DAY 31 Chuck E Cheese Blues... Haldan's outage schedule has created new challenges.…
DAY 30 potluck (pŏt'lŭk') 1. (n.) Whatever may chance to be in the pot. Tonight …
DAY 29 "There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocr…
DAY 28 What a fun birthday! My mom helped the kids decorate the house and then she fed th…
DAY 27 Camille slept with me last night and let Grandma have her bed (since Daddy was wor…
DAY 26 "Grandmother - a wonderful mother with lots of practice." -Author Unkno…
After spending half the day trying to think of a great photo op Camille finally loses her…
DAY 25 "Your journal is your autobiography, so it should be kept carefully. You are…
DAY 24 Today was yet another cold day in Iowa. The kids have been asking me to make brace…
DAY 23 "I wanted to devise a wholesome, constructive activity that would foster a cl…
DAY 22 "Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole clea…
DAY 21 (door bell rings) "Mommy, it's the fake clouds…
DAY 20 "The most exciting place to discover talent is in yourself." -Ashleigh B…
DAY 19 Favorite Cereal: Malt-O-Meal (cold or hot) Malt-O-Meal coupon: http://www.malt-o-…

IHOP no more… true story

So, Friday night Haldan suggested we go out for dinner because we were leaving early in t…
DAY 18 "Youth is a perpetual intoxication; it is a fever of the mind." -Francoi…
DAY 17 This photo was taken on the way home from Ames today. It was a scary drive to say …
DAY 16 "It's better to have loved and lost than to have to do forty pounds of la…
DAY 15 “Whether the weather be fine, Whether the weather be not, Whether the weather be c…

weather update

I woke up a little before 7 o'clock this morning and it was even colder than forecast…
DAY 14 "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." Berthold Au…
DAY 13 We are die hard American Idol junkies! Tonight was the premier of season 8 and we …
DAY 12 Camille's two front teeth have been loose since last summer. I guess I wasn…
DAY 11 "In 50 years one tree recycles more than $37,000 worth of water, provides $31…
DAY 10 "Sugar and spice and everything nice... that's what little girls are made…
DAY 9 "Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you d…
DAY 8 "Even as you try to cut out the extra commitments, sisters, find some time for…
DAY 7 de·ter·mi·na·tion \di-ˌtər-mə-ˈnā-shən\ 1: the act of deciding definitely and firml…
DAY 6 "Without having experienced the cold of winter, one cannot appreciate the warm…
DAY 5 "A characteristic of the normal child is he doesn't act that way very oft…
DAY 4 This is my man. He's my partner and my best friend. We've been together 16 …
DAY 3 "We live by the Golden Rule. Those who have the gold make the rules." -B…
DAY 2 "While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what…

New Year's Resolution 365 Day Project

I set a goal as a New Year's Resolution to do one picture a day. I wanted to do it fo…