What’s Old with Stephanie?
Welcome to the early years of my blogs…180 blogs recovered from 2007 through 2013. Meet my kids in their newborn, toddler, elementary, and teens stages. And me practicing who I wanted to be when I grew up.
2007
2008
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We Met Online (July 5, 2008)
Ever asked a couple how they met and the reply is, “Oh, we met online.” I’ve heard it more than once. I even know a couple met online and each of their best friends came on their first date. The friends ended up hitting it off, too. And BOTH couples got married over the next…
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Resting from DC (July 5, 2008)
Walking the mall between the metro’s Foggy Bottom and L’Enfant Plaza stations definitely took its toll on us all. It was that night that we enjoyed the company of the Clark family. Needless to say, we were all worn out. G awakened with me, despite my best efforts to sneak out of the bed. Emerging…
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The Rest of DC (July 5, 2008)
The one variable I didn’t factor into our travels was the time necessary to transfer and upload the pictures for the blog. But I just simply must find a time to do it; easier to do that than to find the time to tell everyone individually about our exploits. With that said, this post is…
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The Lincoln Memorial
There are so many more pictures we took here, but here’s a sampling. I think this was the highlight of the day for J. The view of the Washington Monument from the memorial is unparalleled. This is my third time experiencing this view and it’s simply captivating!
2009
2010
2011
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Dad, why are there tadpoles in the… (May 12, 2011)
(Estimated reading time 5 minutes] You know we have five children. You know four of them are boys. You know the end of that question will make you pee on yourself. Go pee now. Just empty your bladder and come back. Okay…I realize you didn’t pee, but you must live with your incontinence, not me.…
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Click Here to Redeem the Time (April 20, 2011)
{Reading time: 1 minute} My email went bezerk. Short version is that one software program blew up and I’ve had to redirect my email to a different account. That account goes to my phone and that means that ALL of my notification and coupon-like email is coming through my phone! So, I’ve purposed today that…
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Paralyzed from Prayer (March 11, 2011)
Pray for Japan and the surrounding areas, please. Now this should go without saying, but apparently, it must be said. Please pray for Japan, the decision-making authorities, the medical professionals, the children, the …everybody. On various phone calls today several folks have told me that they got no sleep because they were up all night…
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One Week (February 26, 2011)
{Reading time: approximatley 1-2 minutes.} What can you do in one week? Sometimes I can clean the whole house in a week. Sometimes I can complete all my lesson planning for a year in a week. Some weeks are spent in brain-melt mode. You know, like the week between Christmas and New Year. It’s all…
2012
2013
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Take Your Neighbor’s Stuff (February 18, 2013)
Today’s choice was to take my neighbor’s stuff. Let’s back up now. So far you just know that I’ve committed to make one healthy choice each day for 69 days as a birthday gift to my dad. Subsequent posts will give more of the backstory, but today’s story must be shared. My past choices (I’m…
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Who Are the People in Your Family? (February 12, 2013)
Remember that song from Sesame Street? Well, I don’t tend to name names on my blog. I’m going to update the names of my family, with a brief explanation. Stephanie: That’s me. But with a blog at a link with my name, kind of hard to hide. Ethnic Man is y Awesome Husband whose coworker told…
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The Power of Choice (February 9, 2013)
We enjoyed a fabulous vacation to Georgia over the Thanksgiving holiday at the end of 2012. While enjoying our extended family over a robust meal at Stone Mountain, my aunt MC-ed a little game. As we came into the dining room, we each wrote 3 things for which we were thankful and placed our piece…