Monthly Archive for November, 2008

Just for Fun

We borrowed a few episodes of The Muppet Show from the library. Don’t you love it when your kids enjoy the same stuff that you did back when you were little?

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Number Nine

The 100 Things List continues to take center stage in my life. I can’t recommend enough that you make and share your own list. You’ll be surprised how things start happening. Here’s my story on #9 – Join a board of directors.
A friend of mine saw the list and asked if I’d join her as [...]

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Eight Years

Happy Anniversary to us!

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Oscar’s Fourth Birthday

Happy Birthday to Oscar! We celebrated his first ever birthday party with friends (vs the family stuff we’ve done in the past) yesterday. We splurged on a party at an indoor playground where there was lots for the kids to do and staff to handle all of the party stuff (setting tables, cutting the cake, [...]

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The Campout

Last Saturday night, Oscar, Clara, & I braved the wilds in our backyard. We pitched a tent, unrolled our sleeping bags, and slept outside. It was #24 on the list, after all, so you knew I was going to do it, right? I’m one of those people who never sleeps well unless I’m in my [...]

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Five More Down

When I wrote the 100 Things Post I was struggling a bit to get through the whole thing. Number 98, Coin a phrase, was more than a bit of a stretch. Did I really want to coin a phrase? Not really. Guess what I did, though? I’ve been writing occasional posts for the Volunteer San [...]

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Bittersweet

What a night! What a morning! We are so proud in this house to have a new president after eight long, hard, greedy, misdirected years. America’s standing in the world is lifted. Malia and Sasha are getting a puppy!
Our joy and pride is tempered by the fact that Prop 8 has passed. California has [...]

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Finally Getting The Costumes Posted

A ghost

and a Star Wars guy

I got the ghost costume on Etsy. I just LOVE Etsy. The last several purchases I’ve made online have come from that site. Oscar’s costume was all stuff we had around the house. I was very pleased to see how proudly he wore it next to all of the other [...]

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