Well, we made the trip to my hometown this weekend, pursuing a lunch invite from my grandma that she has been dangling in front of me for weeks since she found out there was a new someone in the picture. Okay, not really dangling... More like every few days she'd call me to see if I'm coming to this or that and then she'd nonchalantly slip in..." ( Read more... )

I have probably a million stories to share about these kids. I am so often charmed by them, they definitely keep me going ( Read more... )

After 31 straight hours of traveling, we emerged from the plane at the airport in Cairns. Cairns is in a very tropical area of the country, but since it was winter while we were there, the weather was mildly warm and not too humid. We arrived at about 10:30am, and had a lunch date at a place called Tjapukai, which is a center devoted to ( Read more... )

Last week before I went to bed on Thursday, I heard OJ meowing in the kitchen in a different sort of way, so I wandered in to see what she was whining about. I found this on the floor:

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One wintry day, a girl walked into her bedroom.

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I woke up late this morning, and the song in my head was not exactly a very uplifting one. I hurried to shower, dress, and pack my lunch while gulping down an instant breakfast drink. Had to stop at Meijer to pick up something I forgot to buy last night but was absolutely necessary for my 4th hour class today. As I rushed into the school at a ( Read more... )

My mom wanted us to take pictures of this tin flamingo everywhere we went. He was like our own Travelocity gnome, except more in the way than anything, and not at all helpful in the hotel-finding process.

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The following pictures are from the day we left. I had to share with you just how packed that poor car was.

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As promised, more cute pet pictures. Some are mine, some are my dad's, some are roommate's, etc. etc. There are quite a few behind the cut, just to warn those who have slower connections.

( More Cute Animals Ahead! )

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