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Pictures I Love

August 31, 2007

Miss you, T. What. Are. You. DOING? RAWR! Hulk Smash! Little fingers are the best fingers. Does it not freak y’all out that Shannon and I have the exact same hair color? Our Urban Ash in spring. Yes, Jeana, I’m showing my Ash for all to see. I’m that comfortable with my Ash.  

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Iowa: The Farm

August 23, 2007

When I was a child I would spend a week each summer with my grandparents on their farm in Iowa. The town they live in is very small and mostly populated with retired farmers now. I have seven aunts and uncles and almost 20 cousins on one side of my family. Many of them lived [...]

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Laughter Through Tears

June 13, 2007

Husband’s grandmother is dying. She is 91 and has lived a full life, but it is never easy to say good-bye. She is in the hospital and they have made her comfortable, but she is unhappy and does not want to stay in this world any longer. She is ready and is only waiting for [...]

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My Modest Girl

March 5, 2007

Wild Thing and I went shopping Sunday. We were in search of matching outfits. Yes, we found them, and I’ll get to that. First, though, I want to share with you something that happened while we were trying on our clothes. One of the things we thought we might get that matched were dresses. We [...]

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Headbanger’s Ball

February 22, 2007

My family received Guitar Hero 2 for Christmas from my brother’s family. Every Saturday night we have our own little Headbanger’s Ball. It’s serious stuff. Duuuuuude. It’s hard to say what my favorite part is about our weekly Battle of the Bands. There’s the utter joy I feel at having a Stray Cats song on [...]

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Happy Birthday to My Little Brother

February 9, 2007

Today, February 9, is my brother’s birthday. Do me a favor and read these two posts I wrote about him, will you? They are my tributes to my great brother. He totally rocks. Could You Repeat That?: What six-year-old doesn’t want a Noopy Nooter Nooter? Thanks To Our Veterans: My brother is a Devil Dog. [...]

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