At the airport with my no-longer-little sister
The fam (missing Pete in Sudan)
Archive for July, 2007
21 Jul
Together
19 Jul
1090 Days
I’m glad I didn’t know it would be that long when I said goodbye the last time.
But now the wait’s just about over, and you’ll have to pardon me if I take a break from blogging (though I may have some happy pictures to post pretty soon).
Until then . . .
Thanks for reading.
18 Jul
Today
Countdown? What countdown?
Outwardly, I’m going about my business – running errands, clipping coupons, calling Luka to make sure we’re on the same page concerning airport pick-up logistics, tidying my apartment, paying bills, finishing up clinic business, watching the clock to gauge how close Dad & the boys are to landing (about an hour at this point) in [...]
17 Jul
Leaving on a jet plane
Day 1
That number looks so very lonely – happily lonely, of course.
As I type, five members of my family should be on a British Airways plane at Jomo Kenyatta Airport getting reading to take off. Their scheduled departure is in 5 minutes. Dad & the boys will arrive in the States tomorrow (!!), while Mom & Em will [...]
16 Jul
The REAL Lovable Losers
Day 2
10,000 losses. That’s right. They’re losingest team in professional sports history, and the first to reach 5 digits in the loss column.
And, of course, they’re my team.
Last night the Philadelphia Phillies reached that ignominious number in phine phashion, phalling 10-2 to the Cardinals. The game phinished in phitting phutility: last year’s NL MVP Ryan Howard struck [...]
15 Jul
Somebody, please explain:
Day 3
Yesterday, we saw this sign on the trail when we were hiking at Devil’s Lake (which despite it’s name, is actually a beautiful demonstration of God’s creativity).
I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a moldy buttress before. . . but maybe you have?
On top of the world – my dear friend Julie & I
As I learned in [...]
14 Jul
She did it!!
Day 4
Today my most favorite (and, of course, only) sister Emily joined the ranks of high school graduates as as she received her diploma from Rift Valley Academy!
Congratulations, Em – I am so proud of you.
Psalms 126:3 “The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.”
Indeed!
Pete, Mom, Em, Dad, Daniel, Noah
13 Jul
Anticipation
Day 5
I remember my mom saying that the best part of a vacation is always the first day – ’cause you’re there and you still have it all in front of you. I’d add that another best part of any big event is the part that’s just a little bit before, too.
Seeing those Brewers tickets on the bookshelf a little bit before [...]
12 Jul
Blind
Day 6
Funny how my sister sent me a quote that fit nicely with the Scripture passage I was thinking on today:
“There is as we are aware, a philosophy that denies the infinite.There is also a philosophy, classified as pathologic, that denies the sun. This philosophy is called blindness.” - Victor Hugo
2 Corinthians 4:3-4 “And even if our [...]
11 Jul
Can I just tell you how much I love vocab words?
Day 7
Further cementing my status in this world as a nerd (to go along with the Biblical truth that I’m also an alien!), I recently enthusiastically printed off the 28 page vocabulary list (9 font, usually 2-3 columns of words per page) that I need to study for the Speech-Language Pathology Praxis Exam I’ll be taking several months from mow.
I [...]
10 Jul
A little run-in with the Department of Justice
Day 8
Just got back from spending a day at the Attorney General’s office in Madison.
OK, so it was only our yearly trek with the Funding Information Center to get foundations’ tax forms submitted to the AG that we had not found online. We worked well as a team, got to listen to lawyers discussing a case in the [...]
9 Jul
“The Garden”
Day 9 – single digits!
Abby, age 4, discussing the thrill of seeing the N.L. leader in home runs at a recent game:
“And Prince Fielder, he almost hit the ball all the way out of the garden!”
I hereby recommend we rename all places where baseball is played ”gardens”. No more “ballpark”, “stadium”, “field”, “dome”, or any of those other terms which are often ridiculously preceded [...]
8 Jul
Dry
Day 10
This morning I woke up dry. Dry physically because the muggy heat had seemingly removed all moisture from me, and dry spiritually, longing for the living water from God’s Word. I’m glad it’s Sunday.
This morning’s message was from Phillipians 3 on knowing Christ. What really struck me was the part about “the fellowship of sharing [...]
7 Jul
7 has always been my favorite number
Day 11
In case you missed it (ha!), today is 07/07/07, aka this year’s Very Symmetrical Date (VSD) - seems like we’ve had a lot of these lately . . . because we have. In the middle and end of the century, it’s symmetry once a decade (2/2/22, 3/3/33, etc.), but at the start, we get them every year (01/01/01, 02/02/02, etc.). 2011, [...]
6 Jul
Snap Pea Crisps
Day 12
One of the librarians brought this unusual snack in to work today. Never in my life had I thought, “Hmm, baked snap peas – now those would be a nice treat.” But this morning I learned that they are quite tasty (and addictive). If you ever come across any, try them. You won’t be disappointed.
I’ve always enjoyed it when people are innovative [...]
5 Jul
“You’re a girl. You can multi-task.”
Day 13
Matter-of-fact quote courtesy of my brother Daniel.
Currently my multi-tasking consists of typing this blog entry, watching the turnstiles for impending patrons, casting a worrying eye out the window toward the increasingly stormy sky, trying to answer the phone before the librarian can grab it at the other desk, answering questions about young adult fiction, and [...]
4 Jul
In Congress. July 4, 1776
Day 14
It’s a beautiful Independence Day today. P’raps a little on the humid side, but sunny and warm. Tonight there’s to be a barbecue and fireworks (if we can find ‘em).
It’s a nice relaxing way to celebrate freedom.
“Relaxing” is hardly the word one would use to describe that July day in Philadelphia back 231 years ago. [...]
3 Jul
Great Ironies of History, Part Two
Day 15
Today is the 144th anniversary of the Union’s victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, which marked the turning point in the Civil War. If you never have, read The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara’s novel of that great battle. At the very least, watch the film version, Gettysburg. There’s some fictionalization, of course, but they tried stay as close to the [...]
2 Jul
Great Ironies of History, Part One
Day 16
In a little warm-up to Independence Day on Wednesday, here’s what England’s King George III wrote in his journal on Thursday, 4 July 1776:
“Nothing much happened today.”
Onward.
One of my friends recently told me, “You can’t trust the Lord for someone else.” Sometimes when you have to confront another believer or have an uncomfortable conversation with them, it’s hard [...]
1 Jul
swinging along
Day 17 – Happy July, finally!
A fun thing to do to entertain oneself is to watch people walking, especially taking note of their arm-swinging styles. I know it sounds a little goofy, but try it. We all swing our arms when we walk – apparently it helps us with balance. Everyone has a different style.
That’s where [...]
