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• Fourteen: the endless age

  December 4, 2022

  #1 just shrieked that she had gotten an actual named part (instead of ensemble) in the local city play she auditioned for.  She's over the moon.  Seeing your kids excited and thriving and enjoying spreading their wings -- that's the moment you feel like maybe it's all worth it after all.  And thi...

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• Blame the absent

  December 4, 2022

  I left church early last week and this week. In general, I find it annoying that 6 of our 8 church hours (in the average month) are spent rehashing Conference talks.  To me, it's profoundly clear that the wisdom, archetypal messages, prophecies, and histories of scripture are infinitely richer th...

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• Pizza in Zion

  November 21, 2022

  Today Laureen Canchola texted asking what kind of pizza we like because, she announced, they were bringing us by dinner tomorrow.  I didn't know why.  I still don't know why.  I don't ask questions when people want to bring my family some food. Hours later, Adam Hunt called to see if my girls cou...

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• back again with further news

  November 17, 2022

  Well, it's been a minute.  When the free month OD gave me expired, it was pretty much right as homeschool was ramping up, and despite having plenty to write about, time was scarce and I was also more than a little concerned that right after I paid the $40 I'd be filled with all the…

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• Vegas with Sinatra

  August 26, 2022

  Writing today from the couch of our room at Tahiti Village.  Scotty wanted to spend his birthday this year in Vegas and planned the whole trip for just the two of us.  The kids are all with his folks -- well, the older three are at Heroic Youth, a fun little LARP-ing 3 day camp,…

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• Zumba mantras & universal hatred

  August 22, 2022

  I have one purpose in writing this entry.  I have to tell you how much I love Zumba. I.  Love. Zumba.  Love, love, love, love it.  Kemish's class is my favorite, but Vanessa is good, too.  I've never enjoyed any type of exercising at all until maybe a year or 18 months ago, and now…

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• This Entry is Brought to You by my Future Planner.

  August 21, 2022

  It's 3 AM and I really ought to be asleep.  I was, for a while, but after using the restroom and dreaming about the items in my  online shopping cart which I still hadn't finished deciding upon,  I decided I'd get back up and finish that task.  Don't ask me how I ended up here…

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• A Happy House Reunion

  August 19, 2022

  Writing tonight from Ye Olde 471.  Last time I spent the night for Ed Week, Jessie had me sleep in my old bedroom, even.  She sleeps in the front bedroom; back when we owned the house, Scott and I slept in the back. Now that back room is an office, and she has us sleeping…

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• Ed Week With The Two of Them

  August 18, 2022

  A quick note from a rather dry class in the HFAC on campus at the Y. I love Education Week.  I still struggle to choose the right class each hour  -- and often pick wrong -- but the essence of being here is almost as sweet as ever.  Kerry Muhelstein, Matthew Gray, Lynne Hilton Wilson,…

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