Having three girls means many outfits get to live three lives. From the boxes in our garage, I’ve found some summer clothes for our baby, Elisabeth. It’s fun to see her wearing some of the same things her older sisters wore. I remember moments when Abigail and Michaela enjoyed the clothes. I remember how the […]
Entries from April 2004
Three times the charm
April 11th, 2004 · Comments Off on Three times the charm
Tags: family
Easter scrapbook
April 11th, 2004 · Comments Off on Easter scrapbook
Friends invited us to their home today for an egg hunt and potluck brunch. It was a wonderful time, with lots of sun, food and eggs – 300+ plastic ones that our friends had filled and hidden for all the little guests! Abigail and Michaela look for eggs. Elisabeth demonstrates why she’ll have a career […]
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Twenty five years ago
April 11th, 2004 · 1 Comment
Twenty five years ago this weekend, something painful happened to my family. As if all of us were in a gigantic car accident. A huge collision. Explosion. Broken glass. Shrapnel. Shards. Like losing limbs to amputation. You wonder how you will ever heal. Whether you’ll walk again. What life will be like. It’s amazing to […]
Tags: journal
“Don’t worry…I’m OK now.”
April 11th, 2004 · Comments Off on “Don’t worry…I’m OK now.”
From last week’s Seattle Times Mercer Island parents describe ordeal of 9-year-old girl’s kidnapping, rescue Dexter Lai remembers clearly the moment when the Lais were reunited with their daughter in Monroe. “She was so precious,” he said. “She came in and said, ‘I want to hug both of you,’ so we both together gave her […]
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One museum we’ll be visiting
April 11th, 2004 · 1 Comment
We don’t go over to Seattle often, and we don’t make it to many museums. But somehow I think we’ll be making a trip to Paul Allen’s new Science Fiction and Hall of Fame Museum… From Thursday’s Seattle Times: Unique sci-fi museum ready for launch The zillionaire philanthropist who named a company Vulcan has put […]
Tags: geek