If you have a geekly opinion on the topic, email this journalist to spout off. (I'm thinking of you, woddly_spinning ( Read more... )

Cobbler got up on his hands and knees today! I am so proud!!

I also remember that one of my first-ever LJ posts was about Beignet doing this very thing. "Baby"

One of those landmark days. :-)

We are back from vacation. I think the Activities filters are working because I find myself spending more time with the kids and then not having time to post (e.g., all week ( Read more... )

Our family is done with the sick, thank goodness. We're on vacation this week with Hubby's family, so too much postage might not get done on the Activities & Hard Things filter. Will resume when I get home ( Read more... )

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Today was day three of sick. The girls came down with something on Saturday night (vomit, fever, diarrhea), but they seem mostly better now, although Brownie still has the runs ( Read more... )

Pagan Christianity? is the latest of Frank Viola and George Barna's paradigm-shifting books. Most of their books focus on the house-church movement and specifically on what they call "organic churches." This book opens up church history to show the pervasive influence of European paganism on the development of Christianity. There isn't much in ( Read more... )

Well, the property that we thought was our dream property didn't work out. Mostly because of someone who came along and was willing to pay more than the appraised value of the property. I don't really understand that, but it WAS a gorgeous property ( Read more... )

I've become dissatisfied with the way certain things happen in my home. For example, I spend most (if not all) of my days being reactive--attending to the (usually urgent) needs of small children. It cuts down on my ability to think strategically about my kids--to have goals for them and work toward them (even short-term goals). This is a ( Read more... )

I knew that my new housemate is a mechanical engineer. And I knew that he works for NASA.

What I didn't know is that he has a solid chunk of rocket fuel sitting on his desk at work, which he uses for a paperweight.

That is SO cool.