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I've been sick a lot recently. Ugh.

We had a very full and very fun weekend.

Last night we made tortillas for the first time. The dry ingredients came from a Quaker mix, but everything after that we made. They were tasty. We topped them with black beans and "Mexicorn" (warmed), shredded cheese, sauteed green onions, green chiles, avocado, and salsa.

not at all what i expected to find when i opened the newspaper

A must-read/-see.

I know there are comments out there.

super worthless post

Something popped into my mind yesterday, and I have been trying to remember it fully ever since. Do any of my readers remember this phrase, what the context was, how it was used? For some reason I remember it being really funny. Something like:
Why don't you just skate on out of here?
Or:
Well, then I'll just skate on out of here!
Followed by a skating motion with hands behind back.

Maybe it was Jesse Overright. Maybe it was around the time of one of the SAB skating events. I don't know.

Like I said, super worthless post.

wrapping up high school english

In A.P. English my senior year of high school, we had a U.S. minority women authors section. Our teacher had a selection of books; we were split into groups, and each group read two of the books. I wanted to eventually read all of them, and last week (I think) I finally completed that task. The one I saved until last (i.e., finally got around to) was also my least favorite. Here's the list:
Sula, Toni Morrison
The Bean Trees, Barbara Kingsolver
Beloved, Toni Morrison
Bailey's Cafe, Gloria Naylor
Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston

If anyone reading this was also in A.P. English at NHS, 1998-99, and can remember any others, let me know.

rivalry / living up to reputation?

Earlier this week at the gym there was this gal wearing a Tabor soccer shirt that read: We Pass On Grass

I was wearing a Bethel shirt that read: Prepare To Get Stoned

get ready for a lot of annoying little flower "bullets"

This holiday season was an amazing one for seeing a lot of people. I will try to catalog that here.

• supper and games with Kevin & Sandi & Emma (and Robert & Marcy and Bruce & Pat)
• Kristine stayed over at our house a few times
• Melanie and Taryn at the Christmas Eve service
• coffee with Liz
  
• supper with Reid & Grayce and Sarah & Luke
• House Concert at Nate & Esther's where we saw a ton of Bethel peeps (e.g., Kevin N., Ruth & Jesse, Kate, Sarah & Kevin, Erica, Eric & Sarah, probably others...)
• conversations in the church library with Sarah, Sarah, Eric, Jon, Emily
• gingerbread house making and Home Alone with Kate and Mark
• breakfast at Mokas with Emily and Kristine
• crashed a supper and saw Nick & Lisa, Jared & Shana, Kristine, Em & Jon, Megan
• hosted a new year's eve party, which included Dave & Shelley, Mark, Kristine, Em & Jon, Reid & Grayce, Amber & Javers, Joel, Megan, Shana, Kate -- am I forgetting anyone? -- as guests
• and of course lots of family at various gatherings

I think that's everything... All of this was definitely the best part of Christmas.

stupid no christmas

This is what I told the radio today when there were no more stations dedicated solely to Christmas music. As not ready as I was for 24-hour Christmas music two weeks before Thanksgiving (this is how long I've been listening to only Christmas music since this is when my morning show station started it), I was not ready for it to end. I'd rather be listening to Christmas music than today's hits. I advocate starting it later (day after Thanksgiving like it used to be is fine with me) and continuing through New Year's Day.

Last night we exchanged gifts with the fam. It looks like no one missed the memo. And actually, mom didn't receive this cd. These seven were all received by the three boys.