tft: finishing a book

I’ve probably mentioned before that one of my favorite pasttimes is reading. As far back as I can remember, I’ve always loved reading a great book and getting lost in the story. I don’t have nearly as much time as I used to to read, but thankfully I’m part of a book club that meets [...]

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it’s wednesday, and I’m wondering…

…why ever since I posted about my reader in Gilbert, MN, that I haven’t seen this person back. Did I scare him/her off? Or did he/she simply get bored with my banal nonsense? Or perhaps he/she has moved to Gilbert, AZ, because someone today hit upon my site from there.
…why Ryan gets so worked up [...]

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5 and 21

I’m always amazed at how much babies seem to have changed and grown if you haven’t seen them in even a few short weeks. Today Ryan and I went to pay a visit to our friends Nicole and Luke. And since it’s the 25th of the month today, it means Luke just turned 5 months, [...]

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a new addition!

Our long-awaited niece/nephew/cousin is finally here, and it’s a …..
BOY!!!
Brady William was born early this morning. We are so very excited to have a new nephew, and Ryan’s happy that his cousin is a boy (just like he predicted).
We can’t wait to meet the little guy. Congratulations, Troy and Katie!!

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an interview: 20 months

First though, this is the kind of thing that goes down at Grandma’s house.

And now, the interview.
During this exclusive interview, RyanJ answers the following questions (along with lots of other nonsense):
How old are you?
Who’s your best friend?
Who’s the president?
Is your new cousin going to be a girl or a boy?
Ryan also performs his infamous “talking [...]

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i miss you summer, weeks 11, 12, 13

7.8.06 my extremely beautiful flower patch

6.21.05 Leila swims in L. Superior

8.13.06 tree felled by beavers, Superior National Forest

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25 super interesting things

I’ve been a lurker on this blog for awhile now. Today, however, I left a comment because I giggled at some of the ‘25 interesting/random things’ that this blogger posted, and thought I’d try this myself. Here we go, 25 extremely interesting and random facts about me:
1. I’m trying to whip out this list before [...]

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yo gabba wha?

A few days ago my friend Jen was telling me that her daughter Sophia has become extremely interested in the kids’ show Yo Gabba Gabba. Up until Tuesday, I had never heard of the show. Then yesterday Dooce blogged about her daughter loving it, and described it as ‘bearable children’s television.’
I began to get curiouser [...]

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this, that and the other

This horrendously wintery, dreary weather is making me feel like a shut-in who rarely talks to anyone besides the toddler and the dog. This post is nothing in particular, just some randomness that I’ve been thinking of and haven’t had the opportunity to express.
-I am impatiently awaiting the arrival of a new niece or nephew. [...]

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playdate

Friday morning Ryan got to hang with his best gal-pal, Sophia. (Or Phia, as he calls her). Sophia’s mom Jen is unfortunately burdened with a partial-bedrest situation, which means she’s stuck in the house all day every day with a toddler, in January, unable to go anywhere. [Personally I cannot imagine anything more horrendous, but [...]

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