Question 1Did you eat candy this Valentine's Day? I did not eat candy. But I DID eat Girl Scout Cookies. Lots and lots of Girl Scout Cookies.Question 2What is something you do to relax? Read. Blog.Question 3(From Poole's book) What is the best approach for resolving conflict? Ew. I don’t do conflict well…so rarely do [...]
Month: February 2008
Lent…A Season of Fasting and Feasting.
Having grown up in the Episcopal Church, Ash Wednesday marked the season of Lent and Lent was Something Important. So important that we had to Give Up Something. Usually chocolate. Which was easy for me because I don't really need chocolate. But I do like it.Clearly, I missed the entire point.Because I don't do sacrifice [...]
Winter Formal…
A couple of pics from Saturday's dance.All of them play volleyball together this season. Off-season Club Team...Lucy (in black) and The New Boyfriend and Sip and Eric. Sip and Lucy play volleyball year round together. Sip is the setter for both teams. The word is the dance was "lame" but they had a blast.
Love Links.
Be sure to pop in and check out this great post by my bff, Jill.
Superheroes Sweetheart Banquet.
We had an awesome time last night. We do this event every year. There is always a parent or two "in charge" but really...our Youth (7th-12th grade) run the show. They plan, they decorate. The order and then serve the food. They plan games and entertainment. This year was Superheroes.Here are the six Power Rangers: [...]
Right Now
I am bored is it because I'm so busy with the same old things?I am distracted maybe because I'm so busy I can't settle long enough to focus on one Thing.I am saddened by some of the choices our daughter is making and by the circumstances in which my sister has to live. I am [...]
She’s Just Jill EL len.
So...we were out to dinner at my fave restaurant last week. It was the beginning of my week of birthday celebrations. And really...why DON'T we celebrate our birthday for a week? I mean...at least the gift-giving part? As Adam Sandler says, "we have 8 CRAAAAAZEE nights" (The Hanukkah Song)... Lori, Me, Jillellen Anyway, somehow the [...]
Some Pictures…Just ‘Cuz…
It’s all about the gifts.
Seriously.Oh, I used to deny it. I tried to hide it. But it's all about the gifts. It really is my #1 (by far) Love Language. I love Gary Chapman. He finally convinced me that being a gift-lover isn't selfish and self-centered, it's just the way I'm wired. Yay!Back to the gifts.My bff, Beth (also [...]
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