Monthly Archives: November 2007
Great Friends Day [School]
So this is an awkward title, but it’s not my creation. Last week, the little girls’ school had “Great Friends Day” and Nana attended. I’m not sure what all of this entailed–other than talking on the phone with Pop during … Continue reading
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RV, Clockwork, And An Ex [Movies]
At this point, I’m a bit ashamed to have ever been a Robin Wiliams’ fan. But he was funny, wasn’t he? It’s hard to recall after watching another of his less than entertaining, much less funny, flicks–RV. In it, Williams … Continue reading
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Texas Cup: Cold Freaking Soccer Games [Madysen]
Because it wouldn’t be Thanksgiving weekend without soccer, I’m so excited to report that Madysen got to play in the her club’s tournament–the Texas Cup. Sthing White 93 hasn’t won a game since Labor Day at the Atlanta Cup, and … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving: Forts And Fun [Holidays]
So we hung around Farmington for Thanksgiving–extending our tradition where all the kids makes a dish to its second year. This year, Speed made the broccoli rice casserole, Emma made the jello salad, Layla made the cranberry sauce, and Madysen … Continue reading
5K For A Good Cause [Madysen]
As a little bit of aside from the normal hilarity provided here, I’d like to mention that Brains for Autism is holding a 5K walk/run at White Rock Lake next Saturday. Madysen does a lot of service work for the … Continue reading
Emma Goes Oink Oink [School]
I try to go to as many of the kids’ activities as possible (though with the volume, it’s difficult). But it’s difficult for me to attend activities that I am unaware of. Take, for example, when I returned from D.C. … Continue reading
In D.C. Again: American Exceptionalism [Travel]
Last Thursday-Saturday, I attended the Federalist Society‘s National Lawyer Convention celebrating the Society’s 25th Anniversary and held at the Mayflower Hotel. The theme was “Shining City Upon a Hill: American Exceptionalism” and there were lots of very interesting panels (see … Continue reading
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Speed (and His Curls) Turn 13 [Birthdays]
As I mentioned the other day, Speed turned 13 on Saturday. Double yikes! I was traveling back from D.C. on Saturday, so he only got to open one present–a Ripstik–and his cards and eat some cake. In my absence, Madysen … Continue reading
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Teens, Clapton, And Slow Pain [Books]
When we got back from Nevis more than a month ago, I realized that I had read 40 books in the first 42 weeks of the year. But after reading several books that week, it took me a while to … Continue reading
An Historical Aside: Gettysburg [History]
Just a little reminder that 144 years ago today–November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. Definitely words for us, the living, to remember and heed. A more legible version of Lincoln’s words is here.
