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Training and Time

Training is a word that has been used quite a bit around our house lately.  We’ve been working on training our boys to do lots of new things, to be polite, to learn about God and the world around us that He’s created, to sleep through the night, and yes, there have been attempts to […]

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Arcade night November 14, 2009

This month’s games were all chosen because they are either HEAVILY inspired by or complete ripoffs of other more well-known games. We played Crazy Kong (much like Donkey Kong) Moon Alien Part 2 (much like Galaxian) Pacman Plus (a harder Pacman) Zig Zag (much like Dig Dug) And the scores… Name Crazy Kong (raw) Crazy […]

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Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to the coolest couple we know married in 1962.  From their hip and cool dating days to those coffee days at Myrtle Beach and all the days in between, we love you.

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Arcade night September 19, 2009

The start of arcade night year 3! And it be on Talk Like A Pirate Day as well!! ArrrRR!!! Unfortunately, at this point I’m still recovering from bronchitis and Quin came down with a fever. So we warned folks and most stayed away. The few brave ones who came out got to play 2 pirate-themed […]

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Thoughts about naps and pacifiers

We’ve been pretty irregular with our posts these days.  One reason is, well, no nap! I miss the nap.  Not mine, although a regular nap for myself would be wonderful.  What I miss is Quin’s naptime.  Quin had an appointment with the dentist this week, and we were reminded yet again that he needs to […]

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Punch Balloon

Punch Balloons are a strange toy in retrospect. But I always loved playing with them as a kid. I guess my mother remembered that, because she bought Quin a couple of them. Here’s a bit of him figuring out the joys that I remember.

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Pure cute

Warning: this one has a pretty high cuteness factor. 🙂 I admit that I should have probably trimmed this to make it a bit shorter, but I just couldn’t figure out where to cut it off. I’m a bit of a sucker for my kids, you know. I guess there’s no doubt that Camren really […]

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Happy Birthday Wishes

Today is not only one day closer to our annual family vacation, it is also my dear sister’s birthday.  Happy Birthday to my one and only sister, to the one who has always shared her laughter, her joy and her chocolate with me.  You are a great sister Nancy, and you are a great aunt […]

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Happy Anniversary

Today we will celebrate 18 years of marriage by God’s grace.   I love you Rick!  Thanks for putting up with me for all of these years.

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Remembering Glenn

There were only six years between me and Glenn.  But somehow he always seemed so much older.  He had different friends, different interests, and had moved ahead of me in the growing up years so quickly.  As I reflect back over those years, I remember… He played with cool toys like legos and lincoln logs.  […]

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