been more flattered to get the “Most Likely to Succeed” or [...]

Christmas Highlights (So Far)!

Christmas Highlights (So Far)!

I had no intention of waiting this long to update (sorry Aunt Linda), but, well, I have no excuse.
So, we’ve been busy, just like everyone else, but we’re also working really hard to keep life manageable and even fun during this season.  Last night we threw a rather spontaneous gift-wrapping party.  We called a bunch [...]

Just in Case You're Wondering

I’m still alive, but it’s back to bullet points:

We were in Pennsylvania over Thanksgiving to spend some time with Conrad’s family.  We also celebrated Christmas while we were there.  GREAT time together.
I am up to my eyeballs in Usborne Books.
I am still taking two classes at the gym.  I hate jumping jacks.  When the instructor [...]