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If you’re not reading john’s essay in 3 parts, you should be. (Yes, the picture is meant to be a bit of ironic commentary on the subject of John’s post.)
1) She has good candy (like reese’s pieces and belly flops)2) She has a big fat soft man-kitty who leaps up onto my lap and purrs madly 2.5) and an awesome furperson w/dog breath named Pete3) She cooks good things like beer-can chicken and rice krispy treats4) She has a trampoline and the world’s best [...]
This afternoon our family took in a movie at the headquarters of Trinity Broadcast Network. It’s one of those things we’ve been intending to do for the last few years, every time we drive by their very ostentatious facility off the 405. We timed out visit so we could see an hour-long movie about the [...]
My cousin Robyn got married today. Unfortunately I couldn’t make it to the actual event. But fortunately it was all carried via webcam. Right down to the pink cadillac that Robyn rode down the aisle in. There’s something special about having Elvis croon “Love Me Tender” to you and your beloved instead of reciting the [...]
camp storiesOriginally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. C just returned from a week-log jaunt to Outdoor Ed! We are oh-so-thrilled to have him home!! I’ve uploaded a few pics of him telling the stories of his adventures. He promises that he’ll be sending an email post out to the family soon to fill them in on all [...]
E’s magnet Picasso Originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl Took a few pics of E’s fridge faces…of course they don’t quite approach the artistry of Suz and Chris’ magnet masterpieces, but they come close…
the cello store Originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. On Monday we bought C a new cello for his Honor Orchestra audition. It was quite a sight to be in a music store surrounded by thousands of dollars worth of beautiful musical instruments. E took pictures as C tried different cellos. The above is one of my [...]
big corona at sunrise Originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Why I go to the beach in the winter: 1) I’m the only one there 2) It’s warmer there than in Irvine 3) Because I can :)
My bro came up with another really cool find. Ever since I read about pandora on his site, I’ve not listened to anything else!
Had another long visit to the prosthetist today. Got a new socket and new skin. Cool. But the visit took 5 hours and I had the kids in tow so we brought a movie to watch on my laptop [yes, junebug*, you are amazing]. We watched the really long geek version of The Return of [...]
C doing what he does best…. Originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Today I took C shoe shopping. We discovered two important things:1) We can no longer shop in the kids’ dept for C’s clothes. He’s a MAN now.2) Not only can he wear his new running shoes, but I can, too (though they are a bit [...]
E on violinOriginally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Just uploaded a bunch more family pics to flickr, including those of the Bouck family Christmas whistle pop concert….:)
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