Monthly Archives: December 2009

>Avatar: A Must See

>I’m not a big blockbuster movie goer. I tend to gravitate toward independent and foreign films – or at least films with rich dialogue and complex characters. Cars blowing up or giant monsters attacking sky scrapers? Not interested. So, with … Continue reading

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>First Colorado Christmas

>It’s always a little bit sad when the Christmas season comes to an end, especially when family lives so far away. Our first Christmas in Colorado was wonderful. My memories include taking the girls skiing with my dad, a family … Continue reading

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>Home

> Where we love is home, Home that our feetmay leave, but not our hearts. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Homesick in Heaven Today, a friend asked me how life is in Boulder. I told her that aside from a little … Continue reading

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>Princess Power

> When Evie was about three-years-old, her obsession with Teletubbies and The Wiggles began to wane and she found a new interest: Disney Princesses. Weird looking creatures with televisions on their bellies hadn’t concerned me, but thick-haired, thin-waisted young women … Continue reading

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>The Spins

>When I was younger, I had a recurring nightmare about being trapped underwater. I wasn’t exactly trapped, I just found myself deep in the water, unable to tell which way was up. It always concluded in panic and then I’d … Continue reading

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>Glee!

>It’s been a while since I’ve been truly hooked on a show. I watch The Office and 30 Rock most weeks and The Daily Show helped me through the Bush years, but the last time I watched a show where … Continue reading

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>Date Day

> This morning, Toby and I dropped the girls off at the Shearers’ house (who take our kids once a month so we can have a date day or night – love you guys!) and headed up to Eldora for … Continue reading

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>Lucy Explaining Christmas to Noni

> “You see, first there was this baby born. His name was Jesus and he was really special. He was also really lucky because he was born on the same day that Santa delivers all of the presents…”

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>Neighborhood Skiers

>Noni and I drove by our neighborhood park this morning and I took this photo. I love going by the park and seeing skiers in the snow. With the snow-covered Flat Irons as a back drop, it makes me feel … Continue reading

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>NaNoWriMo: So how did it go?

>I should be tired today. If everything had gone according to my National Novel Writing Month plan, I would’ve been up until Midnight last night, typing away those last words to reach the finish line of 50,000 words. Then I … Continue reading

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