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Girl V turned 3 on Jan. 20. She gets so many presents from her paternal grandparents that I have not given her any of the things I bought fo...

McCain: crazy as hell, statist, interventionist. Like George Bush, but with rabies. But you know, we've only got 300 million people in t...

This evening O.O. entertained Girl V by watching Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer with her on the TV. She was scared of the Abominable Snowman...

Wanted to know why she had to finish all the food on her plate. She likes to eat just enough to quell the immediate hunger and then LET'...

The Wall, Pt. 3 The Ghostbusters Theme Song Jingle Bells Old MacDonald That Hi-Ho-The-Dairio Song Bach Hark the Herald Angels Sing

O.O. says, "This also gives me the opportunity to make a poultice, about which I am most pleased."

Taking a bubble bath. Daddy put his feet in the tub once and now she insists I do it every bath. It is nice to soak my feet so I don't m...

Standing on My Head: What's a Hymn For? Excellent analysis of the problems with a lot of modern hymns.

Drinking stories that put yours to shame - CNN.com : "The record for history's largest cocktail belongs to British Lord Admiral Edw...

YouTube - Chihuahua Halloween Costume

Sorry, I forgot my password and did not have time to go hunt around and find it. Today we made jack-o-lanterns (just drew on them, no carvin...

Knows her right from her left and tries to tell me where to go in the car - gives directions to the park. Can ride a baby trike if I push th...

We are not going to attempt to resolve the situation until after the 18th, so you still have time to pray!!!!

I have to deal with a major, major problem. Work-related personnel issue. If anyone is still reading this pitiful blog, I could use your pra...

Am-I-Dumb.com - Are you dumb?

Lutherans to allow pastors in gay relationships - Yahoo! News My poor grandfather, God rest his soul, who was a Lutheran pastor as was his o...

Then Hermione handed the book to Harry. "The Bible?" he asked, puzzled. "It's the only perfect book, Harry. A complete ha...

She is so busy that I get overwhelmed even trying to think about writing an update. So here are some free form thoughts, best I can do. She ...

Children get holier than thou - USATODAY.com

The new Transformers movie is rated PG-13, in part for "brief sexual humor."

Comments : "Dr Bernard Nathanson, the ex-abortionist, suggests that pro-lifers could use the expression 'right to live' because...

She can say: "I hear a mourning dove." "I did it!" "I like that book." Lots of pronoun use. Some confusion lik...

"Mortification is the spice of life." - Fr. Edward Hathaway

Girl V has noticed that ladies have "boovs," and has asked if she can "have boovs too?" (I told her "Yes. Later....

A lawyer's guide to fatherhood

"I haven't seen gay marriage in the Bible once."-- Howard Dean Got it. Would that lack of discussion of gay marriage be in the...

Time to say goodbye to YACCS comments. Sad, sad. Hello Blogger comments and layout. Limited time to update and maintain the blog has led to ...

O.O. says being married to him is like being married to "a waterfall with lightning in it" or "a lion with an electric guitar...

She sees the light on the ceiling. "Whazzat?" Mommy: "It's light. It's a reflection." Girl V: "Hi flesshun!...

Lots of amusing expressions. "Hi one girl!" and "(Girl V) live ons the Eart!" She lately has enjoyed playing with the Li...

Help! Grocery store still overwhelming to men In a recent report titled "Men in Grocery Stores," Putnam said that men shop ineffic...

Today we took Girl V to church and she was GOOD. Really good, sat on my lap and was quiet 99% of the time. AMAZING given we just started the...

My policy for birthdays (at least those celebrated by me) is that the birthday-celebrator gets to do whatever he wants. I am hoping our fami...

Girl V has a pop-up book on the life of Christ, which includes a scene of the Annunciation. Being a two-year-old girl with two human-looking...

She has recently mastered transitive verbs and is now acquiring them rapidly - hear, wear, find, drop, clean, squish. She is HIGHLY SOCIAL a...

Today we took Girl V to Dinosaur Land with my mom, her husband, his daughter and his parents. We all had a lot of fun watching Girl V marve...

The Daily Gut : "But the notion that, when some mildly edgy or tasteless remark makes us cry, we turn to a fat, cheerfully inane clown ...

I have to fire a woman twice my age tomorrow, over the phone. Can you pray that I have the right words to do this as professionally as possi...

Today, all 3 of us went to see the Ringling Brothers Circus, thanks to my Mom who sprung for the tickets. Girl V had a great time. We had be...

The Case for Teaching The Bible | TIME Magazine Cover Story

Study Finds One-Third in D.C. Illiterate : "About one-third of the people living in the national's capital are functionally illiter...

She actually did a better one that I saved at age 23 months. She did circles for cheeks on that one, and she still does that sometimes.

In that time I have created 3007 posts, including this one - an average of about 1.6 per day. Assuming I have spent 1.2 minutes on each post...

"DEAR ABBY: I have sold real estate for 18 years, and no one ever forgets my name. It's ... BETH NEWHOUSE, MAYVILLE, N.Y."

Bright Child or Gifted Learner - EXTREMELY HELPFUL CHART. Did I mention I am still angry that my Mom did not have me SKIP A GRADE? I was bo...

He was once somebody, but who? - The Boston Globe Sad.

Lauper, others headline gay rights tour - Yahoo! News : "This is supposed to be America, the home of the free and the brave,' she s...

I need prayers to St. Thomas More for a private, job-related intention. If anyone is willing to do, like, a whole rosary, I could use it! To...

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Appeals Court Overturns D.C. Gun Ban : "In a 2-1 decision, the judges held that the activities protected by the Second Amendment 'a...