Monthly Archives: October 2005

31
Oct, 2005

concert #2

it’s concert season here and mr. h-s and i shocked ourselves earlier this month by purchasing tickets to go see two concerts in the span of less than a week. (the shock was the total sticker price for 4 tickets. … Continue reading →

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29
Oct, 2005

falling leaves

this morning, as i backed out of a parking space, i looked down the street to see falling yellow leaves dancing through the air. it’s one of those moments that don’t happen very often and which you can’t capture on … Continue reading →

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27
Oct, 2005

genius freak

this week i went to see ben folds. i like his music okay–sometimes it seems a bit repetitive (but some might just say that he’s got a unique style and he sticks to it), so i wasn’t expecting to be … Continue reading →

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25
Oct, 2005

collage!

here is one of the collages i made this past weekend at women’s retreat. it is heavily inspired by claudine hellmuth’s book and i freely admit it, but i still like it. what do you think? can you read all … Continue reading →

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25
Oct, 2005

comfort food

stayed home from work sick today. i’m having a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup for lunch. mmm…. sandwich cut in half, dunked in the tomato soup for each bite…. then the classic dilemma–what to do with the rest of … Continue reading →

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24
Oct, 2005

annual women’s retreat

ah, the women’s retreat. my favorite church retreat of the year and the envy of all of the mennonite men. it starts on saturday morning, ends sunday by noon and it’s a time to relax (we pay camp staff to … Continue reading →

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21
Oct, 2005

gourmet grahams?

yesterday, my boss gave me a taste of a graham cracker she had purchased from the whole foods market bakery. yep, it was a graham cracker made from scratch. it was freakin’ amazing. nothing like your average nabisco honey graham … Continue reading →

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20
Oct, 2005

606

last night as i got into my car to leave work, my clock said 6:06. i had to sing a few lines of the mennonite national anthem.

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19
Oct, 2005

they like me!

today i had record (at least for recent history) attendance at both of my storytimes! there were 20 people at my early program for babies and toddlers and 33 people at my regular storytime afterwards! either they were all excited … Continue reading →

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17
Oct, 2005

spontaneous traveling

so my friend asked me on friday if i’d like to go to chicago (about 2 hours away) on saturday evening for dinner with a mutual friend of ours and a trip to ikea. i love that i was able … Continue reading →

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