Sometime last week Alex Gordan, the Royal’s Left Fielder, was on the cover of the sports page. Ivy saw it and said “Daddy, he looks like you.” Then she began to list the attributes that were similar: beard, hair, blue eyes. It was a pretty exciting compliment, then she added, “You know, except the muscles.” […]

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I read Rany Jazayerli’s blog “Rany on the Royals“. It is a great and honest discussion of the Royals. Okay, maybe hopeful more than honest – he is predicting 86 wins this year… After reading his most recent blog I noticed the above comment. Rany is not a professional writer, by day he is dermatologist. […]

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Today, the beginning of Holy Week – the end of Spring Break, brought snow and the cancellation of church services. But every cancellation brings opportunity. So we had church at home this morning. Ivy lead us in worship with her best Tamara imitation. Including using her hands to ask us all to rise from our […]

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“We’re in the middle of a war.” – Phoebe, while blasting Nerf darts. Every year the family sits down at Granny’s and fills out our tournament brackets. This year we went high tech and joined ESPN tournament challenge. So it is no longer possible for me to skip a few family dinners to avoid looking […]

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“Pause!” yells Phoebe as she hops up from our game to run to the bathroom. Over the past few weeks, whether we are dancing to a sing-a-long or playing Lego Friends, Phoebe wants everything to stop when she leaves. And she is upset if anything continued without her. She does not want to miss a […]

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