In May I finished my internship ( Read more... )

(I started making this up when I had the flu... so sadly most of it is now lost, let's see what I can recollect ( Read more... )

At work this week I got to write a limerick.  Well, I was out on a hike during the field instructors' teachbacks, and as we were sitting in nature and "discovering it," we got to be artists and make artwork.  So as I was drawing a little plant, I was inspired to become a poet.  Without further ado, here is what I wrote:

"I have three leaves, don't ( Read more... )

I am self-conscious about saying certain words.  I'm assuming this is because of my past speech impendiment(s) and all the years of speech therapy to overcome it/them.

I can't stand saying words that have both an 's' and 'sh' sound in them.  Like 'delicious.'  or 'nutritious.'  What else is there?  'consciousness"  ooo that one is terrible!

I also ( Read more... )

I just finished reading the Laura Ingalls Wilder books... again.  I think I was born in the wrong era.  I wish I could've seen the American prairie before it was settled.  I guess this feeling mostly comes from recently reading the Little House books, a dual biography of Custer and Crazy Horse, and a book about Lewis and Clark.  They got to see ( Read more... )

I just finished reading "The Wind in the Willows." It was really good. One of my favorite chapters was entitled "Wayfarers All" and I just really liked the suggestion of that title. I guess I'm experiencing the itchy foot again and I want to get moving.

The chapter is about Water Rat, quite a homebody. He's content with his home and river and ( Read more... )

Emma and I went to the Lutheran West/Lutheran East basketball game last night. I love high school sports. I think that's the most exciting skill level to watch sports, and you can really get into it. I was gasping and shrieking and covering my eyes for a lot of the game and afterwards Emma and I felt we needed a drink to relax (it was such a ( Read more... )

*Despite the deepness of the subject line, I doubt the actual post will merit such a title ( Read more... )

Well, technically she got a raincheck for a Wii, but it came in today! Woohoo! We're all very excited about it. Needless to say, perhaps, but I'll be coming home EVERY weekend from now on ( Read more... )

One of my very favorite parts about my trip to New Zealand last summer was visiting the movie set of Hobbiton, from Lord of the Rings. I've been re-reading my journal from the trip, which makes me laugh, and also brings back so many memories. I will write here exactly what I wrote in my journal the day I went to Hobbiton! (warning, it's a little ( Read more... )