Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Well, the vast majority of the pictures were disappointing, but here is the requisite documentation of their majesty’s royal ball:
Kerr’s and Franklin’s all dolled up.
Feed us.
Get your Strauss on!
Sarah. Sweetie.
Anna’s happy ending.
And now, must sleep. My feet are killing me! Happy Sixth, big girls!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Okay, this wins the award for Freakiest News Story Ever, hands down:
6 Die from Brain-eating Amoeba in Lakes
Yeah. I swam in Lake Havasu. My godparents own property there. Amoebae eat people’s brains there.
And Texas! Every time we talk about moving to Austin, I complain, “But we’d be so landlocked!” And Jason consoles me with descriptions [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 28, 2007 | 5 Comments »
But Fall is not. A week ago it was summer. Today I drove home in a snowstorm. Welcome to the Sierra Nevadas!
Sprinkler. Former use: lawn hydration. Current use: hose marker.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 27, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Today I am the mother of two six-year-old girls.
When they were infants, it felt like the first year would never pass.
Now they’re six. Six.
I’m getting a wee bit freaked out.
On Saturday, Anna and Sarah will throw a royal ball. They listened to their birthday cd in the van this morning, and as The Blue Danube [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 25, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Jenn and my husband conspired to rescue me from the most depressing birthday ever. She came over shortly after Jason arrived home from work, and she fed my children and put them to bed. Meanwhile Jason and I ate steak and prawns and, for dessert, played chess at Starbucks. It was a very happy end [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 25, 2007 | 12 Comments »
It’s official. I have exactly two years left until the crushing weight of adulthood crashes down upon me. Meh.
These, in case anyone cares to know, are the things I have yet to do:
Finish the novel.
Publish the short fiction.
Publish the kid book.
Send anything off for publication (except for a baby book that clearly has no market [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Well, it’s gone, that mischievous bugger. And the nurses kept me narcotic-free, for the most part, which enabled me to come home on Friday evening. So now, once my two weeks of do-nothing-ness are spent, I shall be free to restart my yoga routine, and be henceforth healthy and fit. Amen, and let it be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum, I am a giant Englishman.
–Naiah, age 2, clomping around in my Hush Puppies
When you think about something, your brain helps you.
–Anna, age 5
Posted in Uncategorized on September 19, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The forest fires are out. Once again our mountain air is safe to breathe. The fire troops are still camping on the edge of town, just to be sure. We love them.
The Franklin’s have a cozy house a few blocks away from their old one. They might rent it until the parsonage is rebuilt, but [...]
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