Monthly Archives: January 2006
Resolved
I really wanted to post a full-length post about each book I read this year. January is coming to a close, I’ve finished three books and made ZERO posts about them :o/ Will try to remedy that soon.
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iTunes Recommendation
If you don’t have the Iron & Wine cover of “Such Great Heights” (originally recorded by the Postal Service,) you ought to. It’s been my lullaby for a while and I never tire of hearing it.
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Jury Duty
I got my first summons for jury service a few weeks ago, exciting considering I’ve been a registered voter for six years now. The funny thing was, it was a summons from Travis County, Texas and it was addressed properly, … Continue reading
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Productivity and Progress
I had a great day with the girls and got a lot of housework done, which is always encouraging. Then I spent the evening working on getting Lexi’s birth announcement out. As my dear husband pointed out to me, I … Continue reading
If You’re Feeling Generous…
Here’s our tea wishlist, just for kicks. Mornings have been a little bit duller without Masala Chai to help me wake and deal with the newborn’s cold and the toddler’s busyness. Dependency is a difficult thing!
Mary, Full of Grace
Having babies has definitely increased my interest in Mary, the mother of Jesus. I was shuffling the iPod today while driving home from women’s bible study and heard two of my favorite songwriters’ excellent treatments of her. “And the stable … Continue reading
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Tragic
So, for the first time since middle school, I’m not rabidly following the Tar Heels’ every move this basketball season. Now that we’ve won the national championship, am I just resting on those laurels and hanging up my obsessive fan … Continue reading
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Olny Sarmt Popele Can
I actually learned this in a linguistics class, but: Cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr … Continue reading
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Fours
Rachel C. tagged me for the 4s meme, so here it is: Four Jobs I Have Had: Soccer Referee Staff Writer Third Grade Teacher University Photographer’s Assistant
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Yay!
We just ordered our Christmas present from Mike’s parents — a digital camcorder! I am so excited. It’s our first camcorder and we got to pick it out ourselves!
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Hilarious!
Yesterday we received an unexpected package from a couple we are friends with that shall not be named. I opened it and inside was a wedding gift! A wedding gift they purchased before our wedding, forgot to give us and … Continue reading
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