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Who is Granny?
I'm the incredibly blessed mother of 9, "Granny" to 13, and wife of "The Papa," the knight-in-shining-armor whose loving support has made it possible for me to stay home and give my life to mothering, homemaking, and 25 years of homeschooling. Life at Granny's House is full of laughter, friendship, books, music, lively debate, writing, and good things to eat. My days are made even more meaningful by coming alongside other moms, giving them the support and encouragement that I lacked as a young mother and helping them to network with each other in ways that strengthen homes and families. A few times a year I board a plane to visit my "away" kids, to attend the birth of a grandchild, or to enjoy some lazy days with my best friend, but I always love coming back to...Granny's House.
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Nov 25 - Family Night at EZs
Nov 26 - THANKSGIVING
Nov 27 - Granny goes to Hawaii!
Nov 29 - First Sunday of Advent
Dec 6 - Judah is 2!
Dec 6 - Second Sunday of Advent
Dec 13 - Third Sunday of Advent
Dec 14 - Dave S.'s birthday
Dec 14 - HOPE Annual Christmas Cookie Exchange
Dec 15 - Aubrey's birthday
Dec 19 - Christmas Piano Recital
Dec 20 - Fourth Sunday of Advent
Dec 25 - CHRISTMAS
Dec 31 - David R. is 12!
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
Some things, they's just no use fightin'.
So this year's New Oxford American Dictionary Word of the Year is.....
UNFRIEND
I will refrain from criticism, switching from my prescriptive to my descriptive grammarian hat when I know there's no sense in protesting. It is what it is, and I humbly confess to having used the word (as a verb) many times this year and last.
In case the Oxford WOTY is new to some of you, previous selections in the past two decades include:
Not!
information superhighway
Y2K
email
(to) newt
cyber
chad
9-11
web
truthiness
plutoed
bailout
Obviously, some of these have enjoyed more longevity than others. We'll have to see how "unfriend" fares....Perhaps by 2030 we'll have figured out how to choose only friends who last.
[I do admit to being relieved that three of the finalists didn't make the cut: "tramp stamp" (a tattoo on the lower back, usually on a woman), "choice mom" (a person who chooses to be a single mother), and "deleb" (a dead celebrity).]
Oxford Word of the YearLabels: Language, Social Observation
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The Onion does it again ;-)
No comment...
Effects of climate change have driven women in communities in coastal areas in poor countries like the Philippines to risk dangerous jobs, and sometimes even into the flesh trade.
Suneeta Mukherjee, country representative of the United Nations Food Population Fund (UNFPA), said women in the Philippines are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change in the country.
“Climate change could reduce income from farming and fishing possibly driving some women into sex work and thereby increase HIV infection," Mukherjee said during the Wednesday launch of the UNFPA annual State of World Population Report in Pasay City.
*sigh*
Climate change pushes poor women to prostitutionhat tip: The PapaLabels: Theater of the Absurd
I haven't read nearly as many books this year as last, for a variety of reasons. But one of the books I've had on my list was the first one other than the Bible that I loaded onto my new Kindle. It had been recommended by at least a dozen friends and blog readers, so I knew it was an important one to read.
Well I had no idea just how important. Or how deeply it would move me. Each year it seems I'm struck in an extraordinary way by one book, and this year, this is it. Well, unless something else comes along in the next six weeks that could unseat it, and I doubt it.
Thanks to all those who recommended this one. You were right.
Same Kind Of Different As MeLabels: Books
Would you read it?
Tim Challies thinks he may just have the formula for the ultimate "Christian novel". Pre-orders will be taken sometime before the Rapture.
The Ultimate Christian Novelhat tip: Annie W.Labels: Books, Fun
At least Mr. Obama thinks the U.S. military is good for something:
Obama arrived on the base 3:19 p.m. local time (1 a.m. Eastern Standard Time), and received a rousing welcome from 1,500 troops in camouflage uniforms, many holding cameras or pointing cell phones to snap pictures.
"You guys make a pretty good photo op," the president said.
Photo props
Labels: ObamaNation, Theater of the Absurd
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
I ask you: where's global warming when you need it?
Antarctic Cruise Ship Trapped in Sea IceLabels: News, Science
Monday, November 16, 2009
Coming soon to a country near you...
They said it would never happen in Britain, and you'll hear it said that it'll never happen here. But it's the logical "destination" of ObamaCare and all the other regulation that O & Co. want to help us with...
Health and safety snoops to enter family homesLabels: Social Observation, Theater of the Absurd
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Sunday snippets...
Finally, some color in the leaves! True, it's a paltry autumn compared to most other places I've lived, but it's nice to look up and see a patch of red on the occasional tree...
So this is the week that the girls and I work on seating charts for Thanksgiving Dinner. We have a slightly-larger-than-usual group this year but we still want it to be a special, sit-down experience for each one who's with us. So since we don't have the optimum floor plan for eating with large groups, it takes some planning ahead and careful use of the available space. Happily, I have kids who excel at this sort of thing :-)
I was able to visit with my mother this week. Her Parkinson's, along with her very fragile bones and all the meds she must take for both conditions, have left her in a state that makes me sad to see. This visit she was confused about CJ, my companion for this trip, thinking she was Aubrey even after I told her several times. She knew me, but asked me the same things over and over...I'm tearing up as I write this, as it was a painful realization that disease is taking its toll and usually only goes in one direction.
Well FINALLY I made the decision on a new printer this week and get to ditch the Dell. We've had it three years and it's never worked right, and we've probably spent fifteen times as much money on the ink for it as we did on the original purchase. The new printer is a
Canon PIXMA MX860 Wireless All-In-One Photo Printer and I'll let you know if it ends up being any better than our old one.
And because this news will get out anyway, I'll confess that I took some of my spending money this week and bought myself a
Kindle. I've been very curious about this gadget, wondering if I would really use it. After playing with it, loading my NASB Bible and a couple other books on it, I have already become attached. No, it will never completely replace books for me, but it lets me travel with a lot more reading material than I can fit in my luggage, and it also means I can enjoy a lot of books without having to find shelf space for them.
Looks like we'll forgo our usual day-after-Thanksgiving trip to choose a live Christmas tree. The Papa and I will be leaving for Hawaii early on Friday morning, and we've also decided that it will be better for our sweet asthmatic grandson if we don't bring a fresh tree in the house. So I'm on the lookout for a really nice, TALL artificial tree. The Papa says that this time it's gonna be pre-lit.
I'll be loading Going Rogue on my Kindle.
Happy birthday to Joshua, who is
today!
Labels: Books, Family, Good Stuff, Grandkids, Holidays, Technology
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Thank you, David Brooks, for saying what so many will not say.
The Rush to TherapyLabels: Social Observation
"...Tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done....that the generation to come might know, even the children yet to be born, that they may arise and tell them to their children."
~Psalm 78:4-6
"Going to Aunt Mirandy's is like going down dellar in the dark. There might be ogres and giants under the stairs, --but, as I tell Hannah, there might be elves and fairies and enchanted frogs!"
~~Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Kate Douglas Wiggin, 1903
Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton
The Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook: Recipes for the Best Pan in Your Kitchen, Sharon Kramis
Stone Crossings: Finding Grace in Hard and Hidden Places, L. L. Barkat
The Full Cupboard of Life, Alexander McCall Smith
Financial Peace Revisited, Dave Ramsey
The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexander Dumas
The Brain that Changes Itself, Norman Doidge
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking, Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, John J. Medina
It's All Too Much, Peter Walsh
Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time, Michael Brooks
Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft, Brooks Landon
Led By Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide, Immaculee Ilibagiza
A Soldier of the Great War, Mark Helprin
Queen of the Sciences: A History of Mathematics, David M. Bressoud
Understanding Linguistics: The Science of Language, John McWhorter
New Mercies, Sandra Dallas
Dutch Masters: The Age of Rembrandt, William Kloss
Life's Little Annoyances: True Tales of People Who Just Can't Take It Anymore, Ian Urbina
Parting the Waters: Finding Beauty in Brokenness, Jeanne Damoff
Same Kind of Different As Me, Ron Hall and Denver Moore
The Courage to Be Protestant, David Wells
The Disappearance of God: Dangerous Beliefs in the New Spiritual Openness, Al Mohler
Just Do Something: How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Fleeces, Open Doors, Random Bible Verses, Casting Lots, Liver Shivers, Writing in the Sky, etc., Kevin DeYoung
The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life, Twyla Tharp
The Beautiful Ache: Finding the God Who Satisfies When Life Does Not, Leigh McLeroy
A New Kind of Normal: Hope-Filled Choices When Life Turns Upside Down, Carol Kent
"Were the whole realm of nature mine
That were a present far too small...
Love so amazing, so divine
Demands my soul, my life,
my all!"