( cut for those of you who don't find conversations with four-year-olds amusing )

President Barack Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009. The youngster wanted to see if the President's haircut felt like his own. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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We have a silent auction to raise money for a piano for our new choir room at church next week. Each section of the choir is supposed to put together a basket to be bid upon. The tenor section (of which I am reluctantly a part) has done nothing. Can anyone think of something that will have a large bang for buck in the $20 range? I was thinking ( Read more... )

So there's this chick named Danielle. And she writes music. And sings it, usually to a ukelele accompaniment. And the lyrics are clever and her voice is gorgeous. She's cute, too, if that kind of thing is important to you ( Read more... )

(not in entirety, of course):

Me: Honey, did you hear they're renaming the Sears Tower?

TD: I heard they were painting it, but not about the name change.

Me: Yep, they're going to call it the Willis Tower.

TD: Whatchu talkin' about?

FIN

We're home. I'm not sure I can even remember everything we did, every amazing experience, but I'll try to set it down here.
( What I did on my music cruise of awesomeness )

I've been waiting for this day for about 13 months. It seemed so far off in May when I made the first deposit, ten whole months off. It was still a long way off even at Christmas, when I started assembling various things I'd need on our cruise ( Read more... )

( Things I gotta do before we leave on Friday morning )

So our favorite band in Colorado as well as one of our favorite solo artists is ( Read more... )

I was just accepted to Gonzaga's Master of Arts program in Communication and Leadership Studies. Classes start March 16.

I am happy in my heart.