As I’ve mentioned before, Paul and I take Jera to the dog park for about an hour 4 times a week. We’ve found if we aren’t consistent about this she drives us NUTS. (THOSE are the times when I just want to open the door and let her run away, far away…) There is a nice dog park about 10 minutes from our house that just opened recently. It’s really nice, with a large park for big dogs and a…
Originally published on September 20th, 2006 at Onward & Upward Last week, I picked up a copy of Jars of Clay‘s newest CD, “Good Monsters”. Jars of Clay is my all-time favorite music group; I’ve followed them since their first CD. I love the style of music and I love their lyrics, and in my opinion their new CD does not disappoint! One song on this album really jumped out at me. Recently, I’ve been thinking about our own mortality….
Some of you may remember that occasionally Beth and I participated in the Carnival of Beauty over at Onward & Upward. Amanda has posted some changes that are being made to the Carnival on her blog. One of the big things she did was to make a Google Group with all the information in one place. I’d encourage you to check it out and if you’re interested, be a group member! What is the Carnival of Beauty? Well it’s a…
So I am looking for book suggestions, since I have finished rereading my entire Mary Stewart collection. I’m looking for a story/narrative – either fiction or biographical. I don’t want to read a self-help book or cultural commentary or anything like that. When I’m ready for one, I plan to pick up The FairTax Book. For now… I’m wanting a story. A story I can get into quickly, because I’m horrible about putting down books (like Pride and Prejudice… and…
Tonight: Tomorrow night: And the grand finale, on Thursday night: Oh yes, to say I’m excited is an understatement! Arrrr! What say ye give me a call should ye want to join in the festivities? (It will be fun… drinks all around!)