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She is my crazy "let's go do something fun!" friend. She will call me up out of the blue and say "I'm going strawberry picking, get your kids ready I am picking you up in half an hr!" "But friend…
Segments from a day at the park... Julie (Ally and Nate) Janet Lisa (Samuel and Ian) Me and my three All at the park. Played hard enough to get red in the face.
How Jeff draws his pirates... (Note the very angry eyebrows.) What was waiting for me on my memory card when I got back from Ladies Bible study.. The kind sister returning the fallen brow. S…
My sister Julie says if I blog about this she is going to leave a nasty comment. That's a dare isn't it? People sometimes say "Joanna you are so weird" What do they mean I wonder, weird as in "you are so eccentri…
"Could anyone honestly, honestly say they like Winter better than warm sun? Can anyone honestly say looking at the above 7-day forecast doesn't make you intrinsically happy? This is the week baby! It all returns! The str…
What my camera saw today... (sign in front of a family restaurant)
Mom is great She gives us the chocolate cake! (said in true Bill Cosby fashion!) This is what they ate for breakfast, ridiculous I know, but wonderful as well. "you're the bestest Mommy I ever had!" --Etienne …
Spring! What I love: The wet earth waking up, The first time I smell mowed grass, Fresh sheets on the line. The feeling of the warm sun on my face! Open windows, letting the house breath.. Love it! …
Do you know the feeling of unlocking your door and walking into your own home after being away for a while? You are hit with the familiar smells, and sights; And what about that first night when you crawl into your own…
I called my Mom and told her we were looking to buy a vehicle and that we needed wisdom. So I asked her to pray. Pray that it is so obvious that it is the right choice and from God that it seems ridiculous. It turned…
(Early morning light coming through my living room window this week) A few weeks ago when I was at the library I saw a sign telling about a book discussion. It was a book called Nig…
Justin He is an awesome brother, the other five siblings would agree, he is the BEST! My parents never showed any favoritism, but us siblings did! LOL! Justin hands down! He would be your favorite too! Ther…
Today: "A little madness in the Spring is wholesome even for the king." --Emily Dickinson I know, I know it is not Spring yet, my head is up in the clouds! :) The weather man was so wrong, it did n…
Okay here is a picture of my hair.. Just kidding!!! My Dad probably stopped breathing for a few seconds! LOL! No really, it was a teeny bopper at the Saint Patrick's day parade. My hair can't be as bad as I m…
Beautiful People I hesitate to write this article on Beautiful people. I have been hesitating for two months now. I know my thoughts and what I want to say but I fear that they will not come out right. I wa…
I went in I sat down, I did just like I said I would do, I told her she could do anything she wanted to. She did an awesome job, layers all over the place, still has length. I was happy. Then I went to someone d…
Am I allowed to add more to the list? Great comments and finding new blogs that feel like 'kin' make me happy! You know what else makes me happy? Nap time, the kids all snug in their bed, and I with an hour to read.…
Happiness is... 1) A new pair of slippers for CoCo and I from Chinatown 2) Reading in bed on a Saturday morning! 3) Not even owning a watch. 4) Jeff wanting to play "Pastor Jeff" He set up his own pulpit, …
Yay! I have a label! I am a crunchy con I am a hippy, Although I do eat meat (not veal because it is mean), I do shave my armpits, Potchuli gives me a headache, and I have no intentions of ever doing drugs. But I…
Further confessions... I like most conversations RAW Most of what I encounter today is messed with, what you find among groups in the halls, small talk, formalities, barriers, walls, layers, facades, defenses…
Continued from 12-13-05 I confess comparing myself to other people. Wanting people to like me, to be okay with me. I do not have it all together. I am intimidated. I often feel under qualified. Not qualifi…