Monthly Archives: November 2008

Planning Thanksgiving

I like to plan things.  I may never execute my plan, I may never hope to see it as a reality, but I still enjoy planning things. I love to share my plans with people, even though they don’t always … Continue reading

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Calm after the storm

We ran like crazy for the last month. The trip to Mexico, Cousin Julia’s visit, and the excitement of the election are now over. Tonight and this whole weekend, we plan to do nothing more than hang out together as … Continue reading

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Homeschool update – 2008 October

I loved Kelly’s post from yesterday and the wonderful comments Eric wrote below it. I think he expressed the feelings of a lot of right thinking people in those comments. His links to web pages here and here about Solomon … Continue reading

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Political Disappointments :(

I wore my special patriotic stars and stripes T-shirt, I updated my status on Facebook with McCain/Palin cheers, I even baked chocolate chip cookies!!!  And all for naught I suppose. But do you know what? It’s OK.  It’s OK to … Continue reading

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The sun came up

We did not stay up last night to listen to the election returns. It did not go so well for our side. Notice from the 2004 posts below that life was a lot better four years ago. Still, the sun … Continue reading

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Bradley Lemond joins the death match and election day

I did not post on the weight loss death match for a couple of days, so when I checked this morning I saw that Brad (Bradley Lemond) Joyce had joined the chart. WELCOME Brad! Lyle is going strong, too. Now … Continue reading

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Thinking about a college education for the kids

John J. Miller of National Review‘s phi beta cons blog linked to a very interesting article at the Inside Higher Ed website about a tenured college professor at a liberal arts college who has given up on the system. He … Continue reading

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