Some people compare themselves to smarter, richer, better-looking folks and feel inferior. Others compare themselves to people who are dumber, poorer, or uglier, and it makes them feel special. I think I’d rather just look at the stars. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* This morning we went to J.C. Penney for a half-price sale. After finding what I was […]
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Go ahead and swim against the current. It’s hard at first, but one day you look around and realize you’re dancing on the tops of the waves. Here are some highlights of our Northwesterly Expotition: -> A leisurely Victorian tea at the Queen Mary Tea Room with Grace and Luke, served by Grace’s lovely roommate,
I enjoyed the time with Grace as much as I expected to, but we all missed Luke far away in the frozen north. Grace and I spoke with him on the phone for a long time Monday evening. He assured us he’d be fine hanging out with friends and their family. Wednesday afternoon the rest
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Once upon a time, not so long ago–in fact it was yesterday–George came home sniffling with a cold. All through dinner he blew his nose and expressed several times how very tired he felt. Perhaps he’d go to bed early, he said. Oh, and since he’d probably have to blow his nose a lot, and
Last week George sat at the dining room table and created a black-ink-and-colored-pencil birthday card for his mom. When I glanced over his shoulder at the lettering and layout, a whole herd of good memories stampeded through my brain. Way back when, George used to draw and paint a lot. Mostly ink and watercolor or
We make up lots of songs around here. They sort of serve as an original sound track for life. I have to confess, though, the main reason I like to do this is Jacob. A couple nights ago we were about to eat dinner, but he was having a little strong-willed moment and refusing to
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Four weeks ago today, four bombs exploded in London. Two weeks ago today, four more bombing attempts failed. Today London is on high alert for terrorist activity. According to an online news article I just read, they’ve launched one of the most expensive police campaigns ever. Today. Grace arrived in London about 12 hours ago.
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We’re back from merrily mingling with the Macedonians in Michigan, which means no more long, leg-cramping, snooze-inducing, long, fast-food-filled, hotel-hopping (and did I mention long?) van treks for the Damoffs this summer. Woot. As often happens when I’m absent from LJ for more than a few days, an unruly mental mob of remembrances is wrestling
So, when I said it’s exciting to anticipate all the adventures that await Luke this summer, I wasn’t thinking about his being blocks away from terrorist attacks. A little less adventure would be okay at this point. Yes, he was in London. Unaware of the explosions, his group attempted to take the “tube” to the
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Grace is home! And today is her birthday. 🙂 I met her at the Dallas airport late Tuesday night. Or, I should say, early Wednesday morning. Her flight was scheduled to arrive at 11:52 PM, but it landed around 1:20 A. I sat in the baggage claim area chatting with a young woman waiting for
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