It’s been almost two years since I went to Uganda. TWO YEARS. The memories from that trip are still so fresh in my mind – and you know what? I’m just as blown away by the work Compassion is doing as I was when I came home. There’s not a doubt in my mind that [...]
by BooMama on 8 November 2009
in Rambling
Dear Internet, Are your kids / nieces / nephews / godchildren / siblings CUCKOO SLAP-DAB CRAZY over these little dealios? Because in our house? And at our school? And in our town? The kids – boys and girls alike – are CUCKOO SLAP-DAB CRAZY over the animal bracelets. Beats anything I’ve ever seen, this fascination [...]
After last week’s kinda-funny-but-nowhere-near-as-funny-as-the-week-before episode of “The Office,” I’m thinking we’re due for a humdinger (EVER THE OPTIMIST, I AM). I’m also hoping that we get to see Erin and Andy interact a little bit, especially after we found out last week that she thinks he’s the coolest person she’s ever met – even cooler [...]
This is one of those weeks where I’m so overloaded with stories that I feel completely incapable of blogging about any of them. And you know, now that I think about it, it’s just that type of can-do attitude that led me to great success in Algebra II when I was so overwhelmed by all [...]
A couple of weeks ago I got a copy of a new CD in the mail. Normally getting new music makes me do a little hitchkick in the driveway, but when I saw that Steven Curtis Chapman’s Beauty Will Rise was in the envelope, I sort of pushed it to the side of the kitchen [...]
So we started off with this: And then the wheels started to spin: And then we ended up with this: The good news is that the force was with her for the remainder of the weekend.