Two things that made me smile

Today while standing in the returns line at Target I saw two things that made me smile. The first was a proud toe headed little boy wearing an over-sized padded Batman costume that made him very buff for a three year old.
The second was an elderly gentleman buying a can of Dinty Moore Beef [...]

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Awana, Birthday Pics & Architects

I’ve just returned from my second week as an Awana leader, and have finally gotten the kiddos into bed. We have a great time building relationships with the kids. Its basically like being an camp counselor for two hours each week. The time flies by. My co-leaders are enthusiastic and [...]

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Getting Caught Up On Random Thoughts

Okay. Wow. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. I’ve had a bunch of thoughts go through my brain, but haven’t been able to catch any of them long enough to write anything about them. Maybe I’ll just make a list of random thoughts.
1. Homeschool seems to be going a [...]

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Trying to become more fancy with my blog

I am trying out a new way to post links within the body of a post. Lets see if it works. Here is something I read about today that is pretty cool. It is a fantastic teaching tool. I also have a better link to the Mom’s For Modesty.

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Mom’s For Modesty

The boys are off parking for the game. J earns money in the fall for his scout account by parking cars before football games and by, uh yuck-o, cleaning up after the games the following morning. Nothing like picking up crow torn-coleslaw-bratwurst-and something I can’t make out-bags of garbage early on a Sunday [...]

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Mom’s For Modesty

The boys are off parking for the game. J earns money in the fall for his scout account by parking cars before football games and by, uh yuck-o, cleaning up after the games the following morning. Nothing like picking up crow torn-coleslaw-bratwurst-and something I can’t make out-bags of garbage early on a Sunday [...]

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Our new flag

Our new flag Originally uploaded by solacegirl.
“Honey,” I felt a gentle nudge on my leg. “Honey. Aim. Wake up,” Jeff said as he sat down next to me on the bed. I barely opened my eyes, but could see that for some [...]

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Guffman, Peaches, Football and The Pink Panther

I’m finally somewhat horizontal after a long, tiring, but good day. Jeff just loaded the DVD player with “Waiting For Guffman.” It is such a funny movie. There are a couple of “blue” words in it, which I forgot about. I’ve heard there is a new Chris Guess movie in [...]

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Posing for Official Football Foto

Posing for Official Football Foto Originally uploaded by solacegirl.
This post has a flurry of football pics in it. I promised some of the family that I’d post some from J’s first games of the season. Today was the jamboree day when the teams [...]

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Football Jamboree 2006

Football Jamboree 2006 Originally uploaded by solacegirl.
This is my favorite action shot of the day. This team is definitely not into picking daisies this year. They are very serious about the game. J’s best buddy is on the team too. He is [...]

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