Category Archives: Madysen

Kindergarten Holiday Program: School

Posted on September 2, 2010 by ninophile

Having started kindergarten in the fall of 1998, Madysen had her first school program right before the holiday break. I have no idea what the program covered.

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Summer’s Gone; Back to the Books: School

Posted on August 24, 2010 by ninophile

Seems only a few days ago that the 2009-10 school year ended, summer began, and Layla asked to write the end of school year post. *whistling* She started the post a couple times, but never finished it. In lieu, I’m … Continue reading →

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Earning Straight Cash, Homey: Summer Job

Posted on August 23, 2010 by ninophile

While the other kids were getting out of town for various parts of the summer, Madysen spent her summer padding her bank account with her first ever real job. She was a cashier at the city pool. I guess that’s … Continue reading →

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Family Weddings: Dancing

Posted on July 28, 2010 by ninophile

Family weddings are always fun. (Think I’m supposed to say this.) And earlier this month we attended Holly’s nephew Logan’s wedding at the Cowboys Golf Course. Nice ceremony and reception, though I must mention that it was troubling having to … Continue reading →

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A Week, Including Weekend, With Grandparents: Vacation?

Posted on July 24, 2010 by ninophile

Back in mid June, the kids made their annual summer trek down to Houston to stay with my parents (though Speed missed it for the first time because of fitness camp). As detailed by my mother, they did ceramics, went … Continue reading →

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The Spring Club Season and Hanging Up the Boots: Soccer

Posted on May 20, 2010 by ninophile

So high school soccer ended sooner than we had hoped. And since there is no rest for the weary, the spring club soccer season started in earnest–five games in three weeks. At the end of the fall season, they were … Continue reading →

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Season Ends With Requisite Banquet: High School Soccer

Posted on May 16, 2010 by ninophile

We know that HP’s soccer season ended painfully on the field, but they still held the end of season banquet. Even though this was Madysen’s third season, it was the first time she’d been able to make the banquet because … Continue reading →

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Once More Unto the Breach: Vacations

Posted on April 14, 2010 by ninophile

I must apologize in advance here. There will be lots of pictures here, though some will be worth your effort. But believe me, this–both the activities pictured and the assemblage of this post–hurt me far more than it will hurt … Continue reading →

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She Was the Shy-Quiet Type: Archives

Posted on March 29, 2010 by ninophile

We have a lot of portraits from Madysen’s and Speed’s first several years. But they had fallen by the wayside well before we moved to Cleveland. So when Madysen kinda, sorta started kindergarten at the last minute, it might have … Continue reading →

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Uh, That Hurt: High School Soccer Playoffs

Posted on March 27, 2010 by ninophile

After the quality season and district championship, the team was expecting big things going into the playoffs. And it started off well with a 9-0 win over Thomas Jefferson in the Bi-District round. Hard to believe that they scored 9 … Continue reading →

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