We’re back from Savannah! And had a great trip. I will write about it later. But first, I need suggestions. Tomorrow I am having several friends from my old job over as a little housewarming party. I want to do fall-themed, and so far we have Paul making a pumpkin pie. I also bought some candy corn and put it in a glass pumpkin jar. I have a few fake fall leaves I can spread around the table, and a…
I found out Friday evening that Paul was given next week off from work! Paul had put in for the vacation and his boss said with being so close to the elections he wouldn’t be able to take any time off. So the trip we thought was canceled is now taking place, and we are hurriedly trying to pack!! We’ll be in Savannah until Thursday. A week ago, I accidentally dropped my Blackberry in water for like 5 seconds, and…
Today is October 15th, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. I have been really sick with a cold today, so I don’t have the energy to write something in memory of my baby angel who is in heaven right now. But you can read my story here. Annie wrote a post on dates. I actually don’t remember what day I lost my baby. I just know it was the end of June. That’s okay with me – I’d rather not…
This past weekend, our church had a “Worship Weekend” which is what we call it when the choir sings at all three services (Saturday evening, and both services on Sunday morning). It’s usually a lot of time spent at the church, and a late night practice the Thursday before. I enjoy the worship weekends, though it does kinda kill the weekend for me. But that’s okay. One of the things we do a lot is stand around. We spend a…
I was really excited to see the Google homepage for today: Paddington hails from “darkest Peru”. :-) That part always made me happy. Actually, there was another missionary girl I grew up with in Peru who was given a Paddington doll by a relative in the States and was told to “take him home to Peru” which we all thought was cute. It always makes me happy to see references to Peru in literature, TV shows, movies, or popular culture….