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- An unlikely criticon Jan 13, 2013 in UncategorizedThe other day I was dropping my son off at preschool. One of the other boys ran up to me and asked, “Why is your belly so big?” I tried to ignore him, but he kept bothering me as I … Continue reading →...
- Blog RebootIt’s been over a year, and I have decided to pick up blogging once more. More than anything, this has to do with keeping myself accountable for my own well being. I am still dealing with my depression, but I … Continue reading →...
- Goals for 2012 I shouldn’t say that everyone makes a New Year’s resolution. In fact, I think that the majority of people that make resolutions either want to a) lose weight or b) stop smoking. Well, as it is, I have already quit … Continue...
- Good-Bye 2011on Dec 31, 2011 in adoption blogging depression family life personal siblings surgery writing Baby Girl birth mother counseling Health Little Guy Lovely Wife New Year2011 is almost over, so time for me to assess the good and the bad of the year. Bad: 1: continued depression 2: back and hernia surgery 3: worrying about things that I cannot control Good: 1: surgeries have and … Continue reading →...
- Photo Favorites: South DakotaAlthough I have lived in South Dakota nearly all my life, before this summer I had only been out west to see our most famous attraction, and at that time I was so little that I didn’t even remember the … Continue reading →...
- Confessions of a Book Lover, Part 2on Dec 27, 2011 in books literature reading Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Blockade Billy Christmas Ernest Hemingway Garrison Keillor George Orwell Harper Lee J.D. Salinger John Steinbeck Kahlil Gibran Leo Tolstoy liberty Lovely Wife Mark Twain Mitch Albom Nineteen Eighty-Four Of Mice and Men Robert Lewis Stevenson Stephen King The Catcher in the Rye The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Old Man and the Sea The Prophet To Kill a Mockingbird Treasure Island Tuesdays with Morrie Victor Hugo War and PeaceThis year for my birthday, I received two books: Liberty by Garrison Keillor and Blockade Billy by Stephen King. They were both enjoyable reads that I read that same weekend. I decided that I would make a goal for my … Continue reading U...
- The Heart Attack CyclonesI grew up in a football household. To be clear, however, it was never a Sunday ritual. Real football in my family has always been watched on Saturday. Cheerleaders, traditions, marching bands, mascots, student *snicker* athletes. College foot...
- The South Dakota Pronunciation Guideon Dec 22, 2011 in Uncategorized Aberdeen Beatrice Belle Fourche Beresford Hayti Iowa Jefferson Lake Andes Madrid Nebraska Nevada Norfolk Pierre Sinai South DakotaSo I noticed that recently I have been mentioning my great home state in a lot of my posts. I decided that I should start occasionally posting about interesting things about the Rushmore State (interestingly enough, when I was a … Continue re...
- Christmas Traditions I Don’t Understandon Dec 22, 2011 in Christianity Christmas traditions Candy cane eggnog Hanukkah Happy Holidays Holidays Merry Christmas mistletoe Mr. Burns scotchAround this time of year, we start doing strange things that just don’t happen any other time of year. Some of them are great. Making lots of cookies. Giving gifts to those we love. But there are a few that … Continue reading U...
- So Little Guy needed some new shoesLike any three-year old, Little Guy seems to either outgrow or wear out shoes within a matter of weeks. It’s getting to Christmastime, one of those times where the kids get a little spiffier, so he needed some “dress” shoes. Wh...
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