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A Good Night’s Sleep

November 5, 2009

Since I worked so late on Tuesday I didn’t get to sleep until many hours later than my usual bedtime. The consequence of such a circumstance is that I found myself reaching for my sleep mask when it started getting light in the morning, and didn’t wake up until around 11 a.m. Then I felt fuzzy around the edges all day long. That was yesterday. After getting a lot of nothing accomplished during the day, David and I went to church because we help lead the youth group. On our way home I was feeling a little sleepy again. David rolled his eyes and told me, “I feel bad for you when you get home after a 16-hour shift, but…
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Rainy Day

October 26, 2009

Today has looked like this: Hard to capture in a photo how grey and rainy it is, but it is. So I took off my running shoes and spent the morning reading blogs. Then I made some Christmas cards: And when I finished with that I unabashedly read for a few hours, switching off chapters between these two books: And spent some time cuddling with these girls: And that’s about all the day was good for, which is okay by me. Tonight David and I are going over to Scott & Vanessa’s house (David’s brother and his wife) for the first of our dinner exchanges. We decided to formalize these since we had pretty much been doing it anyway. On…
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Random Lazy Day

September 23, 2009

Yesterday was awesome. I got eleven hours of sleep and didn’t change out of my PJ’s until around 5:30 p.m. when I decided to get off my bum and go for a run.It was a perfect way to spend the first day of fall, especially considering the weather was cool and rainy. What did I do, you ask? Well, for starters I caught up on lots of blog reading. I coveted a professional design for my own, thought about and rejected paying for one, and instead placed this book on reserve at the library: I ventured further out into the blogging community by browsing the links of people I follow, and added lots of new subscriptions to my Google Reader….
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The End Of The Summer

September 22, 2009

I’m gathering that most people are ready for summer to end. It’s been a hot one, it’s true. People are ready for cooler weather, sweaters and boots, school supplies, football, the leaves changing colors, the smell of autumn in the air, holidays, new TV shows, and the colors of fall. Some of those things have already arrived, but today autumn officially begins. I’m enjoying most of the things that come along with the new season, but I can’t help but mourn the passing of summer. It’s my favorite season. To me it’s nostalgia, warm nights, tank tops and sandals, barbecues, swimming, bright colors, road trips, fresh fruit, romance, fishing in the ocean with my husband, and everything green. This song…
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A Typical Mid-Week Day Off

September 3, 2009

6:35 a.m. – David’s first alarm goes off. I nudge him, he presses snooze. 6:44 a.m. – David’s first alarm goes off again. I nudge him, he presses snooze again. 6:45 a.m. – David’s second alarm goes off. I nudge him, he presses snooze. 6:49 a.m. – David’s third alarm goes off. I nudge him, he presses snooze. 6:53 a.m. – David’s first alarm goes off again. I nudge him, he presses snooze again. 6:54 a.m. – David’s second alarm goes off again. I nudge him, he presses snooze again. 6:57 a.m. – David’s fourth alarm goes off. I nudge him, he presses snooze. 6:58 a.m. – David’s third alarm goes off again. I nudge him, he presses snooze. …this…
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