Archive for May, 2008
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
time saver
If you’re a veteran blog reader, you probably already have your favorite sites in a “feed reader.” I’ve been reading blogs a long time, but I’ve been slow in subscribing to the reader Mauri’s been using for a while now. But I finally got inspired, and logged on to newsgator.com. I love the dramatic sound […]
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
6-Ohhhhh
My friend Ridgely turned 60 yesterday. We had sent her a little something to commemorate her life to this point, and it turns out she sent me something too, though my birthday is months away. Our packages criss-crossed in the mail.
Here’s what Ridge sent me on her birthday.
Socks! She knit me socks! I am […]
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
zachary
Mauri and I had a rare outing yesterday. We drove into Portland and up to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Here’s the view from up there:
We went to see our young friend Zachary, who’s been there more than three weeks. That’s a long time to be in ICU, attached to tubes and ventilator. Zach and his family […]
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
the boys
You can almost see their halos. From the stories I’ve heard, these two “angels” gave their parents a run for their money.
And they grew into such fine young men, halos hidden under those stylish hats.
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
m.e.m.e - it’s all about me
Beloved daughter #1 (of 2) Abbie of beloved coworker #1 (of 1), Denise, tagged me with this meme. I certainly wouldn’t want to deprive you faithful blog readers of the following information about me, so here goes!
5 things in my bag:
I take it this means purse, but that’s probably an old-fashioned term. I have a […]
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
a day in the life
Yesterday we gathered once again for the season finale of our monthly family dinners. Pete and Linsey showed up a little early to throw together their salad and to see themselves on Monday’s Today Show, which we had recorded for them after Lins e-mailed that they were 90% sure they were in the background of […]
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
the sound of silence
This morning, a Sunday!, I was dressed and ready for the day at 7:30. With the family dinner setup already accomplished, I had one of my rare opportunities to sit out on the back deck in the cool of a morning to read or just sit. I chose to make a little progress in Wendell […]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
plantAsong
Last night was the final session of a six-week “Spring Planting” series offered at NFC, led by Mauri. Twenty-five or so singers showed up for the first session and I’ve gotta say we had more fun than a group of Quakers oughta legally have. Mauri planned music from all musical traditions, which would include contemporary […]
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
we all have at least one
God was very generous to me when he handed out mothers. He gave me four plus a number of “moms” of my friends through the years. My original mom gave me life and endured my childhood and adolescence, but her influence continues, though her physical presence in my life ended 20 years ago, almost to […]
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Saturday, May 10th, 2008
the last on last weekend
Here are some miscellaneous pictures from my weekend in Denver. You know how hard it is for me to resist.
Wii Bowling with Bailey. Cassidy took the picture.
Bailey got bonked in the forehead with a bouncing fielder but missed only one inning.
The Anderson family ran the Nike 5K in downtown Denver, and I got to witness […]
