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So, my friend Alisha said I should update my blog. This post is not going to be something new though, rather something old that I found and wanted to post, so would that be called a "downdate"? I think I would rather call it a "postdate", but if an "update" is new... That's not the point. So I found this video on our computer, and I don't think I even knew we had it, and while it makes me look completely ridiculous, I have to put it on here because it captures one of my favorite moments. And besides, you all know I am an absolute dork, so I really lose nothing. So when we lived in the Netherlands last fall my parents came to visit and we went on all sorts of trips, we drove to Belgium, Germany, and France. While we were on our way to France, my mom and I were talking about Paris, because that was our first destination, and we were speculating as to what it would be like to actually be in Paris! You know, like PARIS!!! It's given so much ...

note: Al, I had to put up another post. To see the one with pictures of you, it's just below this. So, my mother teaches English to Koreans over the phone. Sometimes I help her out by typing out her written evaluations of the lessons. Sometimes, my mom doesn't understand what they are saying. To her credit, she understands them much better than I do, usually. Here is my favorite instance of when I knew what the student was trying to say, and my mom still hadn't figured it out when I called her laughing. You might not think it's funny, but I have to transcribe it from the recording so that I always have it to reflect on when I need something like this. The conversation started because my mom had had trouble getting ahold of him, and he said he hadn't heard the phone ring until just now, but she had already called four times. So he said there was something wrong with his cell phone. So my mom said that instead of a ringing sound, she heard music playing that s...

Hey, Al. The sheriff called. He said you look hott in his sunglasses. Generic picture. Hallie's first time by herself in a swing! So, I keep finding pictures that I never got around to posting. How terrible. So, here are a few from when Hallie and I went to visit Al a little over a month ago.

absolutely losing my mind. It's probably not that big of a shock to most of you to hear this, but I'm still a little sad about it. Scene 1: Hallie needs a diaper change. Desperately. So, we get out the stuff, lay her down, unfasten her, pinch my nose, wipe and wipe and wipe, fold up the yucky diaper, and then this is my key piece of evidence. I get up to throw the yucky diaper away, and then I walked away from her. Devin, watching me, says, "Honey? Aren't you going to put a new diaper on her?" I turn around, and realize that I had just left her lying there, staring at me, completely open to the world, with no safety net whatsoever. Luckily, she's mostly past the age of random spurts of urine, but it still happens. I don't know what I was thinking. Scene 2: We forgot to get a few items at the grocery store on Saturday when we did our shopping, and they were key items that we were completely out of by Monday, such as dish soap, body soap, and Pine ...

A month ago today I ran a 5k with my girl Al. It was pretty good times. It was fun to be in Lafayette again, even if just for a little while. My grandma died later that same day, so I was off to the viewing and funeral, and then out to Utah for the road trip back with my sister, Jeff, dad, and baby Jill. Then there was baby Jill's blessing, and all of the little random things that happen in life have kept me from putting these pictures up until now. BUT here they finally are. It was FREEZING that day. The wind was OUT OF CONTROL. I'm into all caps right now. We managed to have fun ANYWAY. Here we are trying to keep warm while waiting for them to START the big event. The runners: Alison, Sarah, Amy I'm not sure, but I think we're trying to look cute. Amy and Al, getting loosened up, almost ready to go. Practicing for our big finish. People we didn't know were taking pictures of us posing like this. With professional looking cameras. More practicing, with ...

So, my friend Nicole is having twins just about right now. Well, as soon as the pitocin really kicks in that is. She is having twin boys, and I know that they are the luckiest to be getting her as their mother. She is going to be the coolest mama to those little twins. I have proof. 2005/7/28 : Nicole's Book - "Bothersome Boogers" Ch. 1 - This One Won't Let Go Ch. 2 - I Really Messed Myself Up With That Deep Sniff Ch. 3 - Too Thick For the Farmer Snot Ch. 4 - Dry Boogers: They'll Poke Ya This book is coming soon to a bookstore near you. Love you Nicole!

So I flew out to Utah a few weeks ago, and then drove back here the morning after I got there. It is kind of a long story, but if you know my family you'll probably understand. It made sense to us. My sister, her husband Jeff, and my dad all hung out at our place for a few days before they kept moving on. At some point, I got too sleepy, and I took a little nap. I woke up from my nap feeling so guilty that I wasn't spending time with my family that I don't get to see very often, so I hurried out to see what they had been up to while their host ignored them. This is what I found: Jilly bean sleeping. Sure, makes sense. She's three weeks old. My dad sleeping. Sure, makes sense, he's a grandpa, that's exhausting work. My brother in law Jeff sleeping, sure, he's a new father... My sister and my daughter Hallie sleeping, sure, she's a new mommy, and Hallie is tired from being a year and a half old... Ok, I think I have to admit it. My house is borin...