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So about three or so mornings a week since we have lived in this apartment, we have heard this pressure washer type noise. We thought “hooray city for keeping your streets so clean” but really stop doing that at 6-7am. … Continue reading →

First, I realized I forgot to tell you how brave my husband is. Not because he played Papa Noel, although that took bravery because kids always want to punch your gut, but because he gave a talk in church. That’s … Continue reading →

Primero Acto: Waiting. The distant sounds of nuns singing and strumming guitars. Children laughing and playing. Reading “Cows Can’t Jump” and waiting. Sweating in a fuzzy red uniform. The signal. Tucking in my shirt pulled out from too large a … Continue reading →

Today we went to our first Christmas party of the season, it was at the baby-5 year old orphanage. It was quite fun, and at the end when Papa Noel came he was a big hit. Well ok, at first … Continue reading →

On Saturday afternoon I went to teach my weekly self-esteem class at the girls orphanage. I couldn’t find my older girls for the class, let alone any girls at all, it was strange. I wondered why the girl who let … Continue reading →

1. I was thinking today about September when Aaron and I went with my dad and Jama to the Smashing Pumpkins concert. Mostly I was thinking about the part when I kept telling my dad to yell “I love you … Continue reading →

I started a new blog today, about heroes. People, not the show. http://thisweekshero.blogspot.com

We had quite an eventful weekend. Friday morning the secretary from the ward called to tell me that I had a talk on Sunday. I thought it was kind of not nice because they knew I was going to the … Continue reading →

Guess who said which: (One of us getting a piece of pepperoni from the fridge to snack on)“I brush my teeth before bed, and you eat pepperoni”“We just grew up differently” Anyway I think I had something important to post, … Continue reading →

So, I have been really neglectful of writing in a journal since, well since forever. I managed to do it every day (minus 5 days or so) when I lived in Ecuador before, and I am SO glad that I … Continue reading →