Monthly Archive: December 2008
Jane
December 10, 2008
It is, technically, his sweater. I bought it for him. He has worn it maybe five times in twelve years, and every time, my first thought is, “Why is my Patient Husband wearing my sweater?” Let me explain. During my…
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Jane
December 8, 2008
My son plays a game with a card called the Bureaucrat. He wanted to know what a bureaucracy was. We tried to explain, but after three days and three repetitions of the same explanation and answer, we hadn’t gotten through….
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Jane
December 6, 2008
Everyone seemed to love the one-skein Noro Kureyon Wavy Gravy hat, so I decided to try it. Went out, bought Noro Kureyon yarn (at 30% off, woohoo!) and brought the needles with me for Thanksgiving. I learned to do a…
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Jane
December 5, 2008
This is by request from one of my online forums, where they’re compiling angel stories. Back when I was 16 and the whole world was magic to a neophyte philangelus, one of my brothers had a birthday. As a gift,…
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Jane
December 4, 2008
50,000 hits in one year and one month. Neat, huh? Thank you everyone for stopping by and enjoying yourselves. 🙂
Jane
December 4, 2008
It’s hard to believe anyone would ask me to review a book after what I did to The Lorax last year, (and actually, I did it twice!) but Thomas Nelson Press has a blogger book review deal going on, and…
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Jane
December 3, 2008
Over Thanksgiving, I got to see my relatives who produced The Galapagos Island Calendar that you’ll keep hearing about until they finish selling it all. (Not many left — seriously, guys, hurry and order one.) This is the same branch…
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Jane
December 2, 2008
A vendor with whom I’ve previously done business messed up a shipment to me. I’d updated with my new address, but the package got mailed to the old address. When I emailed to track down the package, the vendor sent…
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Jane
December 1, 2008
Thinking about the baptism of Jesus, it’s an amazing moment because it’s one of the few times in Scripture where you see all three Persons of the Trinity at work simultaneously. If you aren’t familiar with the passage, as John…
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