Monthly Archives: November 2008

toby takes a walk

We have a deal. He let us change his name to Tobama, and we take him for walks and let him pee on anything he likes. . Proof I was there.

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thanksgiving at the cabin ’08

The pre-dinner walk to Squaw Valley. Must be done with beer. Alex skipped the beer and took a new jacket instead. Our newest family members. Steve and his dad. How cute is that? Alex introduced speed Scrabble to the group. … Continue reading

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stuffed

It started out nice and neat. . Chopping and then some. . And at the end, I had two casseroles of stuffing, one vegie and one carnivore-light (Italian turkey sausage) and a really, really messy kitchen. I’ve made it up … Continue reading

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wwyd: what would you do?

Years ago our studio holiday gift was a metal paperweight that said “What would you do if you knew you could not fail?” I bought fifty of them for clients, vendors and staff. I kept it on my desk, and … Continue reading

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Thankful for Kate

When we encouraged Kate to go to UBC in Vancouver, we miscalculated how much we would miss her for Thanksgiving. In fact, I don’t think we even realized what we’d be missing. She’s fine…she gets the October version, and then … Continue reading

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churchiness

I am on my sixth church. I am a conflicted, questioning, lapsed Presbyterian. Yesterday I sat in what I believe is m sixth church, and watched Alex participate in the worship services. Miss Alex, my little ice princess, who has … Continue reading

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midway through the weekend list

Ummm, maybe it was an ambitious list. The good thing about keeping a list online is that I can’t take it with me to distract me with what I said I was going to do, when other distractions show up … Continue reading

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single for the weekend

Steve is headed to Vancouver today, to spend four days with Kate. Alex has some of her own plans. So for me, it’s a rare weekend of Kimness. Let the list begin: go to a movie by myself (Happy-Go-Lucky, which … Continue reading

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making math count

Last night at dinner Alex said her math teacher has a tattoo. Tattoos are a big subject at our house, ever since Kate got her ampersand in Bodoni. Alex said it was a math equation. On her forearm. To remind … Continue reading

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day six

i exercised. again. not a big deal for most of you. a very exciting deal for me. and guess what? it helps. with everything. why didn’t anyone tell me? what? you mean they HAVE been telling me? and I only … Continue reading

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