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What a great weekend!
This was a weekend of celebration and none of it Super Bowl related. Liz’s birthday was Saturday but we started on Friday night when we went out to dinner at Famous Dave’s. She got an birthday email offering a free … Continue reading
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Tagged birthday, famous dave's, landmark center, liz, rice park, torchlight parade, winter carnival
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I need help…
My Current Hard Work list has a task on it that is kicking my butt. That line item is to write/edit/publish “the bus story.” For some reason, I can’t seem to get myself to just start. I’ve been saying for … Continue reading
Current Hard Work Update – January 30, 2012
There are only a couple of things to mention for this update. First, I haven’t made a whole lot of progress on my current hard work list, but I have been productive on some other projects, so I’m ok with … Continue reading
Samantha’s Legacy
Exactly one year ago, our little Samantha was born. She only made it 4 months in the womb, but her existence has changed the world. A week or two prior to her birth, we were sitting in a perinatal doctor’s … Continue reading
Tech Injection
I got a new computer. That’s not really news — I’ve had several in my lifetime. What makes it worth mentioning is it is the first computer that I have purchased that wasn’t from the bottom of the barrel, or … Continue reading
Turn Back The Clock — Let’s Blog Off
Today’s Let’s Blog Off topic is “If you could turn back time, what would you change?” There’s only one thing that I would change, but it encompasses many different times and situations. The only thing I would change is that … Continue reading
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Tagged #letsblogoff, fear, let's blog off, push, turn back the clock
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Same old same old
I regularly read Tor Constantino’s blog, The Daily ReTORt, and the other day, he wrote about the difference between boredom and monotony. This is a very important distinction to make. Boredom is an emotional response to a lack of engagement. … Continue reading
Current Hard Work Update — January 6, 2012
I finally finished the most challenging line item on my Current Hard Work list. My pantry doors have been stained and installed. It only took 2 years. The worst part was that it didn’t take a whole lot of time … Continue reading
Good things coming down the pike! — Let’s Blog Off
In my last post, my 100th on BackyardLifeBlog.com, I reminisced about how far I’ve come since I started blogging last May. I’ve met new people, been to new places, and tried new things. Looking back, I’m surprised at the effect … Continue reading
100 posts and not looking back!
This is the one-hundredth post I’ve written for BackyardLifeBlog.com and it’s also New Years Day. It seems to be the perfect time to reflect back on where this blog and I have come since Memorial Day when I started it. … Continue reading