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Month: May 2006

M*A*S*H comes to life

M*A*S*H comes to life

From an email forwarded to me by my sister: My brother Ken was home on leave from his post in Hawaii, when he announced that he had just been promoted to lieutenant commander. We were all pleased with the news, but some of us less knowledgeable about military rankings asked Ken to explain what the promotion meant. After several failed attempts to get us to understand, he sighed and said, “Before, I was Hawkeye Pierce, but now I’m Frank Burns.”…

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"Britney Spears stumbles, nearly drops baby"

"Britney Spears stumbles, nearly drops baby"

I feel kinda bad for her. It must be hard enough to be a new mom, without the media breathing down your neck, watching for any mistake you might make. Whoops, accidentally put the baby’s car seat facing forward and not backwards, and the public looks down on your parenting skills. I think we should spend more time paying attention to the thousands of children who are daily beaten or molested by their parents. But that’s not as interesting according…

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empty nest

empty nest

My youngest sister graduates from high school today. I wish I could be there to celebrate with her… I’ve never been to a sibling’s graduation before… But in keeping with the family tradition, at least one member of the family cannot be present and so therefore, it is my duty to congratulate her from afar. What school does a graduation on a Thursday afternoon anyways? I’d have to take 3 days off work to go… If I wasn’t getting married…

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laura is waking up!

laura is waking up!

For those of you who remember, Laura is a Taylor student who was critically injured in the van/semi crash a few weeks ago. Today I got an email from Laura’s cousin (my former roommate) with really good news: The VanRyn family had the blessing of hearing Laura’s voice last night!!!! That’s right, she was speaking words to them. She kept saying “hi” last night and this morning she has added “good morning” and “pops”. PRAISE THE LORD!!!! There is no…

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