Friday, May 15, 2015. My baby brother is not so much of a baby anymore. Oh, and he smiles ALL the time. The kid is never unhappy.

SAVING A DOG SAVER ONE DOLLAR AT A TIME. Any dog, all dogs. ONE OF MANY and EXACTLY LIKE NONE OTHER.

Not All Who Wander Are Lost. 17 Flames on an Altar. An act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to God or to a divine or supernatural figure. An act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy. It could be a life.

Exploits, shennanigans, and other hilarity. Monday, August 25, 2014. We finally got to Muhuru Bay, the final destination after hours and hours of travel. Henry and his team of engineers set right to work prepping and doing what they needed to do to get the micro grid installed. I eased into work, as we had to figure out what the team really wanted the interviews to look like as well as arrange for an interpreter. Mandazi, eaten with jelly. Yum! On our first day there, we walked around the village to get .

Documenting our kids, our life! Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Morgan made me an Indian Headdress. And then made herself one - apparently she ranks higher than I do in our tribe! Links to this post. Sunday, October 28, 2012. 1st Grade Day at the Pumpkin Patch. Starting our tour, learning about all the different kinds of pumpkins and gourds. Slides are so much fun! .

The Joys of Working for the state. This is your state tax dollars at work. Monday, August 10, 2009. Wednesday, July 08, 2009. Thursday, May 28, 2009. Monday, May 11, 2009. Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Thursday, April 02, 2009. Wednesday, March 25, 2009.

Casey, Ashley, Keaton, Nikolaus, and Rowan take on Chicagoland. Tuesday, August 4, 2015. A honeymoon is when you get a moon and we get honey and then we polish the moon with honey. I got my Tae Kwon Do uniform today. Tuesday, July 28, 2015.

Go lettuce, GO! Sunday, August 9, 2015. We have engaged in more unpacking. Twelve pillows for two beds? Three tools for inflating exercise balls. Our bathroom looks like a drug store isle. Posted by the L of L and N. Thursday, August 6, 2015.

Sunday, June 13, 2010. Dodging Bullets and Keeping Promises. It was not as if there were any other way. Been another way, that. Would have most assuredly been the preferred way, but in this case - there was but one way to make this right. At noon on a Wednesday in June, in full sun with unbearable humidity and a 50 pound backpack on her back, she dispensed hugs and kisses and hoped that she had been appropriately grateful for the kin.