Wow -- that last post sure prompted some feedback. For all of those concerned about the fire potential, please know that I do clean the lint trap every other load and always after towels. I think we're safe. :)
Also, I finished Chapter 3 of my thesis over the weekend. Woohoo! I really want to have most of 4 done this week. Welcome to my Thursday....
And Mark and I celebrated 6 months of marriage on Monday. Time flies! We've had a lot of transition in these past 6 months, but God is gracious and good. I am looking forward to what the next 6 months hold.
I think I'm going to do a post on some of my favorite products. Yes?
2nd Birthday
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Be honest...
How often do you clean out the lint thing in your dryer? I mean really. My mom raised me with the "clean it with every load" approach -- which I firmly bucked in my adulthood on sheer principle. But I'm beginning to wonder, what's normal?
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Part 4
Here's a final batch of pictures from our honeymoon. These are from El Valle in Panama. It was beautiful!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Book Contest!
Alright, everyone. I'm long overdue for an update. But first...
It's a book contest! I won Skizzer from Jill's contest and it was a quick, easy read. Now it's my turn to pass it along to someone else. Just leave a comment if you'd like to enter the drawing. I will pick a winner this Wednesday, August 27th, at 5:00 p.m. and put the book in the mail (or deliver it if you're local) on Thursday.
To learn more about how the book contest began, go here.
It's a book contest! I won Skizzer from Jill's contest and it was a quick, easy read. Now it's my turn to pass it along to someone else. Just leave a comment if you'd like to enter the drawing. I will pick a winner this Wednesday, August 27th, at 5:00 p.m. and put the book in the mail (or deliver it if you're local) on Thursday.
To learn more about how the book contest began, go here.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
part 2
These pictures all come from Isla San Jose, just off the coast of Panama on the Carribbean side.(Makes it seem like I know what I'm talking about, huh?)
shootin' the moon...in pictures (part 1)
Mark and I after dinner on our wedding night; downtown SA. The rest are from our walking tour in the historic part of Panama City on our honeymoon. Mark did most of the photography on the trip, and I've taken the liberty to edit a smidge. Go team!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
lions and tigers and bears!
I have to start this post by apologizing for the funky formatting. There are some battles I am just not cut out to fight! 
Things have been busy lately, even more so than the "busy" that makes up my new "norm." But now that Day Camp is over, I hope things will settle down a smidge.
We almost didn't get to go due to the threat of rain, but after checking and rechecking every radar map and forecast this side of the Rio Grande (literally), we made an 11th-hour decision to go ahead and try it out. I'm so glad we did, and that God graciously held off the rain till
after we'd had our fun.
A benefit to going to the zoo on a cloudy day is that most of the animals were out. I didn't get to see everything, but a few favorites included the tiger, kangaroos and their joeys (who I saw in June when they were still small enough to hang out in their pouches), and the elephant who ironically enough was being fed behind the big sign
that instructs folks not to feed him or her.
Things have been busy lately, even more so than the "busy" that makes up my new "norm." But now that Day Camp is over, I hope things will settle down a smidge.For your viewing pleasure, animals galore!
We almost didn't get to go due to the threat of rain, but after checking and rechecking every radar map and forecast this side of the Rio Grande (literally), we made an 11th-hour decision to go ahead and try it out. I'm so glad we did, and that God graciously held off the rain till
after we'd had our fun.A benefit to going to the zoo on a cloudy day is that most of the animals were out. I didn't get to see everything, but a few favorites included the tiger, kangaroos and their joeys (who I saw in June when they were still small enough to hang out in their pouches), and the elephant who ironically enough was being fed behind the big sign
that instructs folks not to feed him or her.Monday, July 07, 2008
Happy 4th on the 7th!
I hope y'all (which would be the grammatically correct way to spell it, in case you were wondering) had a wonderful long weekend!
Mark and I went down to the coast for a couple of days. Thanks to Roger and Beth for opening their home to us, and Laura and Colten for sharing a room so we could have Laura's. We had such a great time with everyone!
On Friday, Roger took us all out into the Corpus Christi bay on his boat...in the rain. I was concerned, but all turned out well. I joined my husband for a little wade fishing, which means we were standing out in the middle of the water rather than fishing off a pier or the coastline. (Yes, I was wearing my life jacket in 4-feet-deep water.) I couldn't do much fishing for a number of reasons, including the fact that I don't have a pole, so I opted to provide an exciting color commentary as Mark fished.
Perhaps this is why Mark finally gave me the pole, so I would be distracted from my distraction. And guess what. I CAUGHT A FISH!!! It wasn't a "keeper," but I didn't care. I caught a fish and reeled it in despite Mark's lefthanded reel. I'M AN AMBIDEXTROUS FISHER-WOMAN!!! (Okay...so this might be slight exaggeration but hey...it's my blog. I can exaggerate if I want to.)
The fish I caught was aptly named a lady fish (aka: skipjack, but I prefer the girly name). We didn't have a camera out there in the water and we didn't keep the fish, so I found a picture on the good ol' WWW for you to enjoy.
Hope yous guys (that's for you, Kim!) had a great 4th as well! Happy Birthday, America!
Mark and I went down to the coast for a couple of days. Thanks to Roger and Beth for opening their home to us, and Laura and Colten for sharing a room so we could have Laura's. We had such a great time with everyone!
On Friday, Roger took us all out into the Corpus Christi bay on his boat...in the rain. I was concerned, but all turned out well. I joined my husband for a little wade fishing, which means we were standing out in the middle of the water rather than fishing off a pier or the coastline. (Yes, I was wearing my life jacket in 4-feet-deep water.) I couldn't do much fishing for a number of reasons, including the fact that I don't have a pole, so I opted to provide an exciting color commentary as Mark fished.
Perhaps this is why Mark finally gave me the pole, so I would be distracted from my distraction. And guess what. I CAUGHT A FISH!!! It wasn't a "keeper," but I didn't care. I caught a fish and reeled it in despite Mark's lefthanded reel. I'M AN AMBIDEXTROUS FISHER-WOMAN!!! (Okay...so this might be slight exaggeration but hey...it's my blog. I can exaggerate if I want to.)
The fish I caught was aptly named a lady fish (aka: skipjack, but I prefer the girly name). We didn't have a camera out there in the water and we didn't keep the fish, so I found a picture on the good ol' WWW for you to enjoy.
Hope yous guys (that's for you, Kim!) had a great 4th as well! Happy Birthday, America!
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