A Preview of My Life to Come

Today I finally got together with Ali. She’s the one with 4 kids, including a baby born the same day as my youngest. We’d been planning to do this for months but someone in her family of 6 was always sick! On Friday evening when I checked in she said her oldest son MIGHT be [...]

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Snow Trains on Branch Tracks

I got a drive to school today because DFIL had to go on to the hospital for soem tests.I had him drop me off at the same palce where I would be picked up, and walked the short distance to my first class. As a I walked I took pictures, it was another pretty snowy [...]

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Abounding Joy

Tonight there was another Summit. I decided to go a little early, so I could have confession beforehand, and thus have all of adoration to be as close to God as possible. When I came in I found out that it was my own church priest filling in. Although I’ve never gone to confession with [...]

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Getting Up on the Right Side of the Bed

This morning I feel happy. It could be because I feel like a kid looking out the window at an unexpected blizzard (but I don’t want school to be cancelled). It could be because I think the school stress is behind me now. It could be the break-through I made last night with regard to [...]

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7 Quick Takes – Playdate Hopefuls and Hopes for Less School Stress

1. A few weeks ago this phrase came up during the first reading and it had both me and my brother giggling and puzzling over the meaning: A multitude of camels shall cover you. I’ve heard of raining cats and dogs but… 2. I never got to see Ali last week because she and her [...]

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Playmat Shoot

I dressed baby up in bright colors to match the playmat and took some cute photos. Then I took some of just the playmat, with all the toys hanging on it (the plastic teething rings hang on it now in a rainbow…) Baby Playmat Details

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Coming Home to an Empty House

Friday evening I finally handed in my assignment and left, 20 minutes before the deadline. The sun was going down but it wasn’t dark yet. I was just borderline on time for not being out after dark alone. I took a few pictures while I waited for the bus, there was still a pretty coating [...]

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7 Quick Takes: The Assignment-from-Hell Edition.

Besides this assignment there really has been nothing else on my mind this week, though I hate to have to dedicate this Quick Takes to that fallen comrade enemy. I hope Jen won’t min that I decided to use her strikeout technique to get out some lingering frustration. (I may have a picture or 2 [...]

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Winter Beauty

Today it was absolutely gorgeous outside. There was a fresh bright coating of powdery snow over everything. As I made my way to school to work on my homework I was kicking myself every 30 seconds for not bringing my camera (I don’t like to go anywhere without it but I don’t like to carry [...]

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Steubenville Launch Party

On Friday evening I went to the Steubenvile Launch Party. When I was 19 I first heard about the these conferences, but I was too old to go as a youth and too young and immature in my faith to go as a chaperone. Ever since I heard about it I’ve been wanting to go, [...]

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