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I think I have taken my “Grace” status too seriously, as I keep starting posts and not finishing them. Mainly, I have a lot going on and I am tired — I feel like a bear who should be hibernating! It is C-O-L-D these days and we all have cabin fever.
Below, our attempts to maintain [...]

The Movie of Despereaux

A quick review.
The first thing Violet said when the lights came up (after we watched to find out who everyone was in the voice cast) was: “That was nothing like the book!”
That didn’t bother her much, or Victoria.
Me and Eggmaster, I think we were far too distracted by the difference to really watch the [...]

Learning to Play

As I’ve said a couple of times, the Wii has been great for getting us playing together.
The truth is, I am the one who needs the most help with this. I am good at getting things done, planning, working, and doing. But I am not a great player. I get restless, and I feel [...]

For the Woman Who Has Everything

I abandoned this post when I started getting a vicious cold, but I’ll finish it now.
The best Christmas gift: some time off!
Apart from that, however, I have been quite spoiled with my Christmas gifts this year. Here, a partial list of great gifts for someone who really does not need anything else:
An i-Pod dock/stereo

This goes [...]

Christmas Medley

We have had such a wonderful Christmas. It has been a busy, happy, sociable fall, and we had a very nice time just being the four of us, going nowhere today.
It has been very cold and snowy, so much so that we headed out in a snowstorm to get our tree, knowing that after that [...]

Fun with Wii

While in Memphis, we had plenty of time to try out Papa’s Wii, as seen here. These photos crack me up, and will amuse family, so those of you who actually like to read my writing will just have to wait for another day.
Oh but wait, aren’t the sisters cute when they aren’t saying “You’re [...]

Friday in Memphis

I never got around to posting this, so I will now.
We’ve been away, but we’re returning this weekend, ready to wind down to the end of the year. Which won’t feel like winding down at all.
Mostly in Memphis Eggmaster and I have been working while the kids play — we have not had many local [...]

A Random Number of Friday Quick Takes

1. Radical Knitting
Recently seen on the Colbert Report
2. Shoe, other foot
Recently at while playing with friends my daughters were listening to kids complain about how “school sucks” and they responded, naturally, that “you should convince your mom to homeschool you.” Yeah, that goes over big in crowds! We later had a little chat about how [...]

Learning Curve

It has been a crazy fall.
First, the illness. The ongoing illness. Mine, mostly, but Victoria has had several bouts of weird short viruses, including, very sadly, on Thanksgiving day. She was napping upstairs when dinner started, then woke up and loudly began to cry. When I went upstairs she said, “I’m so lonely!”
B, the guests. [...]

Rocksgiving 2008!

The more I try to explain it, the less cool it will be. But dig my little drummer girl!