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Friday, June 26, 2009
Bite?
Norah is starting to say more words! She can now say hi, bye, Mama and... Bite!
Click the photo above to see the video! Photo and video by iPhone.
Click the photo above to see the video! Photo and video by iPhone.
Paper Girl
I made a special trip to Rogers today just to go to Borders. You see, of all the local stores available, they have by far the best selection of paper products, and as Jason put it earlier this evening, I am "a paper girl." : )
I love the feeling of turning an actual page with my hands, and there is nothing better than the smell of a new book. I used to work at Barnes & Noble, back in my college days, and during my tenure there, I could frequently be found sneaking whiffs of the delicious fresh books as I placed them carefully back on their shelves where they belonged after people had left them in stray heaps near the armchairs scattered throughout the store.
Today's trip to Borders was focused on the search of a new planner. Yes, yes, I know, we have Google calendar, and I'm actually a pretty big fan of it.
We use it daily to coordinate schedules between myself, Jason, Kara and Jamie. It's incredibly convenient. And yet, I find it strangely satisfying to have an actual paper object in my hands telling me where I'm supposed to be and when I'm supposed to be there, preferably in the smooth, blue ink of a Pilot Precise v7 blue ink pen.
I've been using these pens since middle school, and as a tactile perfectionist who has tried a veritable smorgasbord of writing instruments, I must tell you, nothing beats them. Seriously. Nothing.
So anyway, I succeeded at my Borders mission and tracked down a great pocket-sized Moleskin day planner. I have been a fan of their vast array of notebooks and sketchbooks for years, but this is the first planner I've bought of theirs. So far, I love it just as much as all of their products! I think they may have been designed with me in mind...
I did this so that I can have an actual, in-person, touchable version of my daily calendar of events. Practical? Maybe not so much. Satisfying? Oh so very! : )
While I was there, I managed to resist the temptation to buy a bunch of books I didn't need, which for me is saying something, but I did also buy a handy little notebook to jot stray ideas down in, and I caved and bought the journal pictured below for no apparent reason other than that I just really liked it.
I guess I'm just a paper girl after all.
I love the feeling of turning an actual page with my hands, and there is nothing better than the smell of a new book. I used to work at Barnes & Noble, back in my college days, and during my tenure there, I could frequently be found sneaking whiffs of the delicious fresh books as I placed them carefully back on their shelves where they belonged after people had left them in stray heaps near the armchairs scattered throughout the store.
Today's trip to Borders was focused on the search of a new planner. Yes, yes, I know, we have Google calendar, and I'm actually a pretty big fan of it.
We use it daily to coordinate schedules between myself, Jason, Kara and Jamie. It's incredibly convenient. And yet, I find it strangely satisfying to have an actual paper object in my hands telling me where I'm supposed to be and when I'm supposed to be there, preferably in the smooth, blue ink of a Pilot Precise v7 blue ink pen.
I've been using these pens since middle school, and as a tactile perfectionist who has tried a veritable smorgasbord of writing instruments, I must tell you, nothing beats them. Seriously. Nothing.
So anyway, I succeeded at my Borders mission and tracked down a great pocket-sized Moleskin day planner. I have been a fan of their vast array of notebooks and sketchbooks for years, but this is the first planner I've bought of theirs. So far, I love it just as much as all of their products! I think they may have been designed with me in mind...
I did this so that I can have an actual, in-person, touchable version of my daily calendar of events. Practical? Maybe not so much. Satisfying? Oh so very! : )
While I was there, I managed to resist the temptation to buy a bunch of books I didn't need, which for me is saying something, but I did also buy a handy little notebook to jot stray ideas down in, and I caved and bought the journal pictured below for no apparent reason other than that I just really liked it.
I guess I'm just a paper girl after all.
Random - Cooking in Mom's Kitchen
I have no recollection of this picture being taken, but here we are cooking in my Mom's kitchen...
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Sad Day
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We just heard that the legendary Michael Jackson has died. He'll be missed by many fans. On a sidenote, we first heard the news on Facebook, then on Twitter, then on TMZ, and then in a text message from Jamie, and as of this blog posting, neither FoxNews nor CNN are reporting it. Strange how the flow of information has shifted such that now we get news from across the country (or across the world, for that matter) almost instantly, and not from the places you would expect.
Prayers to the families of Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and much closer to home, please keep Little Rock wedding photographer Sarah Bussey Adams and her family in your thoughts and prayers. They are suffering a very painful personal tragedy right now that just hurts my heart to even think about. Their daughter, Mamie, was stillborn early this morning.
Sometimes I just don't understand why God does things, and even though I know he knows what's best, it's so hard for me to wrap my head around. When I think about experiencing something like that, it makes me almost dizzy. I can't even imagine the pain she and her husband are going through right now. When I heard, I just held Norah and cried. I just pray that God will somehow heal their hearts and make them whole again. Why does life have to be so sad sometimes?
We just heard that the legendary Michael Jackson has died. He'll be missed by many fans. On a sidenote, we first heard the news on Facebook, then on Twitter, then on TMZ, and then in a text message from Jamie, and as of this blog posting, neither FoxNews nor CNN are reporting it. Strange how the flow of information has shifted such that now we get news from across the country (or across the world, for that matter) almost instantly, and not from the places you would expect.
Prayers to the families of Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and much closer to home, please keep Little Rock wedding photographer Sarah Bussey Adams and her family in your thoughts and prayers. They are suffering a very painful personal tragedy right now that just hurts my heart to even think about. Their daughter, Mamie, was stillborn early this morning.
Sometimes I just don't understand why God does things, and even though I know he knows what's best, it's so hard for me to wrap my head around. When I think about experiencing something like that, it makes me almost dizzy. I can't even imagine the pain she and her husband are going through right now. When I heard, I just held Norah and cried. I just pray that God will somehow heal their hearts and make them whole again. Why does life have to be so sad sometimes?
Monday, June 22, 2009
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