Monthly Archives: March 2008

Sidney is Under the Weather…

I got some complaints for not giving Sidney equal blog time recently and so I took this picture. He loves to sit in the sink so we try to remember to close the bathroom door before he can sneak in … Continue reading

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Happy Easter, Peeps!

Happy Easter! We spent the afternoon at Lara & Tony’s–and would you believe I forgot my camera? Lara said she’d email me a few pics. At any rate, this was a present from Dale–a whole bushel of tiny chicks! He … Continue reading

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Kitchen Makeover

Last weekend, we decided to do a little nesting! And we started at the greatest/cheapest organizational supplier we know of–IKEA! Which means meatballs. Ikea has this cheap-o lunch counter that serves oddly tasty swedish food! Note the meatballs and the … Continue reading

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Dale's DIY Sandbags

Yet another thing I forgot to blog about! Dale LOVES a project. And as winter dragged on in January, Dale decided to make his own sand bags. He didn’t want to pay the $25-$35 each (click on prices to see … Continue reading

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Dale's new lens…

Dale got a new “tilt-shift” camera lens. He’s been wanting one for more than a year and he found a great deal on ebay so he grabbed it up. The lenses are known for sharp focus–that allows the shooter to … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Kitties

A Cat’s Tail, Part One… This is Bela. Bela loves his stuffed animals. We call them his “babies” though each one is Mr. _______. So Mr. Teddy Bear is Bela’s favorite. And he’s also fond of Mr. Horsie and Mr. … Continue reading

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Two of our favorite places…

We don’t like to admit but we are creatures of habit…and we habitually visit these places! This is the cafe at Borders, just around the block from our apartment. We usually stop in here on the weekends, have a coffee, … Continue reading

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Pat's 40th Birthday Party–Surprise!

Last night we had a lovely time at our friend Pat’s 40th birthday party. It was a surprise party thrown by his wife (and my BFF) Rebecca! Pat’s a great guy–just look at him!–and we were happy to spend the … Continue reading

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Heather Visits…

I’m sooo behind on blogging! Last month Heather came to visit and we had a weekend of visiting, snacking, and Tri-Ominoes! It was very exciting, clearly. It was great to see her and to have a nice long stretch of … Continue reading

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Graduated! Kind of.

In the last eight weeks I’ve been taking the manuscript editing course at The University of Chicago Graham School and I completed it this week. This is a picture of my text book–the Chicago Manual of Style. It was a … Continue reading

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